F1 in Schools is the only global multidisciplinary challenge in which teams of students aged 9 to 19 deploy CAD/CAM software to Collaborate, Design, Analyse, Manufacture, Test, and then Race miniature compressed-air-powered Formula One cars out of the official F1 Model Block.
The Challenge Founder and Chairman and the Thai businessman have started contractual discussions to take F1 in Schools forward in Thailand. Andrew Denford has appointed Chakrit "John" Thararam as in-country coordinator for Thailand. In his role, John will be undertaking instruction to enable him to run the F1 in Schools Challenge in Thailand.
Speaking of introducing the F1 in Schools programme into the Kingdom, Andrew Denford said, "It is a need to create Engineers of the future and to satisfy the demand of Thai industry to have better qualified and inspirational Engineers who are ready for the world of work. F1 in Schools does all of that because of the nature of the programme. We deliver Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in the classroom in a fun and exciting way.
"We are running in 44 countries around the world and have succeeded in so many countries and improved the quality of the students that are leaving schools."
Plans are being made by Chakrit "John" Thararam, in-country coordinator for Thailand, for F1 in Schools to take off by locating some pilot schools and to get the initiative launched by 2017. Among the plans is ultimately to get the support of the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Education to disseminate the programme across the whole of Thailand's national school network.
The next F1 in Schools World Finals, where the best teams from around the globe compete for the Bernie Ecclestone World Champions trophy, will be held in Austin, Texas on October 16-19, 2016. "I look forward to welcoming one or two Thai teams at the next World Finals event in 2017," concludes Denford.