{"id":6355,"date":"2025-10-29T18:02:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T18:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/academy9\/?p=6355"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:44:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:44:25","slug":"merging-the-classroom-and-the-workplace-a-stem-day-inspired-by-real-world-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/academy9\/2025\/10\/29\/merging-the-classroom-and-the-workplace-a-stem-day-inspired-by-real-world-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"Merging the Classroom and the Workplace: A STEM Day Inspired by Real-World Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Earlier this year, one of our Academy9 corridor schools reached out to us with a challenge: how could we bring fresh energy and perspective to their annual S2 STEM learning event? The answer came in the form of a dynamic, hands-on STEM Day and serves as an inspiring example of what\u2019s possible when education and industry come together with purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response to the school\u2019s request, a diverse team of professionals including engineers, ecologists, archaeologists, geologists, and transport planners joined forces with science, technical, and mathematics teachers to co-design and deliver a day of learning centered around sustainable road design<\/strong>. This wasn\u2019t just a classroom exercise, it was a real-world challenge that asked pupils to think critically, creatively, and collaboratively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Throughout the morning, pupils explored key themes such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n