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Family First Aid and Creative courses

Kite Making

Price:
FREE
Starts:
29/07/2024
Day of week:
MON
Ends:
29/07/2024
Location:
Time:
10:00 - 12:00
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 5+ 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 communication.

Families will extend knowledge, work together, design and make kites and fly their kite, weather permitting. The kites can be based on topics related to a school project if tutor is notified at time of booking the course.

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.

Content will include all/some of the following:
• Learning about how kites fly.
• Drawing and designing a kite.
• Creating and decorating the kite.
• Flying a kite.
• Develop problem solving strategies.
• Explore different ways of expressing creative potential.
• Building relationships within the family/community.

What do I need to bring with me?

Please wear old clothing and/or bring an apron as there may be use of glue and other craft materials.

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

Deal Library
Deal Library
Broad Street
Deal
Kent
CT14 6ER

If you require any information about this location then please call 03000 41 22 22* and quote the Course Code DEA/142905/N/PF.