Give It A Go Booklet Term 3 by University of York Students' Union

HELLO SALVE

It’s Summer! The days are getting warmer, the nights are getting lighter and we’re back to top off your year with another massive range of activities and opportunities to help bust the stress of exam season and let you unwind in the best way possible. This term, it’s all about giving you short, sharp ways to escape exam revision and assessment prep and experience something a bit different. Don’t feel guilty about taking this time away, it will help you in the long term! Alongside all this stuff, we’ve got ace sessions from people like LFA, Careers and YUSU Bars to help you make the most out of your summer by finding work or helping you travel in a safer and more convenient way. Is there something missing from our programme? Share your thoughts with us by emailing giveitago@yusu.org. You can find us on Facebook by searching ‘YUSU Give It A Go’ or you can find us on Twitter - just search @GIAGYork. University isn’t going to last forever, so make the most out of it and try as much as you can now!

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4. Languages for All 5. Careers 6. YUSU Bars 7. Societies 8. RAG & Volunteering

9. Sport 10. Activators 11. York Active 12. YUCycle 13. Teach First 14. Calendar

Are you looking to go travelling over the summer? Maybe you’ll be interrailing or working abroad but whatever you’re doing, make your travelling safer and easier this summer - learn the lingo! Languages for All are offering these sessions for free so take advantage of them and sign up today via yusu.org to book your place! WWW .

Beginners’ Spanish Mon 18th April, J/P/005 12pm-1pm

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Post-beginners’ Business Japanese Mon 18th April, J/P/002 12pm-1pm

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Beginners’ Portuguese Weds 20th April, J/P/001 12pm-1pm

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Beginners’ Modern Greek Thurs 21th April, J/P/001 12pm-1pm

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Beginners’ Italian Tues 19th April, J/P/003 12pm-1pm

Intermediate French Thurs 21th April, J/P/003 12pm-1pm

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Intermediate Chinese Tues 19th April, J/P/005 12pm-1pm

Beginners’ Japanese Fri 22nd April, J/P/005 12pm-1pm

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Beginners’ French Weds 20th April, J/P/002 12pm-1pm

Not going anywhere this year? Why not gear up for 2017 and book a place on LFA’s year-long courses next year!

Summer Recruitment Fair Monday 6 June (week 9) 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3pm Physics Exhibition Centre Open to all students! Graduate Roles Internships and Placements Summer Work Experience

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How to make the Perfect Coffee Sat 23rd April, Kitchen@Alcuin 10am-11am/11.30am-12.30pm 1pm-2pm Go from coffee newbie to know it all in an hour! £3 per person Only 4 spaces per session.

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Basic Bar Training Sat 7th May, Courtyard 9am-10am/10am-11am Fast training that’ll get you pulling the perfect pint. £3 per person Only 5 spaces per session.

Looking to make some cash this summer? Working bar or kitchen jobs are an ideal way to gain some employment experience, earn some dosh and stock up ready for when the new year starts in September. Not sure you’ve got the skills yet? Book your place on one of these sessions and make sure you hit that interview or trial shift knowing what you’re talking about!

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Bar and Cocktail Training Sat 4th June, The Lounge 6pm-8pm From pint pulling to pina coladas, learn everything you need to know about cocktail making. £5 per person Only 5 spaces.

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Kitchen Practical Training Sat 21st May, Courtyard 9am-10am Useful, practical tips that will get you that kitchen job. £1.50 per person Only 3 spaces per session.

How to make the Perfect Coffee Sat 11th June, Kitchen@Alcuin 9am-10am/10.30am11.30am/1pm-2pm A repeat of the Week 2 session in case you missed it! £3 per person Only 4 spaces per session.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never too late to join a society here in York. Taking some time out from revision to help can be really helpful!

Week 2

Revelation Rock Gospel Thurs 21st April, D/L/116 7.30pm-9.30pm Join the friendliest choir on campus for an evening full of gospel, groove and acapella action, no experience needed!

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Trans-Awareness Week Talk with FemSoc Weds 11th May, 8pm-9pm FemSoc celebrate TransAwareness Week. This talk is part of a wider series, you can catch the other talks every Wednesday at 8pm in P/T/006.

Week 3 Week 8 York Student Cinema Mon 25th April, P/X/001 6.15pm-7.30pm Learn how a YSC screening comes together, meet a friendly bunch of people and maybe even catch a little bit of the film while itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playing out.

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Yoga in the Park with YogaSoc Thurs 5th May, 22 Acres 2pm-3pm Exam stress too much? Spend some time unwinding and re-focussing to get back to revision feeling ready to ace your exams.

DevSoc Bootcamp Various times across Week 8 and Week 9 Interested in making video games? No experience? Learn everything you need to start developing games at this event! Email devsoc@yusu.org for more information.

Filmmaking with YSTV Sat 4th June, YSTV Studio (Opposite James G/020) 1pm-4pm Get away from exam stress by creating a short film in a short space of time - a good laugh and a fantastic way to learn new skills.

