Ignite! Projects:

My Space, My City, My World

Emily Cummins tested her fridge in Africa

Ignite! worked in partnership with Aspire Aimhigher South East London, the London Engineering Project and the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, to produce a learning conference for year 10 pupils over three days in April 2008.

The conference aimed to build young people’s confidence in making their voices heard in the places where decisions are made about design, engineering, economics and the future.

My Space, My City, My World explored individual students' personal 'footprint', their views about the urban landscape, and the way the world is going. Workshops were led by young, keen and green entrepreneurs, designers, scientists and engineers – and debates explored how one person can make a difference.

The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust is an educational charity whose mission is to help young people find pathways out of poverty and into sustainable, rewarding careers in engineering, architecture and other fields associated with urban design and regeneration. The Stephen Lawrence Centre in Deptford, a landmark design by architect David Adjaye, opened in February 2008.

Aspire (Aimhigher South East London) is a partnership of 4 universities, 80 secondary schools, 10 colleges, 6 London boroughs and a range of community groups who are working together to give young people in Bexley, Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark, Lambeth and Wandsworth more opportunities to access further and higher education and thereby maximise their life chances.

The London Engineering Project co-ordinates science, technology, engineering and maths activities in schools and colleges in South London, engaging with pupils of all ages. The project illustrates and demonstrates the advantages of a career in engineering, and the advantages of studying in higher education institutes; it is developing new and improved engineering curricula to attract more students from all backgrounds.