Learners speed to victory with innovative box cars
In a display of creativity and engineering, Brandcliff House Grade 9 Technology students have built fast and functional box cars for a competitive race.
The Brandcliff House Grade 9 technology students have been using their expertise and creativity to build functional fast box cars, with the aim of competing with vehicles made by many other teams. Brandcliff House partnered with Total Energies Fairland to host this annual event on a specially designed racetrack.
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After putting the finishing touches to their high-performance box cars, a total of six teams made their way to the racetrack.
Supported by the rest of the school with applause and cheers, the Grade 9 teams did their best to navigate the challenging hairpin bends of the track.
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Despite several teams not finishing due to structural failures, team “Flaming Flamingoes” clutched the win with a sturdy yet manoeuvrable box car in bright pink.
The winning team consisted of Amily Toumbev, Ariyana Abdullah, Erin Hendrix, Giana Paruth, Lwethu Moyo & Joshua Bridge, who displayed outstanding teamwork and collaboration in developing their fantastic box car vehicle.
Principal of Brandcliff House Private school, Jonathan Linde, stated that it was enjoyable to see how much fun the students were having as they raced and piloted their vehicles. “But it was more rewarding seeing the pride with which our students displayed the vehicles which they had built by hand over many hours.”
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