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Here are a few photographs of the students from James Brindley, Brownhills and Birches Head High Schools taking part in the Able & Talented Summer School 2005
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Creating a puppet show (in a day!)
The students all produced space-themed puppet shows - in just one day. The pressure is starting to show in a few faces here!
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Usmaan leads the way
A blindfold rope challenge was tough - but Usmaan was happy to lead his team through to safety
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Teamwork on the Bridges
The team had to build bridges across the acid lake and cross safely to collect food supplies on the other side.
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Steven prepares for the high ropes
At Stanley Head the students tried out their head for heights by tackling high ropes - but not before getting all the safety equipment on!
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Activating the Brain
Juggling is a great way to get both sides of the brain engaged. Here Lex shows the students the basics of juggling.
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Mapping Summer School
Lex taught the students how to map in a way that their brains could understand easily - here's one of the summer school
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Stardome
The National Space Centre brought their stardome to Brownhills for the day. Students learnt about the myths and mysteries of outerspace (as well as some facts!)
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Bandages!
The students had to learn several types of bandages - luckily we had no real injuries to rehearse on!
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Defibrillator Training
Students were taught how to safely use a defibrillator - these are sometimes found in public places and can save the life of a patient in cardiac arrest
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First Aid Training - Recovery Position
All the students gained a First Aid qualification at Summer School - here they are demonstrating the recovery position
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Broadcasting a Weather Report
Some of our budding superstars had a go at presenting the weather - not as easy as you might think!
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In the shuttle
The students were amazed at how cramped it was on a space shuttle - and how little space there was for any luxury items!
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The Space Shuttle
At the National Space Centre students got to design their own space station
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Caterpillar Walk
One of the ice-breaker activities on the first day was 'Caterpillar Walking'!
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Car Design Challenge
Summer School students had to design a self-propelled car that could carry a tabletennis ball - and they only had 15 minutes!
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