Charnwood D&T

Creativity is intelligence having fun - Albert Einstein

[Charnwood D&T @CharnwoodDT]

With regret I am bringing this feed to a close - I won't support it's owner despite all of the great positives this community has brought.
I look forward to seeing you all in a nicer pocket of social media as soon as I find one.

[Charnwood D&T @CharnwoodDT]

Laser in full festive mode.
Year 10 creating their own seasonal decorations- using Techsoft 2D CAD.

[Charnwood D&T @CharnwoodDT]

Another busy Design Drop Down Day for our year 11's today.
Can we finish the development stages of our NEA before the Christmas break?.....let's see.

[Charnwood D&T @CharnwoodDT]

Hard to be angry at a student who was slightly off task when they are making chain mail, from aluminium rod ‘lying around’.
Well done Matthew.

[Charnwood D&T @CharnwoodDT]

Laser cutter fully up and running now.

[Joe Wilson @JoeWilsonEQ1]

What is the difference between a bevel and a chamfer? Gather round for some woodworker storytime - a thread

[Charnwood D&T @CharnwoodDT]

Post 16 flat pack chair brief. Looking at ergonomics, anthropometrics and prototype modelling.

[Charnwood D&T @CharnwoodDT]

One lesson to go….masked off sections ready to be revealed and final checks before the year 10’s take home their first GCSE project.

[Charnwood D&T @CharnwoodDT]

Year 10 Timber boxes completed. A great combination of skills on show, from marking out and construction of woodworking joints to final finishing and painting.

[Charnwood D&T @CharnwoodDT]

What a great day. Proud of my year 10 footballers and the whole college!

[Charnwood College PE @CharnwoodPE]

🏆WINTER SHIELD CHAMPIONS🏆

A huge well done to everyone who competed today, Charnwood you SMASHED IT!🤩

#TeamCWC 🧡💚

[Charnwood D&T @CharnwoodDT]

An excellent example of smart/modern materials in use.

[World of Gadgets @nerds_feed]

Smart film

[Charnwood D&T @CharnwoodDT]

@MrsDesignTech We use them across the board, and have done for a few years now. Great at capturing a lot of info and assessed work.

[Charnwood D&T @CharnwoodDT]

Some old skool, Product Design sketching using isometric and orthographic sketching techniques with my Post 16 classes.

[Charnwood D&T @CharnwoodDT]

Time to put the new laser cutter through its paces!

[Charnwood D&T @CharnwoodDT]

All prepped and ready for this evening Open Evening.
Art, Design, Food and Textiles all on show…come and say hello!

[Charnwood D&T @CharnwoodDT]

Excited about our new kit arriving today!

[Charnwood D&T @CharnwoodDT]

Lot's of change around the Charnwood College D&T department this year - new groups, new responsibilities, new kit!
Strap in folks...

[Charnwood D&T @CharnwoodDT]

Goes without saying, but good luck to students and teachers picking up their Design and Technology grades, plus one or two others, this morning!

[Charnwood D&T @CharnwoodDT]

A great example of smart materials, in this case photochromic inks, being used out in the real world.

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

UV light reactive shoes

Wait for it - it’s like magic
https://t.co/39yopuB7j5

[Charnwood D&T @CharnwoodDT]

A two minute video = 100 NEA inspiration starting points.

[non aesthetic things @PicturesFoIder]

I’d forget what folds into what