West Lothian College held the finals of the inaugural STEM Olympics recently.
The event saw winners from heats held earlier the year make their way to the colleges Livingston campus to take part in a wide array of events to find out which school would win the STEM Olympics and take home the prestigious Tam Dalyell Trophy.
The event was organised by the college with funding from the Tam Dalyell legacy fund to encourage young people in to STEM-related subjects from a young age.
The finalists took part in many challenges during the event.
The activities included tower building, rocket car time trials, making bath bombs, circuit training and food science.
Some rare rays of sunshine allowed the events to be held outdoors as well as indoors and organisers say this very much gave the campus an ‘Olympic Village’ feel with activities taking place around every corner.
Teams from Our Lady’s Primary School, St Columba’s Primary School, St Anthony’s Primary School, Linlithgow Primary School, Springfield Primary School and St Thomas’s Primary School all took place in the STEM Olympic events.
And a team from Eastertoun Primary School in Armadale took home the much-coveted Tam Dalyell Trophy.
The award was presented by Tam’s wife Kathleen.
Colin Miller, head of external service at West Lothian College said the event proved to be as popular and successful as ever.
And he paid tribute to the family of Tam Dalyell for their ongoing support.
He said: “The finals of the STEM Olympics were a huge success.
“A huge thank you to all the schools that took part and to the employers that took time out their schedules to come along and support the students and provide activities.
“It really is fantastic to see so many young people engaged with STEM.
“A huge thank you has to also go to the Dalyell family for all the support they have given this event.
“We are already looking forward to the next STEM Olympics.”
