Yesterday and Today SMC are part if the Buoyed Up at Work event at COGC! A great event to introduce young people to the maritime world!

Quiz and competition time with #Seapeak City of Glasgow College for Chirnsyde Primary Buoyed Up@Work. How long does it take a plastic bag to decompose.. and sort out what to re-use and recycle?

Meet the boatbuilders of 🌈StMonicasMilton🌈 City of Glasgow College

When you are navigating it helps to know where you are going. Buoyed Up@Work 2024 City of Glasgow College 🌈StMonicasMilton🌈 Chirnsyde Primary Saracen Primary

Your next challenge today is to work out where the deepest water is in these charts. Another fantastic session with the City of Glasgow College team.

P6s Fordbank Primary School take on the world of virtual reality at sea with help from ClydeMarineTraining City of Glasgow College

How much cargo? How many passengers?How do ships float and remain stable? P6s Stanley PS & EYC are finding out City of Glasgow College

Before you get into a life raft you need to know how it works and why it is so important. Thank you Stream Marine Training for such a life-saving session for Fordbank Primary School P6s.

A chance for P6s Stanley PS & EYC before leaving to meet cadets who are studying City of Glasgow College and ask what motivates them.

Thanks due especially to Stream Marine Training ClydeMarineTraining #Seapeak and City of Glasgow College staff for these activities and welcome. Thank you Saracen Primary !

Thank you to Richard V.Group who built models specially for Buoyed Up@Work pupils to understand ship design and stability.

Plenty of opportunities too for pupils 🌈StMonicasMilton🌈 to test their skills with a few additional illustrations to help V.Group

Richard V.Group answers questions City of Glasgow College about how ships are designed and built using this illustration of one of the largest.

We salute all of our partners who have made Buoyed Up@Work possible this March for 500 Primary 6 pupils from 11 schools: ClydeMarineTraining V.Group Stream Marine Training #Seapeak City of Glasgow College

Sir Thomas Lipton Foundation City of Glasgow College The Buoyed Up@Work programme, organised by the Sir Thomas Lipton Foundation charity in conjunction with college staff, welcomed primary 6 pupils from areas designated as having acute social and economic disadvantage.

Sir Thomas Lipton Foundation City of Glasgow College The event aimed to expose and educate children to the diverse careers that exist in the shipping industry in a fun way and inspire them to achieve their full potential no matter what path they choose in life.

Sir Thomas Lipton Foundation City of Glasgow College Each maritime company hosted a learning zone, where children could discover various seafaring skills and gain a basic understanding in how ships are built and operated when on the water.

Many thanks to the ClydeMarineTraining team for their tremendous and long commitment to the Sir Thomas Lipton Foundation as well as for this year’s Buoyed Up@Work City of Glasgow College

P6 were at Glasgow Clyde College for the Buoyed Up day, learning about navigation at sea, water safety and marine pollution. They had a brilliant time Sir Thomas Lipton Foundation #courage

Thank you Camstradden Primary P6s for embracing your sailing experience Sir Thomas Lipton Foundation with such enthusiasm. Great to have you on board.