School play scenery starts production, first the fences then the windmill! #year9 #Oklahoma #maidavaleschooldt

Maria leads the first jewellery making masterclass. Fantastic engagement from younger pupils! #braceletdesign #year7 #maidavaleschooldt

DT Club is buzzing!

Preparing for 7S lolly stick crane testing lesson. 6.5kg to take the MVS record! Five excellent cranes showcasing strength through triangulation, and an understanding of forces. #year7structures #cranetesting #testingtodestruction #maidavaleschooldt

And the winner was Taylor! His crane held a massive 5.4kg smashing 7Ms best result but not quite equalling 7V’s 6.6kg ‘world’ record! Amazing results from all- lovely brownies as a reward. #structures #year7 #maidavaleschooldt

#MaidaValeArt #MaidaValeSchool #OklahomaMusical #SetDesign #FlatsSetDesign #OklahomaLandscape Looking forward to painting the Oklahoma set next week and collaborating with Music | Maida Vale School Drama | Maida Vale School Design Technology | Maida Vale School #CelebratingTheArts Maida Vale School

Tech cadets, 3D printing year 9 pencil pots, jewellery making, model making, designing using CAD and generally getting stuck in! #makingisfun #year7 #year8 #hometimenow #maidavaleschooldt

Taking apart and putting back together small mechanisms from the Dyson Engineering box. Great dexterity and logical thinking required! The winner is….Taylor! #Dysonengineering #toolskills #maidavaleschooldt #year7

It is brilliant when a pupil’s passion drives their learning. Frustrated with not being able to locate an M3 Lee tank and after a quick tuition session using OnShape, Toby designed and 3D printed his own version! #OnShape #makerbot #year7 #maidavaleschooldt #techcadets

Tech Cadets, after a busy day making the props for Oklahoma the techies have busied themselves making a cycling safer jacket, a sofa table, a solar powered lamp and other wonderful gadgets. Last club of the year, sharing the love and the brownies! 😞#maidavaleschooldt

Props on set and ready to go! Good luck to all involved with Oklahoma, cannot wait…great cast, great music and a beautiful set. Magic! #maidavaledrama #maidavalemusic #maidavaleart #maidavaledt

A triumph! What a brilliant performance from all. Oklahoma OK! #maidavaledrama #maidavalemusic #maidavaleart #maidavaledt

Summer time party at the RAF Museum- celebrating 50 years. Serving on the Education Committee over the past few years has been both a pleasure and a privilege. Thank you to Sarah Castle and her team for an invitation to this wonderful event. #RAFmusem #Maidavaleschooldt

8S making a great start to their fan project with some skilful and enthusiastic vacuum forming work. #maidavaleschooldt #kitronicsfanproject #year8

Many thanks to CRClarke for the generous advice and support that enabled us to get the vacuum former working again. A really lovely company to deal with. #dtresources #schoolworkshop #maidavaleschooldt

7S having discovered which is the strongest shape are now experimenting with building a spaghetti tower. Which tower will hold the most weight? #structures #stem #year7 #maidavaleschooldt

And the winner was Sam, his tower held a fantastic 1.2kg of weight. Great use of triangulation to lend support to a very brittle building material. Well done! #stem #spaghettitower #structures #year7 #maidavaleschooldt

7S spaghetti tower challenge. Having looked at how buildings in earthquake areas are designed 7S are having a go. For some the biggest challenge is not eating the construction materials! #year7 #structuralengineering #maidavaleschooldt

7S Last lesson before testing their cranes to destruction. Some excellent work using triangulation and reducing the impact of torsion, bending, tension and compression. #maidavaleschooldt #structures #forces

Josie and Arthur show off their ‘world’ record beating crane that supported an amazing 6.7kg in today’s testing session. Such worthy winners! #structures #year7 #maidavaleschooldt