CU Poetry Slam!

Are you looking for something do during the holidays? Well, our friends at National Children's University have announced a poetry competition with some fantastic CU merchandise as the prize! They are looking for entries from Passport to Learning holders - anything from a Haiku to the next Odyssey – on the theme of CU. For inspiration, here is a fantastic example from Sefton Children's University!

Prizes will be available for the 5 best CU-related poems that are received before the deadline of 5pm on Friday 19th June.

Entries can be made by emailing cu@sheffield.gov.uk. Good luck!

Planning your Spring Bank fun?

Are you looking for some exciting activities to do over the Spring Bank holidays where you can also collect CU credits using your Passport to Learning?

The Children's University Passport to Learning newsletter which includes details of activities happening across Sheffield during the Spring Bank holiday is now available! Click HERE to start planning now!

Children and young people who take along a Passport to Learning to all the activities listed in the newsletter will be able to earn additional CU credits by taking part. There's also an up to date list and contact details of our validated Learning Destinations. If you don't have a Passport to Learning yet, don't worry! You can pop into any local library across the city and buy one for the bargain price of £2!

You can also find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/sheffieldcu and Twitter:www.twitter.com/Sheffieldcu

Celebrate! - Sheffield Hallam University May 2015

We rolled out the red carpet again this week for a very special CU Awards Ceremony that took place on Tuesday 5th May, with over 150 children and young people all poised to receive their Gold Awards for taking part in over 100, 200, 300 etc hours of learning in their own time.

A proud parent takes a photos of children in our special Sheffield CU caps and gowns

Proud parents and their award winner!

Sheffield Hallam University kindly hosted the ceremony, which took place in the magnificent Atirum and Pennine Lecture Theatre and there were inspirational speeches from Tracey Lancaster - Head of Corporate Affairs at Sheffield Hallam University, Sam Martin, Assistant Director of Lifelong Learning, Skills and Communities and Sophie Riley, a student at Sheffield Hallam who talked about student life.

Assistant Director Sam Martin congratulates children and young people on their commitment to learning

Before the ceremony began there was a marketplace buzzing with some of our fab Learning Destinations, including Razzamataz Theatre Schools, Kip McGrath, Sheffield International Venues, Awesome Walls, Activity Sheffield, Explore Learning Hillsborough and Broomhill Music. Student Ambassadors from Sheffield Hallam were also providing lots of entertainment by encouraging award winners to create minions using their fingerprints! Tempest Photography provided an opportunity for a photo in our special Sheffield CU caps and gowns.

The marketplace was buzzing with excitement!

Students from CU secondary schools were presented with their awards along with children and young people who have been collecting credits away from school using their Passport to Learning. We also presented a very special award, our first Gold Fellowship Award (1000 hours) for a CU secondary student! Dominic from Chaucer School was the recipient of this award along with a special goody bag from Sheffield Hallam University.

Dominic from Chaucer - our first 1000 hours student from a CU secondary school

Children and young people collecting their credits using a Passport to Learning away from school receive their Gold Awards

There were also fabulous performances from some of our brilliant Learning Destinations - Spotlight Theatre Dance School and Hype Dance.

Students from Spotlight Dance give a special performance

Students from Spotlight Dance give a special performance

Students from Hype Dance round off the ceremony with a special street dance performance

Huge congratulations to all fantastic award winners, we are very proud of you! Massive thanks to Jenny Lawton-Hunt, Carol Castle, Cathy Sinclair, Alex Bairstow and the Student Ambassadors from Sheffield Hallam University for their support.

For more photos of ceremony, please visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.901092913281018.1073741850.239129216144061&type=1&l=ec3800f5ad