The Science department have been running a competition for year 7 to make a poster to advertise World Space Week.  This is an annual international celebration of science and technology that dates back to 1999 when it was founded by the UN General Assembly. It always runs from the 4-10th October to coincide with the anniversaries of the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 and the Outer Space Treaty for exploration and peace in 1967.

This year’s theme is climate change and space and there has been a wealth of creative designs from all year 7 science groups, some highlighting the dangers of the space industry for climate change, others highlighting how space technology can be used to help combat climate change, and others simply celebrating the joy of studying space. All were creative and informative and have made a wonderful display around the library reception area. It was very hard to choose winners as the competition was really fierce but house points have been awarded to the winners which will go towards the overall house competition and well done everyone for their contributions.

If you’re interested in reading more about space and the space industry, we have a huge range of beautiful space books you can take home to browse over half term, or click here for some fascinating links to informative space themed websites.