At the end of April, Gresham’s pupils enjoyed a return visit from their Singapore School of Science and Technology partners for an exciting four days. They were immersed in lessons at Gresham’s, along with visits to the local area and Lotus. They also continued the collaborative STEAM project that they began together at SST, focusing on flood defences, alerts, and rescue systems—a topic that’s both globally important and full of potential for creative thinking and problem-solving.

Working together with SST has been a brilliant chance to share ideas, learn from each other, and bring together different strengths. 

The projects were presented on Tuesday and judged by Douglas Robb, John Tan (SST) and Sophie King. Among the designs and winners for the different categories were: 

Scalability. This went to a small emergency raft that would deploy supplies, and was won by Timo and Eita’s group.

Environmental impact. This went to an improved levee which could allow for extra water capacity and allow the return of water to the sea or river, and was won by Pablo and Kai’s group.

Innovation. Lastly was an airbag-style door or window seal, deployed by an app to prevent water entering homes, and was won by Marc and Simona’s group.