Children´s University
The journey to indipendent learning

 

A national `Passport TO Learning´ has been created, in which 7-14 year old children will collect ´stamps´ and hours of accredited learning (contributing to the award of a national certificate) to encourance them to access Children´s University ™ (CU) provision and a wide range of other worthwhile out-of-school-hours learning opportunities. This innovation has received widespread support in principle from potential partners (e.g. Museums, Libraries and Archives, Natural England, National Trust, Royal Shakespeare Company and Youth Music).

 

The ´stamps´ which children collect in their `Passport to Learning´ will be issued by CU validated `Learning Destinations´ and will represent that particular organisation´s logo. The ´stamps´ will in this way contribute to a child´s record of achievement culminating in the presentation of the Childrens University ™ certificates (´National Awards´) for participation in 30 hours (Bronze), 65 hours (Silver) or 100 hours (Gold) of voluntary, quality out-of-school-hours learning. Certificates are typically presented to children at ´graduation´ ceremonies in or with the support of `grown-ups´ universities.

 

The value of the `Passport To Learning´ is £2 per passport and ist administration is locally managed through the Childrens University ™. Each `Passport To Learning` is individually numbered which makes each child, as passport holder, an individual member of the national Childreans University ™. Tracking development and progress as part of the evaluation of impact is in this way also possible which may be of particular interest to individual schools and local authorities as well as goverment agencies.

The passport of the Children´s University is accepted in the HNF.