The team named OSTROJ was composed of 5th grade students from Božena Němcová Elementary School in Opava and 2nd year students from the Technical High School. They were joined by teachers and a member of the OSTROJ design team.

The task was to assemble and set in motion a model from the Merkur construction set in the prescribed time and as accurately as possible. Thanks to a faulty part, our team received a 5-point head start and eventually submitted their model first, with only one error.

The result was 1st place out of 6 teams and advancement to the national round, which will take place in Prague in June 2025.

We have been building with Merkur for thirteen years

Because we place great emphasis on supporting technical education in the Opava region, we have long cooperated not only with the Secondary Technical School, but also with the Secondary Industrial and Art School. For thirteen years, we have been the main partner of the competition "You build, I build, we build, we reward the best", also simply nicknamed Merkur.