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S U P M A C W E N S BOURNVILLE’ ER 2011... FOR SEPTEMB mpus in Longbridge...
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e lately, d the area of Longbridg If you have been aroun on to notice the constructi you couldn’t have failed ing ge’s new build firmly tak work on Bournville Colle for dy rea be llion campus will shape. The new £66 mi ing ist 2011, replacing the ex students in September three campuses.
s, spanning ressed by the new facilitie You are going to be imp ll pitches). es of land (i.e. two footba six storeys over 4.2 acr l offer fantastic wil nt of-the-art environme The purpose-built, stateg, sport and erin cat y, aut be , hairdressing, facilities for construction new courses in dition, we will be offering many other areas. In ad ce and electronics. motor vehicle maintenan , the new Bournville l in the summer of 2011 If you’re leaving schoo choice. College is the obvious en Days (see the along to one of our Op To find out more, come w.bamazed.co.uk back page) or visit ww
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Bus routes to the
Bournville College is relocating to a brand new campus...
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Birmingham - Rednal Birmingham - Rubery, Great Park Birmingham - Bromsgrove Rubery, Great Park - South Woodgate Birmingham - Bromsgrove - Worcester Northfield - Maypole - Solihull West Heath - Hollymoor Way Birmingham - Turves Green Longbridge, Northfield & Weoley Castle
WIN A
NINTENDO DS LITE! Hidden in this issue of Activ8 is a number of bus images. For your chance to win a Nintendo DS Lite all you have to do is email us at events@bournville.ac.uk with your name, address and contact number and tell us how many buses you have found (the one on the left of this page does NOT count!). Closing date is 30th September 2010. Good luck!
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SWEET EXPERIENCE FOR BOURNVILLE STUDENTS...
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CONSTRUCTION STUDENTS SHINEN AT A COMPETITIO
Matt andrews
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College from September 2011 Motor Vehicle Maintenance Courses at Bournville • Learn practical skills and theory behind motor vehicle maintenance in the • Gain a broad knowledge and understanding of health and safety garage a in workplace and other skills associated with working • Train in brand new facilities which reflect a real work environment
INTERESTED IN MEDIA? film or journalism? media, communications, Do you want to work in get there. ville College can help you A media course at Bourn rses. cou dia a good range of me Bournville College offers e rtiv po ndly and sup You will be taught by frie r skills through you p elo dev will staff who hops, role rks a variety of lectures, wo ns. ctio du pro plays, tutorials and dia students Throughout the year, me s and visits. get involved in various trip a study on In June, students went ited the vis y the ere trip to Berlin wh sion evi Tel m, seu Mu Film National and te Tower, Brandenburg Ga many more.
If you’re thinking about going to a university after college, Bournville College is the place to choose. We have excellent progression rates to universities - last year over 260 students went to a university to further their study.
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If you’re looking for a course with a good chance of a university place, you may want to choose one which has a progression agreement with a university. With progression agreements, a partnership university specifies exactly what you need to do to get onto one of their courses. We have progression agreements with local universities on many of our courses, including Aston University, University of Birmingham, Birmingham City University, Newman University College and Wolverhampton University. To find a list of courses at Bournville College which have a progression agreement, visit www.herouteplanner.co.uk
BOTSWANA PROJECT
TRIPS
ular part of Trips and visits are a reg ville College. every course at Bourn vide pro They are designed to ject sub of nty ple students with rich their en d an s ce en eri exp relevant way. ble cia learning in a fun and so year included: Some of the trips this dents • Prague - childcare stu nage) ha (nursery and an orp
National Bournville students on BTEC First fundraising a in part took re dca Diploma in Chil a. wan project to support children in Bots ey Gaff Sue by The project was initiated dy Wen and s) Year ly (Ear er Curriculum Lead ies. Stud al ation Voc Prein urer Lect Church lved in Wendy is passionate and very invo ren child ans, orph supporting Botswana’s with ring suffe e thos and with disabilities is one of AIDS and HIV. She said: ‘Botswana ically, polit s ntrie the most stable African cou est high nd seco ld’s wor however, has the or HIV. number of people suffering with AIDS ans orph ,000 It is predicted that around 200 high of lt resu a as a will be left in Botswan mortality rate connected to AIDS.
• Madrid - art students ture) (galleries and architec nts • Berlin - media stude m seu Mu (National Film er) Tow n sio evi and Tel rism • Cyprus - travel & tou dents stu es vic ser blic pu d an ach) be e’s dit (Paphos, Aphro
children in botswana playing games made by bournville students
Elizabeth Gillett a where she and her best friend Dr Wendy still regularly visits Botswan encouraged ion pass Her re. a counselling cent help to run two day care centres and these children. ing help ards tow tion tribu e their con Bournville childcare students to mak other presents thinking of a range of games and The students had a tough job to do, : ‘There are said ent, Kate Hibbert, a childcare stud they could prepare for the children. think hard to had we so and UK Botswana and the huge cultural differences between s like or why look dog a t wha w kno not ld ple, they wou about relevant presents. For exam elephant an of re pictu . However, if you show them a people would have animals as pets they instantly know what it is.’ for the children e of games and interactive activities Students chose to prepare a rang co-ordination. y and literacy, as well as hand-eye which involved use of basic numerac 3D shapes, and 2D g and threading, matching of Some of the games included lacin e of the project stag next The ns. with a set of instructio hopscotch and a parachute game ng activities. will involve students doing fundraisi
dents • Dublin - business stu seum) Mu s ck (Collins Barra sing • Blackpool - hairdres hair show) l oo kp ac (Bl students • Cornwall sport students (surfing, rock climbing mountain biking)
childcare? d in studyincougrses Are you intereste offered c.uk to discover a range of childcare Visit www.bournville.a at Bournville College.
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