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Chemistories (STEM course)
- Price:
- FREE
- Starts:
- 15/06/2024
- Day of week:
- SAT
- Tutor:
- Claire Fletcher
- Ends:
- 15/06/2024
- Location:
- Time:
- 10:30 - 12:30
- Duration:
- 1 week
Family Learning courses are engagement courses, helping families move back into learning.
This course is funded by the Education and Skills Funding Agency and FREE to eligible learners*. Priority for places is given to new learners.
*To be eligible you must be able to answer ’yes’ to BOTH questions below:
1. Have been living in the UK or an EEA country continuously for at least 3 years prior to their learning start date?
And
2. Are you one of the following: A UK national OR An Irish national OR and EEA national with pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme?
If you are unable to answer yes to both questions, you may still be eligible. Please speak to a member of our team.
Learners can attend up to TWO Family Learning courses per academic year. Funding allows for one Parenting OR craft course AND one Family English, maths or Language course.
This course is for mothers, fathers and carers of children aged 4-7 years.
Adults can only attend with a child, will participate fully in the activity and supervise their children throughout.
Group size not to exceed 24, with no more than 2 children per adult.
Contact Partnership Manager/ Curriculum Leader if group exceeds specified sizes.
This course is designed to:
Support interaction, provide quality time for families to have fun and learn together, strengthen relationships, build confidence and extend child development through interactive opportunity.
The families will take part with their children to engage in early chemistry activities and concepts using story and storytelling techniques.
Content will include all/some of the following:
• To explore the chemistry of colour changes
• To learn about the chemistry of mixing liquids
• To investigate the water cycle
Who is the tutor?
About the Tutor: Claire Fletcher
How will I be taught?
There will be discussion and demonstration. You will have opportunities to discuss and ask questions - this is an interactive course with the Tutor present throughout.
What do I need to bring with me?
Please wear comfortable clothes.
What can I do next?
Family Learning English and/or Maths courses.
Courses run at Kent Adult Education centres and other educational establishments.
What do I need to join the course
Additional Information
By participating in this class, you accept and understand that Family Learning activities involve potentially hazardous tools and equipment and that such activity carries the risk of injury. You understand that it is your responsibility to judge your and your children’s motor skills and physical ability.
It is your responsibility to ensure that by participating in classes and activities from Kent Adult Education, you will not exceed your and your family’s limits while performing such activity, and you will select the appropriate environment and level of task for your and your family’s skills and abilities.
You understand that in creative and physical activities you and your children will need to be suitably dressed, will need protect your work surface and be mindful of the correct Health & Safety processes. KAE is not responsible for damage to items in your house/home or persons.
KAE are not responsible for any injuries you or your children may experience as a result of your attendance of this course. By remaining enrolled on this course, you are accepting that you have read, understood and agreed to follow these basic instructions.
Getting to your course
Find us
Ashford Gateway Library
Ashford Library, Ashford Gateway
Ashford Gateway Plus, Church Road
Ashford
Kent
TN23 1AS
If you require any information about this location then please call 03000 41 22 22* and quote the Course Code ASH/138839/N/PF.
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