The F1 in Schools STEM Challenge is one of the world’s foremost student competition for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
“The goal is to create a small, model F1 car using CAD software and race the car at the end of the year against other schools throughout Victoria, Australia and the world,” explains 2019 competitor, Alex Wise. “As simple as this premise may seem, there are many more aspects to this competition, with the marketing and media fields also heavily influencing the team’s design and decision making.”
This year, Year 9 students from Melbourne Grammar joined with students from more than 17,000 schools across 44 nations in the competition, with great success. Competing in the middle tier of the competition, the development class, Team Tachyon won a place in the National Finals which will be held in March 2020. The team also won the best Industry Collaboration award for their efforts in gaining sponsorship at the State Championships.
The other Grammar team, Team Quasar, won the Chair of Judges Recognition of Achievement at the event.
“These students have achieved and learned so much from this experience,” says Ms Claire Garnham, Head of Design and Technology. “They have conducted themselves with aplomb, holding their nerve through the challenging trials, and I am very proud of both their effort and achievement.”
