The Children's University - all about this from Jane Whelan of CaVCA (at our usual Wednesday evening meeting)
Wed, Jul 31st 2024 at 7:00 pm - 9:45 pm
Duties :TBC. CaVCA now deliver the Children's University 'passport to learning' in Scarborough, part of a network of over 5000 public and online learners. (Meeting as normal at Mayfield Hotel)
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The Children’s University enables children to broaden their horizons and take part in activities they may not ordinarily participate in, especially now due to the cost of living crisis. This in turn improves their resilience, engages, and inspires them and helps them to reach their full potential.
They achieve this by attending after school clubs, weekend clubs for sport, dance etc, getting outdoors and discovering nature, or any other activity where they have fun whilst learning.
Children receive a passport to learning, in which they log their learning hours. Once they have accumulated 30 hours or more, they have a university style graduation which recognises and rewards their achievements in the hopes of fostering feelings of aspiration and pride.
The passport to learning works across the UK with over 5000 public and online learning destinations, applying a nationally recognised tool for encouraging, tracking, and celebrating learning.
These essential skills transfer to higher education and ultimately the workplace, making those who have them more employable, and enabling them to achieve more and be more productive in the workplace.
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