CU Festival of Fun Programme is now available!

Sheffield Children's University (CU) are VERY proud to be hosting the first CU Festival of Fun which features a range of FREE activities right across the city delivered in the run up to and at the start of the summer holidays!

The activities will be FREE to Sheffield children who have a CU Passport to Learning. Not got yours yet? Don’t panic – you can buy one from Sheffield libraries for just £2 each.

The Festival of Fun will kick off with a fantastic launch event in the Winter Garden on Saturday 11th July 2015, 10am-4pm. Families will be able to have a go at some fabulous FREE activities and there will also be a market place of Learning Destinations armed with all the info you’ll need to plan your summer activities – school holidays sorted!

Download the full programme for more details and for booking information for all activities. You can also access the programme by clicking the link on the right hand side of the page. Leaflets outlining the full list of activities will also be sent to schools, Learning Destinations and other partners this week so keep your eyes peeled!

Make sure you find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/sheffieldcu and follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/SheffieldCU for all the latest Festival of Fun updates too! 

Please be aware that all details are correct at the time of print. We advise you contact providers for more activity information.

CU Festival of Fun Launch Event!

Saturday 11th July 2015, Winter Garden, 10am-4pm

This year, Sheffield Children's University are proud to be hosting the very first CU Festival of Fun which features a range of FREE activities right across the city delivered in the run up to and at the start of the summer holidays!

There are over 50 activities planned for the summer festival including woodland fun, chicken keeping, circus skills, rock climbing, martial arts, sports, science, dance, drama, gaming and exploring the history of your local area. They are for children aged four to five years upwards, and some are aimed at families taking part together.

The activities will be FREE to Sheffield children who have a CU Passport to Learning. Not got yours yet? Don’t panic – you can buy one from Sheffield libraries for just £2 each.

The Festival of Fun will kick off with a fantastic launch event in the Winter Garden on Saturday 11th July 2015, 10am-4pm. Families will be able to have a go at some fabulous FREE activities and there will also be a market place of Learning Destinations armed with all the info you’ll need to plan your summer activities – school holidays sorted!

For all the latest Festival of Fun info and updates:
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CU Festival of Fun 2015

We are extremely excited to announce the ‘CU Festival of Fun 2015’ is just around the corner! Cultural and art based activities and events are just some of the highlights of a FREE summer of fun festival planned for the city’s children this year. 

The programme of activities will be made available VERY soon but keep your eyes peeled this week as we share more information about our very special launch event which will take place on Saturday 11th July 2015!

CU Summer Fun!

The first day of the last half term of 2014/15 and we have some very exciting times ahead of us here at Sheffield CU HQ! We have our final set of CU primary school award ceremonies happening in July and we can't wait to celebrate our award winners!


Also, we are already looking to the summer, and can't wait to tell you about our fantastic programme of FREE CU activities taking place in the run up to and during the summer hols. Here is a sneak peek of the leaflet - keep your eyes peeled for more info soon!

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