AN INTERVIEW WITH ENGINEERING SOCIETY

What have you been most proud of as an Engineering Society?

We are proud of being a big community, and teamwork is very important to us. Engineering society is considered one of the more academic societies, but we are much more than just hard work. Students very much enjoy our P7 as they involve projects that use teamwork and allow students to have fun whilst learning, which is sometimes lacking in the rest of the school day.

What are your plans for the Engineering Society in the future?

The main aim is to help younger years realise that they want to do engineering and understand what it exactly entails, as most people do not understand what engineering truly is. In terms of Year 12/13, it helps them to craft their personal statements and do things hand-on as opposed to purely research based. Being a member of the Engineering Society is essential for any Sixth Former interested in any engineering-based degree.

Our younger members are looking forward to leading the society, and this is beneficial as it ensures that Engineering Society has continuity for the next school year. Some of the Year 12s already have plans as to how they will make the society better, which is a good sign that they are committed.

What are you currently working on?

For now, we are working on paper aeroplanes to understand forces and other factors that impact flight, such as shape and material. We are trying to get students hands-on experiencing with planning, experimenting, designing, and creating certain projects.

In the second term, we will start actual competitions where they can participate in teams against each other and get them involved in national competitions. For example, The Big Bang competition, which is an engineering competition where students must work in a team to make a project and then do a presentation on it. Currently, the briefs have yet to be announced, but when they have been released, we will finalise the teams and begin working on it.

What challenges has this society faced?

We have suffered from a lack of motivation with some of the students, but we solved that by cutting down our members to ensure that only those who take it seriously enough, gets in. Now, we have a team of diligent people who are willing to put in the time and effort to get work done.