Today we were very lucky to be invited down to the Stranraer Campus of the Dumfries and Galloway College to engage in some taster sessions for the courses they offer while also tying into Math Week Scotland.
What an amazing day we have had! This was the first time many of the pupils (and staff) had seen inside the college campus building and we were blown away by how bright, airy and modern it was with such fantastic facilities inside to suit a variety of different courses on offer!
Our first venture of the day was in Mocktail making. We headed into the lovely clean kitchen and set to work learning how to mix together our drinks and how to make fruit salads on the other side of the kitchen. Pupils use their measuring skills to put the correct amounts of each dish/drink into the glass/bowl and then got to enjoy the (literal) fruits of their labour.
Next on our experience was the STEM centre that has been build in the middle of the campus. This was an absolutely excellent space that we absolutely made the most of, using our STEM activity kits we set to work on a variety of different STEM challenges which used our knowledge of 3D shape, measure and counting.
Our final stop was in the childcare area of the college which was kitted out with a fantastic playroom for the pupils to get involved in. Students were able to lead the pupils in a variety of different activities that put to work their numeracy skills such as; making up bottles for babies, making play dough and some games with the other students on the course. It was lovely watching the child care students and the pupils interact together.
Finally, we hopped on the bus back to school just in time for lunch (okay… maybe a touch late!)
We cannot thank the lovely staff at DGC Stranraer campus enough for this experience and our own Miss Whorlow for the time taken to arrange it for us all. We all had an amazing day and it has been such a good experience for the staff and pupils to see what the Stranraer campus has to offer!
We successfully applied for funding from the Edinburgh Mathematical Society (EMS) School Enrichment Fund to pay for transportation costs for all three schools from our trio to attend this great event. Thank you also to this organisation for making today’s learning experience possible.
Here are some recounts from the pupils of their day;
Today at the college the thing I liked most was making the play doh 😚🤗😍🤩 . The people at the college were really friendly people. At the college we made fruit salad ,fruit drinks and drew our drink🍎🍍🍌. The fruit drink was very nice. 😍😘🏡 – Pheobe (p5)
