{"id":4308,"date":"2016-10-06T06:35:14","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T06:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/?p=4308"},"modified":"2016-10-06T08:39:43","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T08:39:43","slug":"catching-up-with-techfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/blog\/2016\/10\/06\/catching-up-with-techfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Catching Up with TechFest!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It has been a very busy time at Riverbank and I have been doing my best to keep up with photos sent to me for the main school website.<\/p>\n<p>I received some photographs from a couple of teachers which were taken at TechFest, which celebrates science, technology, engineering and maths. Every class attended TechFest which was held at the Barracks at the Bridge of Don. The classes participated in activities from bridge building with the REME and finding out about blood to friction and forces and problem solving activities with the Royal Marine Engineers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-4308-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/IMG_5693.jpg?fit=450%2C600\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4321&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;img_5693&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Some fantastic creatures are being invented here!&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/IMG_5691.jpg?fit=450%2C600\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4320&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;img_5691&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Lots of \\u0026#8216;legs\\u0026#8217; in this one.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/IMG_5686.jpg?fit=450%2C600\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4319&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;img_5686&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Eye, eye!&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/IMG_5684.jpg?fit=450%2C600\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4318&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;img_5684&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;This is a strange looking three-eyed creature!&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/IMG_5669.jpg?fit=450%2C600\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4317&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;img_5669&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Trying out a diver\\u0026#8217;s mask.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/IMG_5665.jpg?fit=450%2C600\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4316&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;img_5665&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Another willing volunteer. I wonder who it is?&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/IMG_5638.jpg?fit=450%2C600\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4315&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;img_5638&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;We\\u0026#8217;re all paying careful attention.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/IMG_5635.jpg?fit=450%2C600\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4314&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;img_5635&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;What\\u0026#8217;s going on here?&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/IMG_0079-e1475687554528.jpg?fit=480%2C639\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4313&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;img_0079&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;This young man seems to have the organs of his body on the outside! I hope his friends can put him back together again!&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/IMG_0077.jpg?fit=640%2C480\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4312&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;img_0077&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Here\\u0026#8217;s another body!&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/IMG_0063.jpg?fit=640%2C480\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4311&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;img_0063&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Some interesting number work here.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/IMG_0060.jpg?fit=640%2C480\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4310&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;img_0060&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Our adult helper looks like they need help, too!&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div>\n<p>There were many fantastic learning experiences for our pupils.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3471\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/blog\/2016\/03\/28\/pupil-interest-groups-update\/rights-respecting-school-new-logo-level-2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Rights-Respecting-School-New-Logo-Level-2.png?fit=1022%2C938&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1022,938\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rights Respecting School New Logo Level 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Rights-Respecting-School-New-Logo-Level-2.png?fit=300%2C275&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Rights-Respecting-School-New-Logo-Level-2.png?fit=800%2C734&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3471\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Rights-Respecting-School-New-Logo-Level-2-150x150.png?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"Rights Respecting School New Logo Level 2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Rights-Respecting-School-New-Logo-Level-2.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Rights-Respecting-School-New-Logo-Level-2.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Rights-Respecting-School-New-Logo-Level-2.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UNCRC\/RRSA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Article 28 &#8211; Every child has the right to an education&#8230;..<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Article 29 &#8211; Education must develop every child&#8217;s personality, talents and abilities to the full&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been a very busy time at Riverbank and I have been doing my best to keep up with<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-at-riverbank"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6JM5L-17u","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4308"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4327,"href":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4308\/revisions\/4327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}