Friday 15 July 2016

Celebrate - our final Gold ceremony of 2015/16!

This week saw the last of our four fantastic Gold Award ceremonies being held at the Town Hall. Over 200 children, parents and carers and school staff came along to the to celebrate their achievements for the final time this academic year!

Children from Southey Green receive their awards

Children from St Catherine's receive their awards

Children from 11 schools attended along with their parents and carers and were presented with their awards by the Deputy Lord Mayor, Councillor Anne Murphy.

Children from Oughtibridge receive their awards

Children from Windmill Hill receive their awards
During the ceremony, there were fantastic performances from Spotlight Theatre dance and Razzamatazz Theatre School Sheffield, some of our brilliant Learning Destinations.


Students from Spotlight Theatre School showcase their talents
Robyn from Razzamataz Theatre School Sheffield sings 'Quiet' from Matilda
Jodie from Razzamataz Theatre School Sheffield closes the ceremony

HUGE congratulations to our fantastic award winners, their parents/carers and school staff. We are so very very proud of all of you!

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Thursday 14 July 2016

Celebrate - our 3rd summer award ceremony!

With so many fantastic award winners this academic year, we needed to host 4 ceremonies at the Town Hall for Gold Award winners just to ensure we could fit everyone in! This week saw the 3rd of these ceremonies taking place, each as special as the last as it was a chance for us to celebrate the achievements of the children and young people across the city who give up their own time to learn, and have lots of fun too!
Lord Mayor, Councillor Denise Fox welcomes children, schools and families to the ceremonies

Children from Lydgate Infant School receive their awards
Children from 15 primary schools across the city invited to attend along with their families to receive their Gold Awards, which were presented by the Lord Mayor, Councillor Denise Fox.

Children from Mosborough Primary School receive their awards

Children from Shortbrook Primary receive their awards
One of our fantastic Learning Destinations, Stagecoach Theatre School, Sheffield Beighton also provided a performance during the ceremony.

Children from Stagecoach give a special performance during the ceremony
HUGE congratulations to our fantastic award winners, their parents/carers and school staff. We are so very very proud of all of you!

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Children from Watercliffe Meadow receive their awards







Tuesday 12 July 2016

Celebrate - our 2nd summer award ceremony!

We had another fantastic opportunity to do what we do best last week, celebrate! We hosted the second of our summer Gold Award ceremonies and welcomed 200 children, parents and carers and school staff to the Town Hall to celebrate their achievements.

Children from Dobcroft J receive their awards

Children from Hartley Brook receive their awards
Children from 11 schools attended along with their parents and carers and were presented with their awards by the Lord Mayor, Councillor Denise Fox.

Children from Greenhill Primary receive their awards
During the ceremony, there were also some fab performances from Spotlight Theatre Dance—Spot on Street & Musical Theatre Junior Group and Razzamataz Theatre School Sheffield, some of our brilliant Learning Destinations.

Students from Spotlight kick off the ceremony with a special performance
Young children who take part in Spotlight Theatre Dance showcase their talent 
Students from Razzamataz Theatre School round off the ceremony will a fantastic performance
Students from Razzamataz perform 'We go together' from Grease

HUGE congratulations to our fantastic award winners, their parents/carers and school staff. We are so very very proud of all of you!

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Monday 11 July 2016

Celebrate - our 1st summer award ceremony!

It was time to roll out the red carpet and celebrate again this week as we hosted the first of our Summer Gold Award Ceremonies and welcomed 200 children, parents and carers and school staff to the Town Hall to celebrate taking part in over 100 hours of learning in their own time.


Children from Angram Bank Primary School receive their awards
Children from 10 schools attended along with their parents and carers and were presented with their awards by the Lord Mayor, Councillor Denise Fox.

Children from Dobcroft Infant School receive their awards

Children from Beck Primary School receive their awards

During the ceremony, there was a fantastic performance from Noodle Performance Arts, one of our brilliant Learning Destinations as well as the Sheffield Sea Cadets who spoke of the real difference being part of the Sea Cadets has made.

Students from Noodle Performance Arts entertain our award winners

Sheffield Sea Cadets perform a demonstration drill

One of the Sheffield Sea Cadets talks to the audience about his experiences

HUGE congratulations to our fantastic award winners, their parents/carers and school staff. We are so very very proud of all of you!

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Monday 4 July 2016

Planning your summer fun?

The Children's University Passport to Learning newsletter which includes details of activities happening across Sheffield during the summer holidays is now available!
As well as our fantastic FREE Festival of Fun, our Learning Destinations are also delivering lots of fabulous activities right through the summer, where you can collect CU credits. We have pulled together this information into our summer activity newsletter, which you can view HERE or by clicking the link on the right of the page!


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 at these activities. These are available from Sheffield libraries, and some Learning Destinations across the city. There's also an up to date list and contact details of our validated Learning Destinations.

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Friday 1 July 2016

Booking now open - Festival of Fun 2016!

Today is the day! Booking for Festival of Fun 2016 activities is now OPEN! Act fast to make sure you bag your favourite FREE activity during the summer hols.



You can view our full programme of activities here: Festival of Fun leaflet 2016

Remember, to take part in Festival of Fun 2016, you MUST live in Sheffield, be school age and have a Passport to Learning. You can buy a Passport to Learning from a Sheffield library for £2 and use it during Festival of Fun and beyond!

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