Ignite Schools
Karting programmes for schools
Motorsport is a
classroom at 60 km/h.
Karting teaches physics, engineering, data, reaction, fitness, decision-making and teamwork — and children do not notice they are being taught. Ignite Schools brings that to pupils, and brings talented pupils to Ignite.
- Ages
- 5–16
- Formats
- 3
- Curriculum
- STEM-linked
- Equipment
- Provided
Three formats
Taster. Enrichment. Club.
- 01
Taster day
A year group or club visits the circuit: briefing, a first drive for every pupil in age-appropriate karts, a look at the data, a look under the engine cover.
- 02
Enrichment programme
A six or ten-week block combining track sessions with classroom modules on physics, engineering, data and decision-making.
- 03
Ignite Karting Club
An after-school club run with the school: regular sessions, the Development Score for every pupil, and a club championship at the end of term.
What pupils learn
The syllabus, disguised as a race.
- Karting
- Engineering
- Physics
- Data
- Reaction times
- Fitness
- Decision-making
- Teamwork
Every session pairs a track element with a classroom element: friction and tyres, gearing and acceleration, reading a speed trace, planning a race.
The children who are obsessed with cars are already in your classrooms. Ignite gives them somewhere to put it.
