We have some exciting opportunities for Year 8 and Year 10 students with our planned campus visit days! Please see below for further information.
Multi-School Visit Days
Year 8 Campus Visit:
This visit builds on the Game of Student Life to introduce students to the University campus environment. Students explore the campus, meet students and build their core thinking skills, while working as a team to complete a challenge. Dates are listed below:
- 9th May
- 11th June
Year 10 Research-themed Campus Visit:
A visit to the University of Kent’s Canterbury or Medway campus, designed to increase students’ understanding of academic life at university. Students explore a research theme and participate in both a lecture and a seminar led by academic staff or postgraduate students.
- 3rd May
- 16th May
- 4th June
(Please note maximum participant numbers apply to both visit days)
Outreach Core Curriculum Activities
Years 7-11 Assembly talks
25-minute talk to introduce students to higher education and student life.
Year 7 Game of Student Life
A one-hour activity introducing students to the university experience in a
fun and interactive way. Students explore what they can study, the societies
they can join and how university is different to school. Teacher-led,
technology-free session
Year 8 Campus Visit
This visit builds on the Game of Student Life to introduce students to the
University campus environment. Students explore the campus, meet
students and build their core thinking skills, while working as a team to
complete a challenge
Year 9 University Life
A one-hour workshop designed to answer the ‘Who? What? When? Where?
How?’ questions about university. Participants are encouraged to reflect on
possible reasons for going to university, what they could study there, where
they might live and how studying at university differs from being at school.
Year 10 Research-themed campus visit
A visit to the University of Kent’s Canterbury or Medway campus, designed
to increase your students’ understanding of academic life at university.
Students explore a research theme and participate in both a lecture and
a seminar led by academic staff or postgraduate students.
Year 10 Summer Schools (Eligibility criteria applies)
An opportunity for students to explore their options and experience University life at our summer programmes
on the Canterbury campus (residential/non-residential opportunities available).
For more information on Pre-16 activities, please click here.
FIND OUT MORE
You can contact us at:
T: +44 (0)1227 824149
E: outreach@kent.ac.uk
www.kent.ac.uk/schools-and-colleges/outreach