{"id":15512,"date":"2026-04-27T09:36:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aldenham.com\/prep\/?p=15512"},"modified":"2026-04-27T09:36:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:36:48","slug":"engineering-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aldenham.com\/prep\/engineering-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineering Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\na {\n    text-decoration: none;\n    color: #464feb;\n}\ntr th, tr td {\n    border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;\n}\ntr th {\n    background-color: #f5f5f5;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div><strong>Engineering Day in the Prep School!<\/strong><br \/>\nFrom Nursery to Year 6, our pupils got hands\u2011on with engineering, taking part in exciting challenges that built teamwork and problem\u2011solving skills. 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