Aims
of the programme are
- Increase
young people's attendance in School
- Inform
and raise awareness of roadsafety
- Increase
self confidence and team building abilities
The
young people participate in designing and
developing their own
Go-Kart, organising a trip out to Donnington Park Motor Sports
museum,attending the local fire station and participating in a
training session to cut a passenger out of a vehicle and finally
giving a presentation to family,friends and staff about their work and
showing off their Go-Kart.
This
year 7 young people participated and completed the 12 week programme at
Da Vinci School in Derby. Subject to funding we
hope to be
able to develop the programme further into other schools.
A big
thank you to the staff at Da Vinci School for their support with the
programme and Thank you to Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service on
Nottingham Road for putting the young people through their
paces.
