Handmade With STEAM
An educational project designed by a network of creative individuals from academia, business and education.
Handmade With STEAM aims to include young people in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics, regardless of their strengths and weaknesses. It engages young people in projects where they are the drivers and helps them to discover their own skills through experimentation and without fear of failure.
To live a fulfilled life, young people need to be creative, resilient, confident, brave and humble. These are life skills that allow them to learn from their mistakes, stand up after they fall and offer their talents to others around them.
Young people will come in direct contact with real scientists & engineers.
They will learn cutting-edge science & engineering which is not taught in school.
They will get a better understanding of the current global issues we are still trying to tackle effectively.
They will learn to let their creative mind take them along new paths, with the help of others around them.
Follow our 2024-2025 competition!
“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.” - Alan Turing
2024-2025 Competition for school teams or individual students
Our 2024-2025 project competition is open to all UK students between ages 11-16 (from School Year 7 at KS3, to School Year 11 at KS4). Students must register their interest for participation by submitting an application. They can apply as individuals or as teams, via their school or home.
The successful participants will be given a budget of £50 to use towards purchasing materials for the construction of their design on:
(a) a musical instrument that provides a sensory environment other than only sound or
(b) an automatic device that can collect rubbish from the surface of a pond or
(c) a hydroponic system that provides a solution to grow food in small spaces
An adult, parent/guardian or teacher, will be in charge of the budget and will operate as the point of contact between the students and our network.
Competition Timeline
1 September 2024: announcement of competition; registration of interest is open
1 December 2024: registration of interest is closed; a selection process follows and successful participants will be informed by mid-December 2024
1 January 2025: project work commences
1 July 2025: deadline for project submission with relevant paperwork
By the end of July 2025: project judging, announcement of winners and virtual award ceremony.
