Celebrate - Our 40th Gold Award Ceremony!

On the 14th October we worked in partnership with the Outreach at team at the University of Sheffield to host our 40th Gold Award Ceremony at Firth Hall, and it was our BIGGEST one yet! Over 200 young people from 4 secondary schools, and 89 primary and secondary students who have been collecting credits with their Passport to Learning at Learning Destinations across the city were invited to receive Gold awards for choosing to take part in over 100 hours of out of school activity.

Concord All Stars start the ceremony off with a real bang creating fantastic music using only dustbins!

The audience celebrate our award winners with a big round of applause!

Students from Firth Park Academy receive their Gold awards

There were fantastic speeches from Professor Zoe Ollerenshaw Senior Lecturer from the University of Sheffield, Sam Martin Assistant Director of Lifelong Learning, Skills and Communities, and Student Union Activities Officer Annie Gainsborough. We also had some spectacular performances from Concord All Stars, Sheffield Music Hub's Senior Flute Choir, and Sheffield Sea Cadets.

Sheffield Music Hub's Flute Choir perform to a full house at Firth Hall!

Children and young people who have been collecting credits using their Passport to Learning receive their awards

We also made a very special presentation to two of our fantastic award winners, who both managed to clock up a staggering 1000 hours of out of school activities to earn them our top award, the Gold Fellowship. Both students were presented with their CU certificates, and a special gift from the University of Sheffield.

Our Gold Fellowship award winners who have both taken part in 1000 hours of out of school activities

Students from Yewlands Academy receive their Gold awards

Sheffield Sea Cadets round off the ceremony with a brilliant performance

HUGE congratulations to our fantastic award winners, their parents/carers and school staff. We are so very very proud of all of you! A very special thanks to the University of Sheffield for hosting the event and to the Student Ambassadors who provided invaluable support during the ceremony.
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