The ABTC hosted girls from Waddington Redwood Primary Academy in aid of the UN International Women and Girls in Science Day.
The girls got to enjoy a variety of tasks all in aid of promoting girls in science and STEM.
Today gives them access to experiences and STEM that we just couldn’t provide in school. Plus, today gives the girls real-life role models that they can aspire to become.
Ms Fiona Kent
Waddington Redwood Primary Academy Headteacher
The girls, aged 10-11, were challenged to create an air-worthy model, asked to try and fly an F-35 simulator and rounded off the day with a competition to see whose model could fly the furthest. This challenge was held in one of our large hangars.
A key speaker at the event was Flight Lieutenant Seymour, a Typhoon pilot currently on 41 Squadron.
I am really enjoying today because it helps to engender a ‘can-do’ attitude in girls from an early age. I want them to know that they are not limited by anything other than their own confidence.
Flight Lieutenant Seymour
Typhoon Pilot
I firmly believe it is important for the kids to understand science and STEM, and having children understand from an early age helps develop their understanding in the long term.
Adeeba Mushtak
Systems Engineer for BOEING
The girls from Redwood Primary Academy said, “It is amazing to know what it feels like to fly and to be in the air”Lacey, who is 10 said "I really liked building my own aircraft today."
