Earlier this month, Techniquest hosted an environmental fashion show for primary school students, organised by environmental consultancy firm Suremark.
The show, called Walk the Earth, gave more than 270 Year 4 children the chance to get creative and design their own t-shirts centred around sustainability.
A finalist was chosen from each of the 10 south Wales schools taking part and their designs were printed and presented at the show before teachers, organisers and sponsors, and their classmates.
Techniquest CEO Sue Wardle said: “We couldn’t be prouder to work with such passionate partners and host an event as inspiring as Walk the Earth here at Techniquest.
“Everybody involved — Suremark and all the partners who made this project possible, the sponsors, and the schoolchildren, whose fantastic designs were at its heart — should feel very proud of their commitment to creating a greener future.
“We’re so grateful for the generosity of all those that donated and raised vital funds for us as an educational charity, so we can continue to inspire future generations of environmentalists and STEM professionals.”
As well as promoting creativity and sustainability, one of the aims of the stakeholders was to raise funds for schools across Wales to visit Techniquest and learn outside of the classroom. Thanks to their dedication, more than £11,000 was donated for school visits to our centre.
After each of the finalists had walked and shared a bit about what their designs meant to them, we got to hear from Liam Jones of Overseas Apparel, an independent local clothing brand that champions the use of organic and recycled materials in fashion, and who printed the winning designs for the fashion show.
Aberdare Park Primary was chosen as the winning school, and will receive a delivery of responsible and sustainable school furniture thanks to one of the event partners, Orangebox, whose head office is based locally in Nantgarw. In taking part in such a special event, though, all the participants could be very proud of their contributions.
The pupils were free to explore our hands-on exhibits once Walk the Earth had ended, and even got to test interactive robotics equipment provided by one of the event’s sponsors, Arch Services Group.
We would like to thank all the schools for their participation, and all the sponsors and organisers for their commitment to ensure young people in Wales continue to receive hands-on STEM education at Techniquest.
Here’s a list of all those who helped make Walk the Earth happen:
AMPOWR
Arch Services Ltd
BBI
Browne Jacobson
The BUSY Group
Comercity
DS Pumping
ElectroTech Ltd
FireRite
Grounds for Good
GS Verde
J. Randall Roofing Contractors
Morgan Quarter
n3xus
Orangebox
Overseas Apparel
Romodels
Sealability
Suremark
University of South Wales
Valleys Waste Services