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☀️ Our Summer 2025 Holiday Activity Newsletter is HERE! ☀️

☀️ Our Summer 2025 Holiday Activity Newsletter is HERE! ☀️

10th July 2025

Looking for fun, exciting, and CU-validated activities to keep your children busy, learning, and having fun this summer? Look no further! 🎉 The South Yorkshire Children’s University Summer 2025 Holiday Activity Newsletter is now live – packed full of brilliant opportunities happening across the region. From outdoor adventures and creative…

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Celebrating the GOALS Project – Growing Our Achievement, Learning and Skills

Celebrating the GOALS Project – Growing Our Achievement, Learning and Skills

10th July 2025

We’re excited to share the amazing work happening through GOALS – a joint pilot project between HEPP and South Yorkshire Children’s University.   The GOALS Breakfast Club supports students in Years 7 to 9 by helping them build key life skills like confidence, teamwork, independent learning and problem-solving – all…

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Learning Destination Brochure – offers for CU schools from activity providers

Learning Destination Brochure – offers for CU schools from activity providers

20th June 2025

We're pleased to launch our first edition of the South Yorkshire Children's University Learning Destination Brochure! We'll update the document regularly, so if you're looking for high quality activity providers to deliver activities for your school (whether that's on your school site, at their own venue or elsewhere), do take…

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Pupils lead the way at ‘Think Climate!’ Celebration Event

Pupils lead the way at ‘Think Climate!’ Celebration Event

17th June 2025

🌍✨ What an empowering day for climate education! ✨🌍 Over 100 pupils from 11 schools across South Yorkshire came together at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) today to celebrate their achievements as part of our Think Climate! Project in a Box — a dynamic initiative from South Yorkshire Children's University in…

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Spring Holiday Activity Newsletter is here!

Spring Holiday Activity Newsletter is here!

9th May 2025

The SYCU Spring Holiday Activity Newsletter is here! Download a copy for ideas of places to visit and activities to take part in, right across the region this half term. All activities at Learning Destinations will earn CU credits.

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2025 Easter Holiday Activity Newsletter

14th March 2025

Here's our Easter 2025 Holiday Activity Newsletter! Packed full of ideas for things to do, places to visit, activities to try, and great news...they all earn CU credits towards your next CU award! There are loads of Home Learning Challenges too, so no need to even leave the house. Download…

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February Holiday Activity Newsletter is here!

31st January 2025

For the first time in 2025, we're joining forces between Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Children’s University centres and publishing our February 2025 edition of our activity newsletter, full of activities happening in the upcoming February half term. The great news is there are activities happening right across South Yorkshire,…

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Marking an incredible 2024 for South Yorkshire Children’s University!

Marking an incredible 2024 for South Yorkshire Children’s University!

20th December 2024

As we approach the end of the year, we want to take a moment to say a heartfelt thank you to our partners, schools and Learning Destinations for your unwavering support and commitment to the work of South Yorkshire Children's University in 2024. It truly is both a privilege and…

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December Holiday Activity Newsletter

December Holiday Activity Newsletter

17th December 2024

Here's our December Holiday Activity Newsletter! Packed full of ideas for things to do, places to visit, activities to try, and great news...they all earn CU credits towards your next CU award! There are loads of Home Learning Challenges too, so no need to leave the house. Download your copy…

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South Yorkshire CU Launches ‘Think Climate!’ Initiative to Empower Future Eco-Champions

South Yorkshire CU Launches ‘Think Climate!’ Initiative to Empower Future Eco-Champions

5th November 2024

We're thrilled to be supporting our schools to launch South Yorkshire CU's brand new Project in a box 'Think Climate!' for the 2024-25 academic year! Available exclusively to CU schools across the region, this amazing initiative brings fun, hands-on enrichment activities right into the classroom to help children and young…

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October Half Term Holiday Newsletter!

October Half Term Holiday Newsletter!

11th October 2024

We’re SUPER excited to announce that once again, we’ve pulled together a HUGE selection of fab learning activities. Take a look at our OCTOBER 2024 edition of our activity newsletter, full of activities happening in the October holidays right across South Yorkshire! ?✨? It’s packed with fun activities – find…

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Yes Chef! impact extends far beyond schools

Yes Chef! impact extends far beyond schools

26th September 2024

The "Yes Chef!" Project in a Box, developed by South Yorkshire Children's University and sponsored in part by Loadhog, made a significant impact last year by facilitating schools to teach primary school students about healthy eating, food-related skills, and nutrition. This wasn’t during ‘normal’ lessons though – as part of…

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