Monday 9 January, 1.20-3.15
S5 ‘Typical Student Week’ workshop
S6 ‘Getting by on a Student Budget’ workshop
Alloa Academy, Alloa (near Stirling)
If you would like to sign up for this workshop please email me at alice.c.smith@ed.ac.uk
This will be a mega workshop bundle of two for the price of one! Otherwise known as one S5 workshop followed by one S6 workshop…and there will be lunch at the office thrown in too!
The meeting time is 11.30 at the LEAPS office and you will be back around 4.30(ish).
There is the possibility of a pick up from Heriot-Watt or Stirling Unis on route – please contact Alice to confirm this. Alternatively, you could meet us at the school reception before the workshop at 1.00pm. Please specify your preferred method for getting to the workshop when you get in touch!
For a summary of the S5 workshop please see below:
For the S5 workshop you will be working with a small group of S5 pupils (15-16 year olds). The pupils have to find out as much as they can about your typical week at university and plot your activities on a weekly planner. They also calculate how many hours you spend on each activity per week. For this exercise it is best if you can tell the group about your first year at university but if you can’t remember that in much detail then your current timetable will do nicely!
For a summary of the S6 workshop, please see below:
During the S6 workshop you will be working with a small group of S6 pupils (16-17 year olds) on a student case study. The pupils in your group have to discuss and work out with the aid of a calculator, what the case study student’s expenditure is for a typical week at university. They also have to discuss and figure out what income their case study student has available to them during the academic year to pay for their student lifestyle. Your role is to make sure the group is working together, discussing the case study and reaching agreement before writing down their answers. More importantly, we would also like you to share with your pupils your own experiences of getting by on a student budget.
Sarah, Joanne and Roy will be leading this workshop and so far the following volunteers have signed up:
Liz W, Eve, John Mc (pick up @ Stirling), Kate H, Karolina G, Sean C, Lee Anne T, Carolyn S,
