Workshops

CANCELLED Holiday workshops: The ultimate recycling challenge (ages 9–11)

Explore the amazing science of plastic and make your own creative artworks and sculptures. 

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Solve two problems in one - save rubbish from going to waste, and make your very own recycling bin to take and use at home. Students will design and engineer their own bin, using STIXX machines to create engineered rods. These rods can then be used to make any number of designs – the only limit is your creativity. This workshop is a great example of one of the many creative ways to reduce waste, and have fun whilst doing so!

This workshop is strictly for ages 9-11 only. We reserve the right to refund or deny entry to those who are not in this age range.

Refunds can only be issued for tickets cancelled at least two weeks (14 calendar days) in advance of the event date. Please note that this supersedes our normal event terms and conditions. Please also note that Eventbrite adds a small booking fee to the amount paid for each ticket option.

About Jeremy King

Jeremy King is an Engineer and science communicator, who worked as a Chartered Civil Engineer for thirty years, building motorways, power stations, multi-storey office blocks and more. He now works around the country, running workshops for over 8000 students a year.

About our workshops

Holiday workshops at the Royal Institution give students a hands-on experience of STEM topics (science, technology, engineering, maths) beyond what they learn at school. Working in groups or pairs, students will get hands-on to complete activities, challenges or projects which help them look deeper at the subject they are exploring. These workshops don’t follow the school curriculum but instead show students the many real world uses of STEM topics, expanding their horizons beyond the classroom to see the amazing possibilities science can give you. Sessions are led by experts from across industry and academia who will share with the students their excitement and knowledge of their areas of expertise.

For any queries regarding this workshop please email events@ri.ac.uk.

Support to attend holiday workshops

The Potential Trust may be able to offer financial assistance to enable children to participate in Ri events and activities if this would otherwise be financially difficult. Please contact Denise Yates, or at their new email address here

 

 

Covid guidelines

Face masks are no longer mandatory and wearing one in our Theatre and at other Ri events is at your discretion, however please do not attend the Ri if you are displaying Covid symptoms or, if you have tested, the result remains positive. Thank you for respecting other people and their choices, and for helping us keep all of our visitors and staff safe and well.

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