Devon Children’s University At the moment students from Children’s Universities all around the country are celebrating their achievements by graduating—but what does that actually mean? A graduation is a very important event in a person’s life. It marks great achievement through hard work and dedication to learning. For the actual ceremony a traditional outfit known as the ‘cap and gown’ is worn. The cap is also known as a mortar board. This academic outfit dates all the way back to the 12th Century! To celebrate such an amazing achievement the families of those graduating (the graduates), are invited to come and see them presented with their scrolls and certificates. Check out how our graduation went p. 5&6 It’s summer time and here at DCU Central we are absolutely loving it!! So far this month we’ve been cycling, kayaking and hiking! We’ve seen some ponies up on the moors and lots of people down at the beach. Now is a brilliant time to explore the great outdoors! Check out! Check out! Check out! Newsletter July 2014 Congratulations Ger!! Ger Graus is the founding Chief Executive of the Children’s University - he’s the big boss! He has recently been appointed as an honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE), to celebrate all his hard work with children and young people across the whole country! This means that he will get to go and meet a member of the Royal Family up at Buckingham Palace and will receive a very special badge too! Well done Ger!
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Devon Children’s
University
At the moment students from
Children’s Universities all
around the country are
celebrating their achievements
by graduating—but what does
that actually mean?
A graduation is a very important
event in a person’s life. It marks
great achievement through hard
work and dedication to learning.
For the actual ceremony a
traditional outfit known as the
‘cap and gown’ is worn. The
cap is also known as a mortar
board. This academic outfit
dates all the way back to the
12th Century!
To celebrate such an amazing
achievement the families of
those graduating (the graduates),
are invited to come and see them
presented with their scrolls and
certificates.
Check out how our
graduation went p. 5&6
It’s summer time and here at DCU Central we are absolutely loving it!!
So far this month we’ve been cycling, kayaking and hiking! We’ve seen some ponies up on the moors and lots of people down at the beach. Now
is a brilliant time to explore the great outdoors!
Check out!Check out!Check out!
Newsletter July 2014
Congratulations Ger!!
Ger Graus is the founding Chief Executive of the
Children’s University - he’s the big boss! He has
recently been appointed as an honorary Officer of
the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
(OBE), to celebrate all his hard work with children
and young people across the whole country!
This means that he will get to go and meet a
member of the Royal Family up at Buckingham
Palace and will receive a very special badge too!
Well done Ger!
At the beginning of June the DCU Team packed
ourselves and our stuff into a (very large) car and went
off to the Royal Cornwall Show down in Wadebridge.
Having never been before we were excited to have a
look around. While we were there we met an assortment
of both animals and people, as you can see from the
pictures!
The theme of the show this year was scarecrows, and
visitors to the event had the chance to go on a scarecrow
treasure hunt around the whole show ground!
Children who visited our stand in the BBC Radio
Cornwall marquee got the chance to make their very
own scarecrow puppets. They also had the opportunity
to design a colourful postcard that they could send to
family or friends, and to make some paper boats to race
against each other!
We had a brilliant time and even got to hang out with
Torbay and Cornwall Children’s Universities as well :)
Plymouth 2014
Here at Plymouth’s Lord Mayor’s Day 2014
we had fun chatting to some VIP guests and then
making crazy monster puppets!
There was absolutely loads going on both here at
Plymouth University, and in Plymouth city
centre. There was a parade through the town
with costumes and giant puppets, there was
musical entertainment down at the Piazza and
there were lots of stalls and displays all around.