Dunottar Design and Technology

#Yr8 Remote parents and options meetings went well today, for those of you thinking about #engineering and #designandtechnology here is a little more information.

“Sewing is increasingly becoming recognised as an effective way to combat depression, the absorption demanded by needlework – its flow – calming the mind and reducing stress. The sense of accomplishment can boost mental health...” 👍🏻 theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Great way to end the week with our climbers. #warmingup #climbing @DunottarSchool

Dodgeball is back! Andrew’s v George’s “friendly” match 🤾‍♀️🤾‍♂️

Keen Year 7 pupils staying after school to use the pyrography pens to decorate their wine bottle holders.

Year 8 carrying out user testing of their ergonomic table tennis bats.

Lots of projects finished for the end of term. Year 7 designed CAD/CAM Christmas decorations. Year 10 used CAD/CAM to create precise joints for their boxes. Year 9 used CAD/CAM to make the moulds for pewter casting. Year 8 designed candy skulls using electronic textiles.

@DrawingToolCo Hi. My school has placed an order for a class set but we haven’t received a reply. Please can you advise? Thanks

Awesome stuff! Love the #designer style going on there, keep it up folks and keep sharing more #IsoSketch successes with us! #designtechnology #STEM #skills

Year 8 are using their maths skills to collect anthropometric data. #mathsweek @DunottarMaths

Very honoured to have our poppy memorial arch and wreath as the entrance point for the Reigate Town Hall Remembrance Sunday Lunch today. The Mayoress has expressed how lovely she thinks the arch is and to congratulate all those involved. @reigatebanstead #poppyappeal

St Andrew’s House making virtual poppies for Remembrance Week in their House meeting this morning. #lestweforget18 #PoppyAppeal

Just one of the many reasons why D&T is such an important subject. Dunottar students are very fortunate to have a fantastic new workshop in which to develop their practical skills! BBC News - Surgery students 'losing dexterity to stitch patients' bbc.co.uk/news/education…

Looks like we were ahead of our time with our zombie apocalypse themed Lower School STEM Week back in June this year! @DunottarDT @DunottarSci @DunottarMaths @DunottarCompSci @DunottarSchool #SpookySTEM

Year 7 learning to use the IsoSketch drawing tool by following tutorials on YouTube. @DrawingToolCo

What to do on a rainy lunchtime? Come and sew some Day of the Dead skulls!

Some great door designs by the Year 7 D&T pupils using Corel Draw X7 to design and the laser cutter to make them.

A real buzz of energy in the room today ! The lego robotics teams met Ho from Queen Mary’s who is organising the London competition and who kindly came for a visit to see the teams in action!

Year 9’s first CAD (computer aided design) lesson in the new D&T CAD Room!

Some fab new safety signs for the workshop designed by Year 7!