Published on:
07
March 2008
The "Bridges to Schools" initiative is an ongoing scheme promoted by the Institution of Civil Engineers with a view to raise the awareness of the Civil Engineering Profession among Primary School pupils.
It is intended to give the pupils an early insight into the challenges of Civil Engineering while having some fun along the way.
The initiative is visiting schoolchildren in the this area during National Science and Engineering Week, working in partnership with the Upper Forth Crossing Site Team - Transport Scotland, Jacobs and Morgan VINCI.
Events will be held at venues in Falkirk, Clackmannanshire and Fife from Monday 10th March until Wednesday 26th March 2008. During the course of the project, more than 1000 children from 30 primary schools will have the opportunity build a bridge.
At the events the children will participate in the construction of an 8m span cable stayed bridge using a kit supplied by the organisers.
The event is supervised by volunteer Civil Engineers will who help the children build the bridge.
Once the bridge is constructed, the pupils will be able to walk across to show the strength of the construction.
John Osborne, Project Director for Morgan VINCI at the Upper Forth Crossing commented:
"It is great to be able to share the experience of building a bridge with children from the communities surrounding the project. I hope that the event will inspire some of the participants to become tomorrow's bridge builders and designers."
Bridges to School comes to Tillicoultry Primary on Monday 10th March at 2pm - you are invited to send a photographer.