CU LIVE! - 'The Power of Play: Why Games Work'

Councillor Jackie Drayton plays 'Jungle Speed' with children from Dore Primary and Nigel from Imagination Gaming

The second of our CU LIVE! activities taking place next week will be delivered by our fabulous friends from Imagination Gaming. Head to the Winter Garden between 10am and 4pm to learn about modern board and card games and try some out for yourself!

Remember, these activities are completely FREE to take part in! Don't forget to take along your Passport to Learning as you will be able to collect credits for taking part. If you don't have a Passport to Learning yet, head to the library to buy one for £2 now!

For more information about Imagination Gaming, please visit their website: http://www.imaginationgaming.co.uk/

CU LIVE! - Discovery Day

As part of the launch of CU LIVE! join us for exciting activities throughout Weston Park Museum  on Tuesday 28th May, between 10am and 3pm.

Weston Park Museum

Take part in 2D / 3D art activities in About Art, Meet the Mummies in Treasures and listen to toy stories in Sheffield Life and Times.

Then join our Archaeology Curators in History Lab, discover fossil facts in What on Earth and Funny Bones in the Activity Room.

What on Earth - Weston Park Museum

All activities are free and there’s no need to book, don’t forget to bring along your Children’s University Passport to gain credits for your activities.

If you don’t already have a Passport they are available from the Museum Shop for £2. 

Planning your Spring Bank fun?

Are you looking for some fun exciting activities to take part in during the holidays?

Our latest Passport to Learning newsletter will provide you with details of activities happening where children and young people can collect CU credits for taking part. 

Click HERE to download the full newsletter and see what you can take part in!

CU LIVE!

Fun and interactive learning activities for the whole family

If you enjoy fun learning activities out of school time, you can earn National Children’s University credits, certificates and badges with a CU Passport to Learning.

From May 2013 half term onwards, you can use your Passport to access new, exciting and interactive learning activities for families called CU LIVE!

The first free CU LIVE! activities are happening soon! Please see below for more details:

Tuesday 28th May
Weston Park Museum
Discovery Day - exciting talks and craft activities
10am-4pm
Suitable for all ages - no need to book!

Wednesday 29th May
Winter Garden
The Power of Play: Why Games Work - learn about modern card and board games with Imagination Gaming
10am-4pm
Suitable for all ages - no need to book!

For more information, visit our website www.sheffield.gov.uk/cu  or call 0114 203 9134.

You can also find us on Twitter (@SheffieldCU) and Facebook  (SheffieldCU)

Celebrate! - Awards Ceremony 2nd May 2013

Working in partnership with the Outreach team at the Sheffield Hallam University we held our 5^th secondary awards ceremony in the Pennine Lecture Theatre last week. Over 200 young people from 7 secondary schools across the city were  invited to receive a Gold award for choosing to take part in over 100 hours of out of school activity, along with some students who have been taking part in activities away from school and have gained credits using their Passport to Learning. The highest award winner will receive an award for attending over 800 hours of activities.

Students from Firth Park receive their awards

Our lovely helpers Sakina and Leah in the marketplace

Learning circus skills with Greentop Circus

Getting busy!

Philip Severs from Sheffield Hallam welcomes parents/carers and award winners to the University

Sheffield CU Chancellor Eliot Kennedy gives an inspiring speech

A fantastic performance by Sheffield Razzamataz Theatre School

Becky from Sheffield Hallam talks about life as a student

Students from Firth Park talk about their out of school activities

A fab performance by Lauren from Yewlands

Students from Forge Valley receive their awards

Sheffield CU also works in partnership with Languages Sheffield to ensure students who give up their time to learn their home language are celebrated and rewarded through the HoLA (Home Language Accreditation) project. Award winners from the some of the community language schools also attended the ceremony to receive their Gold award for giving up their time to learn their home language.

HUGE congratulations are due to schools staff, parents/carers and award winners for the dedication to learning in their own time!

'I say Sheffield...you say BLAST OFF!'

Sheffield Children’s University and Space Connections brought hundreds of young scientists from 21 different Sheffield schools to the Don Valley Stadium for a day of rocket building, launching, competitions and challenges. 

Testing air compressed rockets

Building commences...

 Six weeks of science club activities provided the foundation for teams of primary and secondary school students to design their own water-powered pop bottle rockets which were launched in the centre of the stadium in a race to see which could travel the furthest distance powered only by a hand-pump operated by children and young people.

Creating a delay timer

Malin Bridge's Marvellous Rocketeers!

Throughout the day an exciting programme of activities co-ordinated by Space Connections included building air compressed rockets, delay timers and the nail-biting water rocket competition!

'I say Sheffield... you say BLAST OFF!'

Blast off!

‘Through Sheffield Children’s University we are encouraging children to invest their own time in learning about things that fascinate them’ said one teacher. ‘Days like this provide such a unique learning experience for all those who take part.’ 

Special thanks to Space Connections and all our schools for taking part.