Mobile Newton Room opens in Gosport

GOSPORT/ENGLAND: The mobile Newton Room is brought to Gosport together with Boeing and StandardAero. During the two-week programme, students will take part in the Newton Module Up in the Air with Numbers, where they explore mathematics, aviation and real-world problem-solving through hands-on activities, flight simulators and mission planning.

Read Boeing’s press release about the opening

The opening ceremony took place at StandardAero, with representatives from Boeing, StandardAero, FIRST Scandinavia and the local community present. 

Per-Arild Konradsen; CEO and Founder of FIRST Scandinavia, Mayor of Gosport; Kirsten Bradley, Member of Parliament; Caroline Dinenage, Sir Jeremy Quin; President of Boeing UK & Ireland and David Steer from StandardAero.
Photo credit: StandardAero

FIRST Scandinavia’s CEO and founder, Per-Arild Konradsen, attended the ceremony and was pleased to see the Mobile Newton Room back in England.

“After our installation in Weston-super-Mare in 2024, we are pleased to bring the Mobile Newton Room back to England, this time to StandardAero in Gosport. Together with Boeing and StandardAero, we look forward to giving students in Gosport an inspiring Newton learning experience,” said Per-Arild Konradsen.

The teaching team for the Gosport residency is supplied by South Hampshire College Group, while StandardAero’s Early Careers team has worked with its local school network to welcome close to 100 schoolchildren during the programme.

Newton Rooms are designed to give children and young people positive learning experiences and a sense of achievement in STEM subjects. In Gosport, students will experience how mathematics and aviation connect in a real-world context — and gain insight into possible career pathways in aerospace and aviation.