CHILDREN and staff from a Wrexham primary school, were the latest to get to enjoy the facilities at the STEM lab based in Ysgol Clywedog.

The STEM lab, which provides schools with access to a range of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths equipment, devices and project space, was built as part of Wrexham's Sustainable Communities for Learning program in the local authority rooms at Ysgol Clywedog. The lab is managed by Wrexham Council's Schools ICT team.

Children from Alexandra Primary School's Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 visited last month and had a great time learning in the STEM rooms, getting to experience a variety of different educational tasks and activities.

Alexandra Primary School pupils using the STEM lab at Ysgol Clywedog.

Alexandra Primary School pupils using the STEM lab at Ysgol Clywedog.

The sessions were delivered by the council's new STEM partner CreativeHUT, with the children rotating across the rooms at various points of the day so everyone got to make the most of the full experience.

In one room, the children were moving Sphero BOLT robots by using coding through their iPads to solve the different challenges that were set up.

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In the other rooms, the children were learning by using LEGO Education. Firstly, they used LEGO to build driving robots with sensors and learnt how to programme them to travel a certain distance as well as using the sensors to stop the robots.

In the next room, the tasks were based around science, building and coding. Again, the children built and coded LEGO vehicles, and used push and pull forces to move them around. These activities taught them coding and engineering all in one.

Alexandra Primary School pupils using the STEM lab at Ysgol Clywedog.

Alexandra Primary School pupils using the STEM lab at Ysgol Clywedog.

Amy Pope, digital lead for Alexandra Primary School, said: "For our school, digital equipment can be expensive so it's great to visit somewhere where everything is already here, ready to use. Digital learning is so important, so giving the children opportunities to experience this different type of learning is amazing."

Cllr Phil Wynn, Lead Member for Education, added: "It's great to see that the Alexandra pupils and staff enjoyed their visit. The STEM rooms and resources are fully open and available to be booked by schools and we encourage them to take advantage of the opportunity. We will be arranging a number of free STEM training sessions for Wrexham teachers and support staff each year with Creative Hut as well."