Local York students get ahead in their studies
Posted on 6 October 2008
The University’s Centre for Lifelong Learning is running a range of free community outreach activities at Tang Hall Library and Poppleton Road Primary School that aim to encourage local people to consider university-level study.
This is a tremendous opportunity for anyone to return to learning in a familiar venue among supportive students and staff
Dr Adrian Lee
Funded by Aimhigher and with students recruited by the City of York Council’s Family Learning Service, the project aims to use the students knowledge of life in modern Britain is an invaluable tool on a 12-week course on citizenship. Students are asked to explore how their community operates, who has decision making powers locally and, ultimately, what the students themselves can do to initiate change.
There is also the opportunity to gain university-level credit, making it an ideal way for students to enter higher education. Many of them have young families to support, so balancing their domestic and study commitments make their achievements even more notable.
Tutor Dr Adrian Lee says: "The course is a great chance for local people to re-engage with education – there is so much untapped potential and enthusiasm among the students, and in the past, this course has been a catalyst for further study. This is a tremendous opportunity for anyone to return to learning in a familiar venue among supportive students and staff."
The Centre also offers a range of evening and day classes on the University’s Heslington campus exploring history, literature, creative writing, music and social sciences – further details on that programme can be found at www.york.ac.uk/lifelonglearning or by calling 01904 328473.
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