Summer school turns children into mini-engineers

When Patrick Hendra retired as professor of chemistry at the University of Southampton, he took up a new hobby - making model boats.

A compulsion to share knowledge led him to turn his hobby into a model-making summer school for the children at his local village youth club.

By building miniature boats, cars and even a bridge made primarily from coffee-stirrer sticks, Patrick is teaching the children to be young engineers.

Video journalist: Victoria Gill

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