Skip to main content
Loading…

Seòmar agus comataidhean

Team AccleRace Closer to World Championships

  • Submitted by: Neil Findlay, Lothian, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 August 2018
  • Motion reference: S5M-13445

That the Parliament congratulates Team AccleRace, a group of five S3 pupils at Linlithgow Academy, who have qualified to compete in the F1 in Schools World Finals in Singapore; notes that the challenge is designed to encourage the use of IT, aerodynamics, design, graphics and teamwork and to ensure that these are used in a practical way; acknowledges that the team has already competed in the UK national finals, where it produced the fastest car, and notes that Team AccleRace continues to fundraise for its trip to Singapore and has secured some funds from Cathcart Associates, an IT recruitment agency, which recognises the importance of promoting STEM subjects.