Founder of the camp, Chris Lumley knows that one of his fondest childhood memories is tinkering with a Mini with his dad. And in 2018, Chris decided to set up Design Build Race to give both girls and boys the opportunity to learn about engineering in a fun but safe environment.
Over the duration of five days, children will be able to build their own car, design the bodywork and at the end, finally drive it. Each day, children learn about relevant aspects of science and engineering, such as speed, forces, aerofoils and gears – through simple hands-on experiments.
Children will be placed into teams of 4 and will be supervised by 1 tutor, where they will then begin to build their own car, design and implement its appearance. They will then also spend two days racing their car against the other teams on the camp. The racing will include straight speed trails, slaloms and parking challenges.
On the final afternoon, parents are welcome to come and watch the children race – and may even get a two-minute trial of driving the car (if the children will let them!).
The camps provide a hugely rewarding experience with a unique opportunity that allows children to learn about engineering, science and teamwork.
'I believe you should learn almost without noticing, by trying things out and asking why. I’ve designed the experiments and science activities at the camp to capture that sense of joy and wonder. Science is and should be amazing!'
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