June 18th, 2022

On Sunday 18th June, our Year 12 Mulberry STEM Academy students raced in the Greenpower F24+ at Hethel in Norfolk.

For Mulberry Academy Shoreditch this was the second race of the season having taken first and second place at Goodwood last month. This time around, the teams were joined by Mulberry Stepney Green and Mulberry School for Girls. Over 30 students and staff made their way to the race track at 5.00am in the morning. It was an amazing day, and the Shoreditch teams won first and second place once again of all teams, driving at a cool 26mph. The Mulberry Stepney Green team also did really well participating for the first time – achieving 4th place at a speed of 25.6mph. The Greenpower project is being delivered in each of our schools. Mulberry UTC join the teams in September. The project involves designing, building and racing a battery powered car on a Grand Prix track. Students learn engineering skills such as aerodynamics, gears, mechanics, battery efficiency, sustainability and design; as well as essential team work. We are privileged to be able to run the project and to have the support of Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd and Peter Hodgkinson, Head of Employee Engagement who has been incredibly helpful in advising and supporting all the teams.