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 Junior scholars thrive in Children’s University |
| More and more primary schoolchildren in Warwick district are happily choosing ‘detention’ and staying behind at school through Warwickshire County Council’s involvement with the Children’s University. The Children’s University is offering the district’s schoolchildren aged 7-13 years (Key stage 2-3) a diverse range of modules to take part in after school, ranging from touch-typing and technology to yoga, mini tennis or circus skills. Kids’ College offers similar opportunities for children aged between 5 and 7 years (Key stage 1). 32 schools in the district have signed up to participate in the scheme, organised by the county’s extended services division which aims to maximise the use of schools after hours via various partnerships ensuring that the community receive full benefit of the building and the resources it can offer. Just over 50% of the primary schools in Warwickshire have signed up to the Children’s University which, according to a 2009 report entitled ‘Extra Mile Project’, ‘broadens pupils horizons … (by providing) … cultural opportunities beyond the budget of local families.’ Each module requires a certain amount of time to be spent learning and having fun; for Kids’ College a module requires six hours of learning which goes up to eight hours for Children’s University. At this point, a certificate is presented to the children in assembly at school. |  | Related Links Extended Services |
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