Around 650 young people enjoyed an “out of this world” experience at the North Star STEAM workshops sponsored by AESSEAL for the third year running.
As part of the workshops, Professor Brian Cox delivered an inspiring talk about the wonders of the universe to students at Gulliver’s Valley, South Yorkshire.
AESSEAL Managing Director, Chris Rea, said that
Deepening the engagement of young people in the core science and technology subjects was the best hope for the future during the current climate crisis.
Two ex-students of Wickersley School and Sports College, Maisie Caudwell (a Machinist Apprentice at AESSEAL) and Ava Jones (AESSEAL Marketing Manager) spoke at the event about their apprenticeship journeys, including Maisie’s experience within the business and Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, and Ava’s support for the company’s sustainability and net-zero achievements.
The event was part of the Science Summer School national initiative co-founded in 2012 by Professor Brian Cox CBE and Lord Andrew Mawson OBE, with the aim of making the UK the best place in the world to do science and engineering.
It was presented in partnership with Well North Enterprises, a social enterprise business led by Lord Mawson.
*STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics Find out more about North Star Science School
