Welcoming Coleg Ceredigion to a Higher Education experience day in Childhood and Education
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s Childhood, Youth and Education team recently hosted a Higher Education Experience Day in Carmarthen, welcoming education and childcare students from Coleg Ceredigion’s Aberystwyth campus.
The day offered students the opportunity to meet the Childhood lecturing team, explore the course portfolio, take part in experiential workshops, and visit the University’s state-of-the-art Immersive Room.
The students had a chance to undertake practical workshops linked to young children’s language development as well as exploring the key importance of team-work and leadership skills for those wishing to follow a career in childhood and education related areas. The workshops encouraged the development of skills linked to confidence, teamwork, and communication. Students also gained ideas to support their own professioanl development including ways to support children’s speech and language development through storytelling and creative play.
Soffi Morgan, was one of the visiting students. She said:
“I enjoyed the trip as I learned a lot about children’s role-playing by telling stories. I also enjoyed the lessons they taught us, especially the importance of teamwork when building a tower out of marshmallows and spaghetti.”
Student Erin Davies said:
“I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to UWTSD. It changed my thoughts on university and sparked an interest in furthering my academic learning journey.
“Alison Rees-Edwards in particular encouraged me to apply for the early years course, her lesson really caught my attention, was very informative, and I feel as though I learnt a lot.
“Her learning style was very engaging, as was Natasha Young’s lesson, which was a great way to incorporate learning with play and make the experience both fun and educational.”
Glenda Tinney a Childhood Youth and Education lecturer, said:
“We are always delighted to welcome Coleg Ceredigion, especially as they are always motivated and engaged in the taster day’s activities. They are wonderful ambassadors for Coleg Ceredigion, and we were impressed by their enthusiasm across the day.
“Our Higher Education Experience visits are designed to bust some myths about higher education so students can see for themselves how higher education courses at UWTSD develop the links between theory and practice and combine active learning alongside research and discussion tasks. We want students to see that courses are not just about sitting passively in lectures. Instead, we offer a range of different learning activities which are experiential, interactive and value student collaboration and input. We also make the best use of innovative learning environments, including the indoors, outdoors and digital resources, so learning is immersive”.
Annwen Evans, Coleg Ceredigion childcare lecturer, said:
“The visit offered valuable insight into progression opportunities within the early years sector and helped learners develop key skills to support their studies and future careers.
“Learners were enthusiastic, fully engaged, and represented the college exceptionally well throughout the day.
“We would like to extend our thanks to the early years team at UWTSD Carmarthen for their warm welcome and for providing such an enriching and memorable experience for our learners.”
To find out more about our courses or HE Experience Days, contact info@uwtsd.ac.uk
To discuss our Childhood, Youth and Education courses you can contact g.tinney@uwtsd.ac.uk
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