Surrey Schools are Finalists in TeenTech Awards!

Tomlinscote School team review their prototype

From space-age technology aiding natural disasters to ending pollution through vacuum-driven, carbon-free transport – finalists in the TeenTech Awards are show casing some of the truly exciting and inspirational talent of young people in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.

Hundreds of enthusiastic teams across the UK registered for the competition. Pupils from about thirty schools have now been shortlisted for the finals and will battle it out for prizes at a special award ceremony at The Royal Society attended by top science and technology celebrities in London on 24th June.

Two Surrey schools have been selected to go through to the finals with three projects:

1. Environment & Sustainability- Sponsor Cummins Power - Howard of Effingham School, Effingham, Surrey. KT24 5JR -  “ipod Charging Kettle”
2. Communication – Sponsor HP - Howard of Effingham School, Effingham, Surrey. KT24 5JR – “password storing device”
3. Communication – Sponsor HP - Tomlinscote School, Frimley, Surrey. GU16 8PY – “i-halo”

The TeenTech Awards are all about celebrating that talent and enabling young people to make real-life contact with experts in the world of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). Thousands of pounds in cash prizes are on offer for schools, and the winning team will be invited to tea with His Royal Highness, The Duke of York.