For children with STEM mentors in their families and neighborhoods, even a basic childhood activity like flyingakite becomes a lesson in aerodynamics, anda window into the wonders of the universe and future careers.
Earlier this month, Nick Boles, a new Tory MP and kite-flying outrider for the modernising camp, called for the two parties to forge an electoral pact at the next election.
Saint tried the good-cop approach, holding a kite-flying event in a park, after surveys showed that residents felt strongly about energy independence, and giving pinwheels to tots at a July 4th parade to promote wind power.