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Young people\u00a0cannot\u00a0aspire to something they\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0know existed, so linking engineers\u00a0with schools to work alongside teachers, children and pupils is a major part of our programmes and competition<\/a>. On Wednesday 13th of December we kicked off our partnership with GE Aerospace Caledonian<\/a>, who are a Scottish partner for our ‘If you were an engineer, what would you do’ competition<\/a>, by facilitating a site visit for some pupils from Troon Primary School<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A large part of this competition is interviewing engineers, enabling\u00a0pupils to ask the questions that matter to them, provide an opportunity for engineers\u00a0to share how they use creative problem solving in their work and inspire the pupils to find their own\u00a0engineering ideas. Pupils from Troon Primary School interviewed a handful of Engineers to ask about their experiences and careers before going in a shop tour to see the GEnX engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This was the first of 6 trips we’ve facilitated for some schools local to the GE Aerospace Caledonian site to come in for a site visit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helen, a teacher at Troon Primary School, said ‘Please would you pass on our heartfelt thanks for being so welcoming and giving our pupils such a memorable, fantastic day. Real life learning experiences like this can\u2019t be beaten and I thought you might like some snippets I overheard or had children bursting to tell me such as: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis has been the best trip ever. This has actually been the best day of my whole life!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI liked the STEM Centre at Dumfries House but this was better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDid you see the size of that engine?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThank you for taking us to GE, it was amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cameron\u2019s dad has definitely built up a lot of street cred!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope to see you again next year!’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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