Active Kids is back at Sainsbury’s

active kids 006Primary 7 pupils from Davidsons Mains Primary School were delighted to show some of the equipment that the school bought with vouchers from the Sainsbury’s Active Kids 2012 scheme.

Active Kids is a voucher collection scheme that enables nurseries, schools, Scout and Guide groups and sports clubs to collect vouchers and redeem them for sports, cooking and gardening equipment and active experiences.

Vouchers can be earned for every £10 spent in main stores, in petrol stations and when you buy groceries online and for every £5 in convenience stores (exclusions apply). Vouchers will be issued  until 22 May.

David Bainbridge, Sainsbury’s Blackhall Store Manager said: “It’s important to help keep children enthused about all different kinds of activities – from play to sport – and we’re confident that Active Kids 2013 will help achieve this goal.”

D Mains visit SELEX – but no sign of Luke Skywalker!

Pupils from Davidson’s Main’s Primary in Edinburgh visited SELEX Galileo,a Finmeccanica Company, to receive a presentation on key capability, followed by a tour of the facility. The visit came about as the result of an Engineering presentation delivered to the school by Principal Systems Engineer Brian Paterson, following a request received by his son asking whether engineers could visit the school to describe the profession to the children.

Some of the children displayed an exceptional level of understanding of the cutting edge technology built at the site, asking pertinent questions about the tracking and scanning abilities of Radars and Lasers.  Thanks to Brian Paterson, Joe Brogan, Brian Liston and Bill Sinclair for hosting the visit.

Best question of the day: ‘Do you make any light sabres like the ones in Star Wars?’

SELEX Galileo