Volunteering Opportunities with My Future My Choice
Amended activities in response of the Covid 19 Crisis
Events generally require no prior knowledge, just a willingness to mentor and support a small team of young people through challenges that are explained on the day. No training needed, just a 20-minute briefing to start the day. Specialist facilitators and school staff accompany children in teams at all times and DBS checks are not required by volunteers. To make an enquiry or volunteer contact info@myfuturemychoice.co.uk / Tel - 0117 3290387
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Sustain My Future Young People understanding skills, attitudes and expertise that may be needed in the future Volunteesr support young people to explore potential job roles, technologies and industries that will be helping sustain people and planet when they leave school. |
Half Day in total It will vary and will be spread out across several sessions |
Online Unless Covid restrictions allow |
From 1st March 2021 |
It is most likely that the project will operate on-line supported by school and MFMC staff. Visits into a school will be included if restrictions allow. The whole programme will run across a 2 or 3 week period. Volunteers will
Teams complete a series of tasks that result in pitching an idea for a business or job role that will be relevant to a future economy in which sustainability for people and planet is important. Sessions will require volunteers to be available on-line between specific timeframes. The sessions will allow volunteers to join and leave as required. These will be agreed with the schools taking part and can be flexible during the mentoring role to the volunteers avialbility. The mentor and the student team are supplied with a 'tool kit' that guides them through a process to- evaluate
vision, create and pitch
Volunteers feedback on all the pitches. Films of best pitches will be usd by the school and shared online.
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Rocket Rescue with Breeches Buoy
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Sessions will vary Volunteers may be needed for up to 60 minutes and may be on call rather than attending the entire session
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Through a remote video connection to schools using either Teams or Zoom |
Training sessions for engineers will take place during February March
Schedule in schools will be confirmedand will run from March 2021
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Become part of a squad of engineer. Trained in setting up and operating a fun resource beng used by small teams of students in secondary and primary schools. The kit is designed for teams of six students in a school. Students are supported on-line by engineers who have been trained with the resource. What is Breeches Buoy? Beofre helicoptor rescues a rope was fired out to a ship by a rocket. This rope was used to bring all the ship's crew to safety. The challenge scales down this rescue operation for re enacting it indoors in schools. Students make a pnuematic rocket launcher to send a rope out to a table (Shipwreck) and devise and operate a system of ropes and pulleys to bring people (beanbags) to safety. Engineers sense check the students efforts and advise or instruct. Engineers will aslo talk about their day job and routes into engineering careers. Project is supported by ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING and is in response to enforced changes to a lifting and acccess project to be held on a ship in Bristol Harboue. Should Covid restrictions be lifted the project will take place on the ship with enginners in person.
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Aviation Mentor students buiding model gliders
Discuss the job roles and the future of flight with students in secondary schools. |
Half Day |
On Line |
March onwards |
Glider kits are delivered to students and to the volunteer mentors. Students and engineers are linked remotely. The project helps students discuss job roles in the aviation industry as well as engaging them with the fun of improving the build and flight testing of a model glider. See the build process in this video - students will be challenged to convert the wing to a dihedral and explain how this has improved the flight?
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Empire Windrush - Transportation, Navigation, Future of Shipping
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Half Day If running on line this will be shorter scheduled sessions across a half day |
online with resources in schools When restrictions allow On board the MV Balmoral a passenger vessel moored in Bristol's Harbour
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More Sessions will be confirmed from March onwards
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Maritime Engineers and Architects act as mentors to children working in schools or at home to build models of the Empire Windrush Maritime Engineers and Architects working remotely deliver information about ships and shipping to small groups of school children from a ship in Bristol Harbour. Maritime Engineers and Architects will be quizzed by children about their jobs how ships work and what ships and shipping might look like in the future.
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World of Work School Assemblies Informal Talks Curriculum support open up young minds to possible futures
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45 minutes max
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Now mostly on-line 1. Bristol Technology and Engineering Academy New Road 2. Patchway Community School Hempton Lane, Almondsbury, 3. City of Bristol College Central and other locations 4. Oasis John Williams Hengrove |
Dates and times arranged to suit you and the schools.
