Rotary Technology Tournament 2010

Wed, Mar 17th 2010 at 12:00 am - 2:00 am

Rotary Technology Tournament 2010. To coincide with National Science and Engineering week we again ran our county-wide challenge. This year the teams had to design and build a flashing beacon.
Interested in participating next time? Then get in touch.


46 teams from schools all over the county turned up at Weston Favell School to join in the fun.

The event is timed to coincide with National Science and Engineering Week. It's registered with the British Science Association

This year participants also received a CREST bronze award so, as well having loads of fun, they got a qualification. Who says life has to be boring?

The schools who signed up were:

Bishop Stopford School

Brooke Weston Academy, Corby

Campion School

Duston School

Ferrers Specialist Arts College

Kettering Buccleuch Academy

Kettering Science Academy

Kingsthorpe College

Latimer Arts College

Lodge Park Technology College

Magdalen College School

Manor School

Moulton School & Science College

Northampton Academy

Northampton High School

Sir Christopher Hatton School

Southfield School for Girls

Sponne School Technology College

Weston Favell School

Wollaston School

If you want to see the pictures taken by our photographer then they are all on his website. If your school was one of the participants then Tony will be happy to supply with copies.

Would you like to take part in next year's event? Then badger your teacher to enter a team, or teams from YOUR school

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back We are proud to have been the organisers of the annual Rotary Technology Tournament, open to teams from all secondary schools in Northamptonshire. Normally it ran on the Wednesday of National Science Week.