This month the Academy9 Team worked with S1 pupils at Grantown Grammar School for a STEM challenge like no other – designing a sustainable town as part of our annual Town Planning event! Pupils worked in small groups over two weeks, to plan and design a sustainable town that they presented to a team of Academy9 judges. All aspects of the town had to be considered, such as: transport links;
Do you feel excited for life after secondary education, or do you find it a little overwhelming? The transition from school to further or higher education or employment is a key milestone in everyone’s journey through life, marked by celebrations such as school proms and leavers breakfasts. As exciting as this big life change can be it also comes with a large serving of ‘the unknown’, which often leaves us
The Academy9 programme aims to bridge the gap between industry and education by bringing real life professionals into schools to deliver age and stage appropriate learning activities. This month we had the pleasure of delivering our Gateway event which saw Primary 5 pupils from associated primaries come to Grantown Grammar School to take part in some A9 Dualling-related challenges. Grantown Grammar’s S3 volunteers mentored pupils from Abernethy, Carrbridge, Daviot, Deshar,
We are delighted to announce that our Academy9 programme has been awarded the “Best Practice – Knowledge Sharing” award at the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) Awards 2023. CIEEM is the leading professional body that represents and supports ecologists and environmental managers across the UK, Ireland and overseas. Protecting the Natural Environment The natural environment is at the heart of any major highways project like the A9
On May 31st the Academy9 Team celebrated the Sustainable Solutions Roads of the Future Challenge at an awards ceremony for the finalists that entered for this years competition. What is the challenge? This challenge provides the perfect solution to incorporating learning for sustainability into teaching and learning. The Academy9 team invites any Scottish primary and secondary schools to take part in this challenge of creating the most sustainable road and
Are you a Primary level Educator looking for Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) ideas? With so many careers in STEM there are undoubtably some that are lesser known, especially to Primary School pupils. The Academy9 project aims to bridge the gap between industry and education by bringing real life professionals into schools to deliver age and stage appropriate learning activities. We had the pleasure of delivering our Roadshow event to
Did you know that every year an average of 3 children in the UK die on construction sites when they enter sites unsupervised? On top of that, between 25-50 children suffer life-altering injuries. It is never safe to enter a construction site unless supervised by a trained professional. However, there is risk involved in every activity and some may be riskier than others. That’s why it’s important to learn about
STEM is an acronym that we are no stranger to in the context of Education and Developing the Young Work Force (DYW) these days, but are we exposing young people enough to the wide variety of careers in STEM? It is an umbrella term that covers so many different employment sectors and career opportunities, that, as adults, even we can stumble upon job roles within STEM that we were unaware
Ever thought about the past? If you find yourself wondering what life was like in centuries gone by, how humans lived and where they travelled, then a career in archaeology could be your calling! Archaeology is an area that is not always the first to spring to mind when you think of STEM and large infrastructure projects like the A9 dualling project, however archaeologists are here to protect our heritage
This month the Academy9 Team worked with S1 pupils at Grantown Grammar school for a design challenge like no other – designing a whole town as part of our Town Planning event! Pupils worked in small groups over two weeks, to plan and design a sustainable town that they presented to a team of Academy9 judges. The towns were planned within the ArcGIS software and all aspects of a town