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All sectors On line - This will be 20 minute conversations with groups of up to ten students. Ages of student groups will vary from 11 to 18
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Science and Maths Demonstrations and Discussions
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20 to 40 minutes |
On Line |
March 2021 onards |
Teachers have compliled a list of topics that they want some assistance with to show the relevance of science in the real world and the range of job roles an understanding of this topic can open up. Volunteers can create demonstrations or film settings at work that help explain the topic. Demonstrations are accompanied by question and answer sessions with students and teachers. | ||
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Explain 'Level Luffing' through mathematics, computer graphics or physical models.
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Variable depending on how the task is completed | Complete this task at home or at work |
Deadline February 28th 2021 For use in activities from September to October
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Level luffing is used in cargo cranes for speed and safety. It is mostly outmoded due to container shipping. Stem Ambassadors are needed to create a digital visual representation and/or a physical demonstration of how level luffing works. The work can be completed at home and will be used online as well as in face to face interactions on our ship in Bristol's Harbour once the Covid 19 Crisis has abated. |
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Soap Box Car Engineering  |
Three to five days |
Wallscourt Farm Primary Academy Long Down Ave, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS16 1GE |
A series of visits to complete the Soap Box challenge |
A team of engineers are needed to help children in Year 6 design and built soap-box cars (gravity- racers). The children are the first cohort of children to pass through this school. The school is on the top of a hill and the plan is to close roads to test designs and parade decorated cars as part of the leaving celebrations. The initial stages of this project will involve engineers in planning sessions. The final stages in July will involve them in working with the children from the primary school to complete their designs. The project also needs resources - bike parts and wheels. The school will recycle these parts each year so that each year group passing through the school can look forward to this engineering experience as part of their graduation to secondary school. | ||
The main volunteering activities on offer - when the Covid Pandemic abates
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Young Shipwrights Boat Building |
Day or half day |
Engine Shed, Temple Meads and Primary Schools across Bristol |
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Children build model replicas of the Bristol Pilot Cutter or Mathew Caravel and explore the Harbour by boat and visit Underfall yard to see how boats are really built and docks engineers manage the water in the harbour. Volunteer mentors a team of 4 children This suits people from all occupations - motivation, teamwork and skills for life are being promoted to young people as they move on secondary school education Boats sail on July 20th to open the Harbour Festival
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Aviation |
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Secondary Schools across the region and beyond |
TBC |
Help build radio controlled aircraft and create an Air-show by end of school day. Suits engineers and makers
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Lifting Aspirations Accessing Engineering |
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Secondary Schools across the region and beyond Sometimes on board a ship moored under cargo cranes in Bristol's Floating Harbour so young people can use the can go up and operate the cranes |
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Hydraulics and lifting, Building a crane / low tech robotic arm We need engineers, makers and scientists to mentor small groups We need demonstrations of lifting equipment, materials, robotics and bio-mechanics | ||
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Shipping 2050 |
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MV Balmoral a ship moored under historic Cargo Cranes by M Shed Museum Princes Wharf, Wapping Rd, Bristol BS1 4RN And other Locations
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Engineers with an interest in Ships and Shipping Provide insight and contextualise the learning about the evolution of ship design and the how ships may have to change to meet future needs. Working with small team of 15 to 18 year old Engineers from schools and colleges Exploring the ship they are on and building a model to illustrate their ideas for the future of shipping | ||
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Build My Future |
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In Secondary Schools across the UK |
TBC |
A well-being programme for adolescents Exploring routes to success and happiness in life through a better understanding of why a balance in elements of life is important. Volunteers support a team of six 13/14 year olds to complete a board-game that takes a fictional 13 year old on a journey to the age of 25. The students then create this character as a life-size puppet that presents its story and conveys key messages. | ||
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Plan My Future
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short sessions in afternoons
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In Secondary Schools in Bristol |
TBC |
Become a 'Coach' to a 15-year-old to help them achieve happiness and success Activities run on late afternoons Wednesdays. Mostly at the school with some days out to visit and work at relevant venues. Step 1 - Training-usually 2pm to 4.30pm with short icebreaker activities with the students Step 2 - 6 One to one meetings with the school student Step 3 - Review session with options to continue
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More events will be scheduled and we will keep you posted
To make an enquiry or volunteer contact info@myfuturemychoice.co.uk / Tel - 0117 3290387