THE LARGEST STEM PROGRAMS IN THE WORLD
The F1 in Schools STEM Challenge™ is the world’s foremost student competition for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
Each year more than 17,000 schools in 44 nations take on the challenge of developing the world’s fastest miniature F1 car. Around the world approximately 1 Million students are involved each year with over ten times that being exposed to the program and having access to the same classroom technology used by the students to design and build their cars.
Established in 2003, F1 in Schools STEM Challenge is multi-faceted and multi-disciplined. It is about much more than cars, although the idea of being involved in car design has proved to be a powerful means of attracting even the most uninitiated students to discovering more about STEM.
Mimicking the world of a Formula One team, groups of students have to follow a pathway of engineering and manufacturing disciplines: DESIGN, ANALYSE, TEST, MAKE and RACE. They are provided with access to real-world technology such as 3D CAD/CAM/CNC engineering design software and soon become proficient in areas such as Coding, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Finite Element Analysis.
This program also aims to develop skills in problem solving, project management, communication, presentation, teamwork, innovation, self-promotion, collaboration, marketing and entrepreneurship – which are clearly identified as aiding in the transition through secondary school… in demand by industries the world over… and not impacted by disruptive technologies.
F1 in Schools STEM Challenge is the most holistic STEM program in the world.
The success of students are remarkable. Many students engaged in F1 in Schools are offered employment by industry before completing their studies. We have had students head hunted by the Airbus Design Centre in UK and others taking up roles in Formula One teams. To say that having F1 in Schools in your resume is an advantage to attracting a highly rewarding vocation is an understatement.