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VHK STEM course is an extracurricular activity for the high school students in the Old Town Educational College of Tallinn which is available to students studying in the engineering field. The program is divided into 4 groups where each team works on one Greenpower car. In a team, each member has their own responsibilities – from working on the car's design and mechanics to marketing and branding.
What is STEM?
STEM is an acronym for a study method which combines Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The objective of the program is to give students the ability to exercise theory learnt in a classroom and apply it in real life situations. A specialty of VHK STEM is that the students are put into a group environment which gives them the means to gain experience on how to coordinate workflow and run an enterprise of their own.
Achievements
So far we have competed in three different Greenpower competitions:
- F24+ Round 6 - Lotus Hethel 2023
- F24 International Final 2023
- F24+ Round 13 - International Final 2024
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Media coverage
Pealinn
VHK students are building electric cars and dreaming of competition (in estonian)
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Autogeenius
Old town college students are building electric cars and are planning to go competing with them (in estonian)
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Terevisioon
The now disbanded Team McQueen was featured on Estonian morning program: Terevisioon. (in estonian)
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Raadio Elmar
A minute of non-music: a thought from Juljus Putrinš about building electric cars (podcast in estonian)
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25. November 2024
Introduction Evening for MATIK and VHK Engineering Branch
On November 14th, an introduction evening for STEM and the VHK engineering branch took place at the Okasroosikese Castle. The event was attended by several students, parents, university rectors and professors, as well as representatives from various engineering fields. The high school head of studies, Irja Tuus, spoke about the engineering branch, Javier Ortin Cervera focused on introducing STEM and its beginnings, and students and alumni shared their experiences in competitions. The aim of the introduction evening was to find sponsors for the teams, draw attention to the need for engineering in the world, and highlight the importance of students in the future development of engineering.
During the evening, it was possible to ride in a car simulator made by the students and to take a look around the basement of the Okasroosikese Castle, where we build cars. In the hall, students presented their engineering projects, including Team Üksjupp with their car, which competed in England this fall.
