Eden Project

Welsh school wins Rolls-Royce Science Prize Eden Award

Cwmcarn Primary School near Newport, South Wales, has received the prestigious Rolls-Royce Science Prize Eden Award from the Eden Project for its work to improve the whole school’s science programme.

The award winners, led by Cwmcarn’s Rolls-Royce project leader Roy Scourfield, had an exciting day visiting Eden, where they met our scientists, and came face to face with our iconic engineering, art and science to see some of the careers science could lead to. Horticulturist Dan Kerins showed how Eden uses predators to control insect pests in the Rainforest Biome. Katie Treseder, Plant Health Officer, brought along her insect predators with their images magnified to human size.

The Eden award is presented by Tim Smit, chief executive and co-founder of the Eden Project, at the Rolls-Royce Science Award ceremony each year at London’s Science Museum. The finalists’ entries in the national Rolls-Royce Science Prize competition are judged and the award is given to the team that best represents Eden’s values. Cwmcarn School won the award with their idea of ‘Science Envoys’-Year 6 pupils who worked with younger children to promote creative science at the school.

The Science Envoys planned a number of projects for the Year 4 and 5 pupils in biology, physics and chemistry. These projects included a challenge with Rolls-Royce aeronautical engineer Mike Hales and visits to DWR Cymru (Welsh Water) environmental education centres to learn about biodiversity. The students also organised projects that involved Swansea University, the University of Wales and the British Orienteering Council.

Find out more about the Rolls-Royce Science Prize.

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