Imagineering Foundation
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Abbreviation | Imagineering |
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Formation | 1999 |
Type | Educational charity |
Legal status | Registered charity (1087783) |
Purpose | Participation of schoolchildren in creative engineering activities |
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Region served | UK |
Membership | School children aged 8-16 |
Chairman | Bob Shanks |
Affiliations | Jaguar Land Rover, National Grid plc |
Website | imagineering |
The Imagineering Foundation is a British charity organisation that encourages schoolchildren aged 8–16 to engage with engineering.
History
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It was formed in 1999 by a group of Midlands engineers who were concerned about a perceived lowering of interest in engineering activities by schoolchildren, leading to a skills shortage in the STEM subjects. It was launched as an educational charity on 31 July 2001.
The website was developed in 2004, with educational material for the clubs.
Structure
[edit]It is based in Warwickshire. It also has a substantial online presence with a website built so tutors can access project material.[1]
Function
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Clubs
[edit]It currently organizes 147 engineering clubs mostly in England, but with two in Wales and five in Scotland. Most of the clubs are in the West Midlands, and to a lesser extent in the East Midlands (Northamptonshire). Each week, around 1800 children take part in the clubs.
It publishes a magazine called The Imagineer.
Fairs
[edit]It hosts children's engineering fairs at the Royal Bath and West Show, the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, and the International Air Day at RNAS Yeovilton. These events are often attended by people (parents) already interested in engineering - the organization's target audience.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Imagineering Foundation". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
External links
[edit]- 1999 establishments in the United Kingdom
- Children's festivals in the United Kingdom
- Educational charities based in the United Kingdom
- Engineering education in the United Kingdom
- Engineering organizations
- Organisations based in Warwickshire
- Organizations established in 1999
- Science and technology in the United Kingdom
- Science education in the United Kingdom
- Kenilworth