The Saints Study Centre and Community Department began three weeks of the Summer challenge Programme yesterday. We are running three four day programmes for children across the town aimed at building their self confidence and improving their literacy, numeracy and ICT skills through a variety of activities. This year the children are also able to acquire “credits” towards their Bronze Award with the Childrens University.
The group began their day by making a name badge using publisher. Sarah Mason, an AST Maths teacher from Sir Christopher Hatton School then delivered a two hours “Maths is fun” session in which the group learnt about shape using paper folding techniques (origami). They then had to use these shapes to produce a “montage” of shapes as shown in the photographs below.
After lunch the group were given their Children’s University “passports” for them to fill in daily in order to obtain their accreditations for each activity.
Kevin Burke, the County Jester then delivered a two hour session of Circus Skills. The group were taught many skills including diablo spinning, flower stick twirling, juggling with balls and clubs, stilt walking and plate spinning. At the end of the session all the children performed their best “circus skills” to the group.
To complete the day the group began their review of each days activities with a “postcard” of pictures from the the activities.
Todays activitiies include a stadium tour, robolab and lots of sporting activities in the afternoon!!
