Boys from Y3 and Y4 are enjoying testing out their engineering skills in Tisdall’s Engineering Zone at lunchtime under the watchful eyes of our helpful and equally enthusiastic Y8 Ambassadors.
In the Engineering Zone, interlocking building blocks allow our younger boys to let their imaginations run wild and create a series of fantastic structures in free-form play.
On the day we popped down for a look, the boys happily worked together, deciding where the blocks, tunnels and ramps should go and building collaboratively. Their two finished structures were a Formula 1 race car and a fun ramp for running wheels down.
Henry Hill, one of our Y8 Ambassadors, on hand to supervise the boys, explained the ambassadors’ role is to ensure the boys play safely, look after the equipment and tidy up the blocks at the end of the session. The best bit, he told us, “…is getting to know the younger boys.”
The zone, funded by the Foundation Trust, strengthens various skills through play, including construction and engineering, kinaesthetic learning, social skills, and teamwork. It also fires the boys’ creativity and imagination. Equally importantly, the zone is also great fun, and our Y3 and Y4 boys look forward to their sessions, and our Y8 boys relish their role of responsibility.
