Bedford Borough Council partners with Fujifilm UK to support primary schools with STEM colouring books

Primary school students across Bedford Borough have received Fujifilm's educational colouring books to assist learning about real-world applications of science and technology

A partnership between Bedford Borough Council and Fujifilm, the global innovation and technology company headquartered in Bedford, has seen more than 2,000 primary school students returning to school for the new academic year receive Fujifilm's educational colouring books.

The colouring books, aimed at 5-8 year olds, help to explain real-world, everyday applications of science and innovation in a fun and exciting way. Children both at school and at home have been colouring along with the books' characters - Peter Pigment, Phoebe Photon and Victor Virus - to learn about the various science and innovations that power Fujifilm technologies, from taking a photograph to the manufacturing of vaccines.

Phoebe Photon explains how light is used when taking a photo and the technology found in digital cameras, while Peter Pigment demonstrates how these photos are printed with inks of all colours manufactured at his Ink Factory. Taking a focus on biology, Victor Virus tells readers about how small viruses like him can be used to help sick people get better.

Andy Ross, Head of Corporate Communications at Fujifilm UK Ltd, said "During these difficult times, we have all been very aware of the disruption students, teachers, carers and parents have had to go through, so we wanted to make sure that those learning and providing education in our community felt well-supported in the transition into the new academic year. Our colouring books have been designed to not only be fun, but also provide a new way of learning about some of the real-world, everyday applications of science and innovation by a company right here on people's doorsteps. It has been great to hear that students across the Borough are enjoying their colouring books - and we hope that Peter, Phoebe and Victor will inspire some future innovators!"

Local printing firm, Swan Print Ltd, was brought into the project to produce the colouring books using Fujifilm printing technology, demonstrating how the technologies explained in the colouring books come to life on paper.

All Fujifilm colouring books can be downloaded at any time for free at fujifilm.eu/uk/learning-hub/ and can be printed at home, or downloaded to smartphones and tablets for those without easy access to printers.