Colchester Childrens University - Child First South

Promotes University Style Learning

Raising aspirations of Optimism, Belief and Ambition

Supports Life-long Learning

Transforms Lives & Enhances Life Chances

Passport to Learning

• Passport to Learning
• Lost Passports

Schools

• Information for Schools
• Resources
• Planning for Learning - Framework for Validation
• Impact Evaluation and the Ofsted View
• Celebrating Achievements

Children

• We bet you have some questions!
• Help us and collect stamps for your Passport
• Graduation - A media report from a Graduate
• School Holiday Activities

Parent/Carer

• Parent/Carer
• Membership Costs
• Activities
• What are the benefits to my child?
• Where can my child use their Passport to Learning?
• Frequently Asked Questions

Learning Destinations

• Learning Destinations
• Public Learning Destinations in Colchester
• Restricted Learning Destinations
• Validation of Children's University Learning

• The Children's University provides all children aged 7-14 years with the opportunity to take part in exciting and creative learning activities outside of the normal school day.  The activities can be after school, before school, at weekends and during the school holidays.  It gives you the chance to receive National Children's University Awards.
• If you can study a subject at `grown up' University, you will be able to study it at the Children's University too.
  
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• At your school or by contacting the Colchester Children's University office.
  
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• £2
  
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• If your schools offers Children's University learning you will be able to collect stamps in your Passport to Learning at clubs and activities which run before, at lunchtime or after the school day.  Not all clubs will be involved but for those clubs where you can't collect stamps - you can collect a visa ....have a look at the back pages of your Passport to Learning and you will see where visas can be collected. 
• To find out if your school is involved and which clubs and activites are running where you can collect stamps in your Passport click here
• As well as at your school, you can use your Passport at tourist/visitor attractions in and around Colchester ... to find out where click here
• If you're going on holiday or visiting another town for the day, you might also be able to collect stamps in your Passport to Learning by visiting Learning Destinations outside of Colchester...the details of where you can use your Passport in the UK can be found if you visit www.childrensuniversity.co.uk
  
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• There are lots of national Children's University Awards you can achieve and you will receive your first national Bronze Award once you have taken part in 30 hours of Children's University Learning.  For the first 30 hours you can collect your stamps at the same club/activity...for example Trampolining.
• Once you have received your Bronze Award, the next Award to work towards is the Silver which you will achieve once you have completed 65 hours of learning....
  • the good news is you don't go back to 0 and start again - you collect stamps to add to the 30 hours you have done already done.     For the Silver Award carry on with the activities you already enjoy...and we'd like you to try something new.  
    
    
    You must be able to show us that you have spent 5 hours visiting new Children's University Learning Destinations where you have taken part in some new learning activities.
    
    
    After the Silver Award you will work towards the Gold (100 hours of learning)  We'd like you to carry on doing what you are already doing and add another 10 hours of Children's University learning activities you haven't tried before. 
    
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I attend a really good out of school activity but it isn't a Children's University Learning Destination?

• All the Passports to Learning have a sticker in the back asking that if somebody finds it they return it to the Colchester Children's University Office.  If it is returned, we'll make sure it finds it's way back to you.
• If your Passport isn't returned to us, then you'll have to purchase a new one.
• If your Passport is lost and isn't found you will, unfortunately, lose the hours of learning you have collected.
  
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• There are no Children's University exams, but of course you may do examinations as part of your learning, for example in Music.
  
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