Tea and Coffee Every Tuesday, Derwent SCR 10.50am - 12.10pm Come along to help out at the Tea and Coffee volunteering group’s weekly coffee morning! Drink some tea and coffee, chat with members of the community and play a quick game of bingo to help make someone’s morning.

As a student at York, you gain a lot from the University and from the wider community...so why not give something back? RAG (Raising And Giving) and Volunteering play a key part in uni. By getting involved not only will you be giving something back and having fun, but you’ll also push yourself and will come away with something to put on your CV! RAG and Volunteering doesn’t need to be time consuming or hard work you can give as much time as you want and do whatever you want to do - even the smallest help will make all the difference. There are opportunities to cover everything from sporting feats to helping out in schools, so have a look and see if you’d like to give any of these opportunities a go!

Harmony Cafe Sat 16th April, St Aelred’s Community Centre 1.30pm-4pm Make somebody’s day a little brighter and head along to the Harmony Cafe for an afternoon helping the elderly get out and about and socialise. Sound like something you’d be interested in doing? Email mindsinmotion@ yusu.org!

Give Blood Mon 2nd May, James Dining Hall 10am-4pm No matter how stressful exam season gets, it’s important to remember that there are people in worse situations than you and that we should all help these people whenever possible. Giving blood is simple, easy to do and will go to help people who need it most.

Now that summer’s here you really have no excuse whatsoever to get active! Exercise is also a great exam season stress-buster so try out these sessions, get moving and Give It A Go! You can buy tickets for paid sessions from yusu.org/tickets.

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Judo Sun 24th April, Derwent Squash Courts 6pm-8pm Learn how to throw people over your shoulder with the judo taster session. Great for fitness, confidence and self-defence.

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Wakeboarding with YuWake Sat 16th April, Meet at James Reception 12pm-6pm Learn to walk on water in a beginner friendly environment! After this session, you’ll be qualified to take part in Roses 2016 if you want to so what are you waiting for? Ticket Price: £15

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Taekwondo Thurs 28th April, Sports Centre Main Hall 6pm-7pm Fancy learning some basic self defence? Then come along to the Taekwondo taster session! Get active get re-energised!

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Sailing and Windsurfing Sat 16th April, Meet outside the Sports Centre 9am-5pm This session will be a fun session of sailing and/or windsurfing, with instructors on hand to teach anyone new to the sports, mini-races and a lot of fun!

Try-dive with YUSAC Thurs 19th May, Archbishop Holgate Swimming Pool 6.30pm-9pm Fancy giving SCUBA diving a go? Join the Sub-Aqua club for an underwater experience and top off your year in style!

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What are Activators? Activators are weekly sports sessions designed entirely for beginners. Competition isn’t the aim - these sessions are all about getting involved and getting active. They run every week between Weeks 3 and 10 so you’ve got plenty of opportunities to get involved! Activators are a fantastic way to get into playing sport at York so if you like these sessions, why not try joining your College sports teams? If you really decide to get involved with sport at York, why not join one of the 64 sports teams? And while you’re at it, why not support your sports teams as they go head-to-head with Lancaster at Roses 2016?

Netball Tues, Sports Centre Main Hall 4pm-5pm Netball is one of the university’s most established clubs - that doesn’t mean that they’re not looking for new ways for you to get involved, though! If you haven’t played netball since school and want to give it another go, then this is the session for you. Each session costs £1.50 to attend.

Badminton Thurs, Sports Centre Main Hall 6pm-7pm Get active with these sessions from the Badminton club. They’re fast paced, fun and informal with no strings attached! Head on down, take part and Give It A Go!

Touch Rugby Fri, JLD Pitch 6pm-7pm Touch rugby is a fantastic way to keep active. It’s fast-paced, high tempo and no contact! This is the perfect session to attend if you want to build your skills up before trying rugby league or rugby union.

York Active offers no commitment, low cost sport and fitness classes to university staff and students. With top notch fitness sessions at just ÂŁ1.50 a session, why not head over to yorkactive.com for the full timetable of activities? In the meantime, check out this small sample of fast-paced fitness sessions that are sure to take your mind off exams and onto taking care of your body! All sessions run Weeks 2-10

Basketball Tuesday, Sports Centre Main Hall 1pm-2pm

Badminton Thursday, Sports Centre Main Hall 2pm-3pm

Rush Hockey Tuesday, JLD Pitch 5pm-6pm

Volleyball Thursday, Sports Centre Main Hall 2.30pm-3.30pm

Dance Ballet Wednesday, Sports Centre Dance Studio 11.15am-12pm

Roller Skiing Friday, Sports Village Cycle Circuit 7.30pm-9pm

Dance Cardio Wednesday, Sports Centre Dance Studio 12pm-12.45pm

Roller Skiing Sunday, Sports Village Cycle Circuit 9am-11am

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Week Commencing:

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11th April 18th April

Beginners’ Spanish Post-beginners’ Japanese

Beginners’ Italian Intermediate Chinese, Rush Hockey, Basketball

Dance Ballet, Dance Cardio, Beginners’ French Beginners’ Portuguese,

25th April

York Student Cinema

Basketball, Rush Hockey, Netball

Dance Ballet, Dance Cardio

2nd May

Give Blood