STEAM Discovery Day at Prep

The Truro School Prep team were delighted to welcome 50 children from primary schools across Cornwall to the annual STEAM Discovery Day.

Pupils were invited to take part in a range of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths) activities, led by members of the Prep staff. They could choose from Printastic Art, Seaside Ceramics, Computer Coding and Robo-tastic DT.

Speaking at the event, Head of Truro Prep, Mr Rob Morse, explained the importance of encouraging engagement in STEAM subjects.

“The world that our children will inherit will be significantly more exciting and more challenging than ours’ today. Technological advances will change the landscape for future careers and opportunities. It will be the capability to navigate and manipulate technology, alongside the ability to be resilient and creative and to work collaboratively that will give our children a head start. And this is where STEAM makes its mark today.

Whilst STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) has become part of our regular vocabulary in recent times, STEAM includes the Arts, which provides the opportunity for scientific and technological concepts to be developed through creative processes. STEAM necessitates the use of both the right (creative) and left (logical) sides of the brain and is at its best when it is a platform for collaborative working.”

It was certainly a fun and rewarding morning and a pleasure to witness the communication, cooperation and sheer delight that was so clearly evident as these children grew in skill and confidence.

We would like to thank all of the pupils who came along to take part.

For anyone interested in how we incorporate STEAM subjects into our teaching at Truro School Prep, we invite you to join us at our next Open Morning, which is being held on Saturday, 8th of March from 10am to 12pm. You can find out more and register using the link below: