Technology students produce eye-catching board games

Technology students from The Hermitage Secondary School in Chester-le-Street, Durham County have developed their own Travel to School board games.

The board games recently went on display at County Hall in Durham as part of an exhibition organised by Study Support to promote out-of-hours and after school club activities.

The challenge laid down to the students was to design board games to ‘promote safer routes to school, foster road safety practice, highlight the health benefits associated with walking and cycling and demonstrate the importance of a sustainable environment for the future’.

The assortment of eye-catching designs that the students created using computer-generated graphics certainly attracted the attention of invited guests and visitors to the exhibition. The exhibit was also an opportunity for the students to showcase their involvement with their own School Travel Plan specifically tailored to suit the needs of their school.

The board games were produced to such a high standard that Ralph Higgs, director of the National University of the First Age (UFA) asked if the students intended to market them.

A new challenge has now been set for sixth form students at The Hermitage. Working with a range of materials and textiles they are now developing designs for a 'trendy' cycling kit to catch the eye of teenagers and young people. It is hoped that a sponsor may be found to support the production of the finished product.