New Elgin Primary School STEM Workshops

The Morgan Sindall project team were excited to support STEM Workshops at New Elgin Primary School.

Supporting approximately 50 pupils, our HR Business Partner Nicole and Learning & Development Advisor Rachael delivered a short presentation on their roles, an overview of the various roles and routes into the construction industry, before setting the pupils to task on our Let’s Stick Together activity.

Let’s Stick Together sees the pupils presented with a design of a small structure which they are required to cost, before building the design in teams – on budget, on time, and to a high quality! The task gives pupils an insight into the various roles in construction.

We also donated copies of our new children's book – ‘Sitka Spruce - The Amazing Timber Tree’. The book shares the story of Sitka the Spruce, as they make the journey from the forest into the classroom and beyond, promoting to young learners that timber provides the planet with a positive and regenerative resource.

We worked in partnership with organisation Tales from Mother Earth, who write and illustrate informative stories for young children to re-engage with the natural world. Enabling them to find out more about habitat preservation, biodiversity and the things they can do to act on climate change.

Click on the video below to listen to the story and see the illustrations from the book come to life.