Promotional Football Gift

Last term, my Year 6 & 7 Design and Technology- Graphic Design students made a promotional football gift.

The football gift was based on a real life product that Coca-Cola were using as part of the Brazil World Cup advertising campaign. The product is essentially a football net (icosahedral) with a few missing patches. A balloon is then inserted and inflated, creating quite a robust, usable product.

As part of this project, Year 6 & 7 researched theory based topics such as packaging nets, computer aided design and the importance of detailed planning. They also investigated a company that they would like to work for and suggested how the company could use the promotional football.

Pupils also compared the differences between cutting materials by hand and by using a laser cutting machine, before making the football and decorating it with their chosen logo.

Speaking of a good project

Throughout the last term, my Year 9 classes have been designing and making Bluetooth speakers.

The actual receiver and speakers were bought, at a relatively inexpensive price, from a local supplier in Beijing.

It was originally intended that students would make the full project from acrylic, however, after a mix up with our overseas order, we ended up with a huge quantity of HIPS (High Impact Polystyrene), hence the ‘bowl-shaped’ back piece on the speakers.

The bowl sits tightly, without the use of any adhesive, inside of a lip on the back of the speaker, allowing access to change the batteries.Throughout the project, students learned about CAD & CAM, as well as how to use the vinyl cutter and laser cutter.

The origins of Bluetooth and other wireless communication methods. The unit of work also included small scale and industrial thermoforming forming process, as well as touching upon the very basics of soldering.

The Harrow Arrow at BMF

Harrow Beijing teachers: Mr Shelley and Mr Wade and a dedicated team of students have been extremely busy this term building and testing an F24 electric racing car in preparation for their first Greenpower race, which was held on the 1st October at the British Motorsport Festival (BMF).

The excited race crew were extremely proud in getting their F24 ready for the race and their hard work paid off handsomely with the team going on to win the race!

The team’s first race was a thrilling experience and required them to work quickly and collaboratively, especially in the pits. Congratulations to Kevin, Roger, Richard, Oscar, Simon, Aya, Lorcan, Paul, James, Oliver and Daisy!

Jim James, the Founder and Chairman of the BMF, added his congratulations to the team; “Harrow took the Greenpower Challenge to heart, I believe that Harrow Beijing was the first international school in China to own an F24, and were extremely pro-active in their support of the British Motorsport Festival for which I am grateful. I congratulate the Harrow staff and students for an elegantly designed F24, and on their win at the BMF. I am very keen to see their progress and look forward to seeing the Harrow Pit Crew and Race Team at the next British Motorsport Festival.”

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哈罗北京的老师 Mr Shelley和Mr Wade以及一队热忱的学生带着他们的方程式24电动赛车，在10月1日的英国赛车节上参加了第一场比赛，并赢得冠军！合力完成赛车的设计和组装，并获得比赛机会，就已经让这支热血的队伍感到无比自豪，而赢得比赛冠军更是对他们一贯的努力的最大肯定！这次比赛极富激情和挑战，队员们场内场外齐心协力，在最短时间内完成各项任务。祝贺Kevin，Roger，Richard，Oscar，Simon，Aya，Lorcan，Paul，James，Oliver和Daisy！

Jim James，英国赛车节主席及创始人，特别写了一段话来祝贺这支队伍:

哈罗对Greenpower比赛非常的认真和上心，我相信哈罗北京是第一所拥有方程式24赛车的国际学校。我对哈罗北京能如此积极主动的参与和支持英国赛车节表示由衷的感谢。祝贺哈罗北京的老师和学生设计了这么杰出的一辆方程式24赛车并赢得了比赛冠军。我非常希望能看到他们持续的进步，无比期待在下一届英国赛车节上见到哈罗赛车队！

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