{"id":2168,"date":"2023-10-10T10:31:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T09:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/outreach-news\/?p=2168"},"modified":"2024-02-13T11:31:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T11:31:09","slug":"pre-16-outreach-offer-for-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/outreach-news\/2023\/10\/10\/pre-16-outreach-offer-for-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-16 Outreach Offer for 2023\/24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">We have some exciting opportunities for Year 8 and Year 10 students with our planned campus visit days! Please see below for further information.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/outreach-news\/files\/2021\/11\/KaMCOP-p2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1872\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/outreach-news\/files\/2021\/11\/KaMCOP-p2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3689\" height=\"4377\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Multi-School Visit Days<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Year 8 Campus Visit:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>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:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9th May<\/li>\n<li>11th June<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Year 10 Research-themed Campus Visit<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>A visit to the University of Kent\u2019s Canterbury or Medway campus, designed to increase students\u2019 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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3rd May<\/li>\n<li>16th May<\/li>\n<li>4th June<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Please note maximum participant numbers apply to both visit days)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outreach Core Curriculum Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Years 7-11 Assembly talks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>25-minute talk to introduce students to higher education and student life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year 7 Game of Student Life<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A one-hour activity introducing students to the university experience in a<br \/>\nfun and interactive way. Students explore what they can study, the societies<br \/>\nthey can join and how university is different to school. Teacher-led,<br \/>\ntechnology-free session<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year 8 Campus Visit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This visit builds on the Game of Student Life to introduce students to the<br \/>\nUniversity campus environment. Students explore the campus, meet<br \/>\nstudents and build their core thinking skills, while working as a team to<br \/>\ncomplete a challenge<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year 9 University Life<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A one-hour workshop designed to answer the \u2018Who? What? When? Where?<br \/>\nHow?\u2019 questions about university. Participants are encouraged to reflect on<br \/>\npossible reasons for going to university, what they could study there, where<br \/>\nthey might live and how studying at university differs from being at school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year 10<\/strong> <strong>Research-themed campus visit<\/strong><br \/>\nA visit to the University of Kent\u2019s Canterbury or Medway campus, designed<br \/>\nto increase your students\u2019 understanding of academic life at university.<br \/>\nStudents explore a research theme and participate in both a lecture and<br \/>\na seminar led by academic staff or postgraduate students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year 10 <\/strong><strong>Summer Schools (Eligibility criteria applies)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An opportunity for students to explore their options and experience University life at our summer programmes<br \/>\non the Canterbury campus (residential\/non-residential opportunities available).<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Pre-16 activities, please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/schools-and-colleges\/pre-16-activities\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FIND OUT MORE<\/strong><br \/>\nYou can contact us at:<br \/>\nT: +44 (0)1227 824149<br \/>\nE: outreach@kent.ac.uk<br \/>\nwww.kent.ac.uk\/schools-and-colleges\/outreach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have some exciting opportunities for Year 8 and Year 10 students with our planned campus visit days! Please see below for further information. 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