Honda’s Wheels To Fly Competitions Aim To Inspire Little Engineers Of The Future

  • Jan 13, 2020
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A partnership with Juana Technologies will bring tech projects to schoolchildren

  • The competitions will be held at 100 schools in 25 cities in the country.
  • Students in classes 6 to 10 will built rocket-powered cars.
  • Class 4 and 5 students will design a glider for the Fly to the Line competition.
  • Top two teams from each school will compete at the regional level.
  • The winner of the National Race to the Line competition could set a new Guinness World Record.

Honda Cars India and Juana Technologies have brought the India Innovate -- Wheels to Fly initiative to the country. Two competitions will be held for school children to introduce them to planes and cars. Younger students of classes 4 and 5 will get to build glider aircraft. Students in classes 6 to 10 will build cars. The initiative aims to expose children to automotive concepts and to inspire them for careers in technical fields.  

For the Race to the Line competition, the children will design, build, and test a rocket-powered car. “Teams develop, apply and master their understanding of the laws of motion, forces, aerodynamics and coding in this challenge that covers all elements of combined STEM subjects,” says Honda.

Two teams will be selected from each school to compete at the Regional Level. Four teams will go on to compete in the National competition. The winners of this competition stand a chance to set the Guinness World Record for the fastest rocket-powered model car.

The Fly to the Line competition is no less fun. Younger schoolchildren will get to utilize their imagination to design a model glider aircraft. Teams of 3 will compete to create the farthest-flying aircraft. Two teams from each school will be picked for the Regional round, but only two will make it to the National finale.

“The India Innovate – Wheels to Fly is a globally acclaimed STEM based competition which will help us to connect with thousands of students across the country,” said Rajesh Goel, the Senior Vice President and Director of Marketing and Sales at Honda. The initiative began in England in 2015. It was then introduced to Wales and Scotland. It was held in Hong Kong, U.A.E., China and Vietnam before being introduced in India this year.

The initiative aims to inspire young minds for careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). “Students will be able to apply concepts like aerodynamic design which plays a very important role in developing mobility products,” Goel elaborates. We hope students thus exposed are more likely to make a nuanced decision when they choose an STEM field for further education.

Press Release:
Honda Cars India partners with Juana Technologies to bring, “India Innovate – Wheels to Fly”
an international STEM based competition to India

Aimed at fostering creative thinking among school children
Participation from 5000 students spread across 100 schools from 25 cities

New Delhi, 10 January 2020: In its endeavor to nurture young minds, Honda Cars India has partnered with Juana Technologies to launch “India Innovate – Wheels to Fly”, India chapter of an esteemed international STEM (Science, technology, Engineering & Mathematics) competition “Race to the line” powered by The Learning Partnership. The globally recognized competition and its supporting curriculum are designed to equip students with skills, resources & an opportunity to learn theoretical concepts through experiential learning. This fun-win-learn initiative in India is country’s first STEM based Model Rocket Car Making and Racing competition. The competition will see participation of 5,000 students from over 100 schools across 25 cities. During the course of the competition, children will get to learn complex and peculiar concepts like aerodynamics, motion, coding and computation, in an interactive and fun environment.
The Competition consists of 2 programs: Fly to the Line (Air Glider making) – for classes 4th to 5th & Race to The Line (car making) – for classes 6th to 10th, which is spread across 2 qualifying rounds (school & regional) & 1 National Finale. The students stand a chance to etch theirs & school’s name in history by attempting to create a new Guinness World Record in the fastest rocket powered model car category
This STEM competition first started in England in the year 2015 and has travelled through Wales, Scotland, Hong Kong, U.A.E., China and Vietnam since then. The competition aims at promoting innovative thinking and inspire students to pursue a career in the STEM fields, i.e. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics related streams.
Commenting on the collaboration, Mr. Rajesh Goel, SVP & Director, Marketing & Sales, Honda Cars India Ltd. said, “The India Innovate – Wheels to Fly is a globally acclaimed STEM based competition which will help us to connect with thousands of students across the country and encouraging them to adopt problem solving approach. Students will be able to apply concepts like aerodynamic design which plays a very important role in developing mobility products. We believe students of today will be creators of tomorrow and it is important to engage with these young curious minds and power their dreams, for a better tomorrow”
Mrs. Swati Ganguly, CEO & Co Founder, Juana Technologies said, “We are thrilled to partner with Honda Cars in bringing this global competition to India. We are hopeful that with this integration of industry and academia, students will be inspired to pursue careers in STEM and come up with innovative solutions to complex challenges in life.”

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