Over 1000 school children from across South Wales are taking part in a celebration of literature at the University of Glamorgan this week.

Organised by First Campus, in association with the University and the Guardian Hay Festival, the ‘Glamlit’ festival is a two day event held at the University’s Treforest campus and aims to engage children in home grown literature by introducing them to some of the UK’s best known authors.

The First Campus Year 9  Residential Summer School is held at UWIC each year in July.  The four-day programme is designed to give pupils the opportunity to live the life of a student, experiencing the educational and social sides of life on campus.

It may be the summer holidays but students from several Gwent secondary schools have been hard at work on a three-day movie-making course at the University of Wales, Newport – creating promotional videos.

Two of the top players from the Newport Gwent Dragons Rugby team presented a cup and medals to budding young athletes at a mini Olympics event held at the University of Wales, Newport. 
 

More than 60 primary school children were whisked back in time to experience the fighting and fashions of medieval days when they attended a series of history workshops at the University of Wales, Newport.

Pupils get opportunity to taste campus life

350 primary school children from across Rhondda Cynon Taf and Bridgend visited the University of Glamorgan to take part in a series of workshops including circus skills, card making and a visit to the University’s planetarium, as part of the ‘Primary Carousel’. 

Digital Storytelling for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Pupils

Deaf and hard of hearing pupils from St. Cenydd Comprehensive School watched excitedly as their own unique digital stories were screened at University of Wales, Newport. 

On Track

Talented youngsters at primary schools throughout Gwent responded in their hundreds to a creative competition to design and market their ultimate dream car. 

Coed-y-Lan Follow-up - 28th June 2007

The Coed-y-Lan cluster of Primary School pupils participate in a carousel of four events including Storytelling, Sport, Pottery and Drama as part of the Coed-y-Lan DRWS transition project.

Children in Care Taster Carousel - 8th May 2007

15 children in care are coming into the university to partake in a carousel of events including Music Technology, Forensic Science and Storytelling as an introduction to university life. 

There will be student couriers on hand to transport them to their activities and take them on a 30 minute campus tour before lunch.

Music Technology Workshops - 9th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th and 21st May 2007

These workshops provide an insight into digital methods of production including the recording process, the editing of MIDI and digital audio, and the final mixdown to stereo. 

After School Animation Workshop - March 7th 8th, 14th, 15th, 21st, 22nd, 28th, 29th

Accredited by the Childrens University, 18 pupils from Glyn Coch community centre are taking part in an animation after school club designed to enable pupils to experience what it’s like to create 2D Animation like Bugs Bunny or try their hand at Traditional Cut-Out Animation like South Park.