{"id":210,"date":"2018-02-19T15:31:22","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T15:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/outreach\/?p=210"},"modified":"2018-02-19T15:31:22","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T15:31:22","slug":"shu-got-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/outreach\/2018\/02\/19\/shu-got-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Have SHU Got Talent?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Thursday and Friday\u00a0the Sheffield Hallam University Outreach team will be taking over the Winter Gardens with a variety of exciting, interactive and free activities for children over half-term and is asking them: &#8216;Have SHU got talent?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/outreach\/files\/2018\/02\/Have-SHU-Got-Talent-blog-post-pic.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"211\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/outreach\/2018\/02\/19\/shu-got-talent\/have-shu-got-talent-blog-post-pic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/outreach\/files\/2018\/02\/Have-SHU-Got-Talent-blog-post-pic.png?fit=1136%2C801&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1136,801\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Have SHU Got Talent blog post pic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/outreach\/files\/2018\/02\/Have-SHU-Got-Talent-blog-post-pic.png?fit=712%2C502&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-211 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/outreach\/files\/2018\/02\/Have-SHU-Got-Talent-blog-post-pic-300x212.png?resize=300%2C212&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Have SHU Got talent?\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/outreach\/files\/2018\/02\/Have-SHU-Got-Talent-blog-post-pic.png?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/outreach\/files\/2018\/02\/Have-SHU-Got-Talent-blog-post-pic.png?resize=768%2C542&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/outreach\/files\/2018\/02\/Have-SHU-Got-Talent-blog-post-pic.png?resize=1024%2C722&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/outreach\/files\/2018\/02\/Have-SHU-Got-Talent-blog-post-pic.png?w=1136&amp;ssl=1 1136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Activities include mask making, creative writing, costume design, imaginative play and puppet theatre and will provide a great level of learning and entertainment. The events are aimed at children aged 5 &#8211; 13 years old and takes place on <strong>Thursday 22<sup>nd<\/sup> and Friday 23<sup>rd<\/sup> February in the Winter Gardens from 10am-3pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The event builds on the successes of previous community engagement events, including in November, when the team ran two days of bonfire themed activities in the Moor Market.<\/p>\n<p>Serena Noble, Widening Participation and Outreach Coordinator said:<em> &#8220;These are always such great events to be involved with. It&#8217;s lovely to be able to introduce children to the types of courses they could study in the future through fun, free activities&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0Feedback from the events is always extremely positive. One recent parent who attended with her children said: <em>\u201cIt was a brilliant afternoon had by my family\u2026 superbly organised and loads of interesting things for the kids to see and do.\u201d <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Community Engagement provides a key opportunity to interact and work with young people and their families outside the formal school environment.<\/p>\n<h2>Children&#8217;s University Credits<\/h2>\n<p>As with all of our recent community activities, the event will be a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheffield.gov.uk\/cu\"><strong>Children\u2019s University<\/strong><\/a> \u2018Learning Destination\u2019, where children are able to collect Children\u2019s University credits.<\/p>\n<p>For each hour children spend at a \u2018Learning Destination\u2019, they collect one credit in their passport to learning. The Children&#8217;s University passports to learning can be purchased from any Sheffield library for \u00a33.50.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to seeing you in the Winter Gardens!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Thursday and Friday\u00a0the Sheffield Hallam University Outreach team will be taking over the Winter Gardens with a variety of exciting, interactive and free activities for children over half-term and is asking them: &#8216;Have SHU got talent?&#8217; Activities include mask making, creative writing, costume design, imaginative play and puppet theatre and will provide a great &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/outreach\/2018\/02\/19\/shu-got-talent\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;Have SHU Got Talent?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2637,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[21,17,3,18],"tags":[22],"class_list":["post-210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-childrens-university","category-education","category-outreach","category-pre-16-engagement","tag-outreach","no-featured-image"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9CClw-3o","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":155,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/outreach\/2017\/10\/16\/shu-outreach-to-bring-a-spark-of-excitement-to-the-moor-this-half-term\/","url_meta":{"origin":210,"position":0},"title":"SHU Outreach to bring a spark of excitement to the Moor this half term","author":"Matt Lawton-Hunt","date":"October 16, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"On Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd November, the Sheffield Hallam University Outreach team will build on our previous community engagement successes by heading to the Moor Market to hold two days of activities, where young people aged 5 - 13 can get crafty with bonfire themed art and crafts, take\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Children's University&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Children's University","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/outreach\/category\/childrens-university\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/outreach\/files\/2017\/10\/CU-live-208x300.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":322,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/outreach\/2018\/10\/30\/1918-creative-writing-project\/","url_meta":{"origin":210,"position":1},"title":"1918 &#8211; The Creative Writing Project","author":"Katie Deakin","date":"October 30, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"1918 - The Creative Writing Project Writing Stories As part of a series of events and activities that Sheffield Hallam University have planned, the Widening Participation and Outreach (WPO) Team have worked in partnership with three Primary Schools from across the South Yorkshire region to deliver an exciting creative writing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;ambassadors&quot;","block_context":{"text":"ambassadors","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/outreach\/category\/ambassadors\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/outreach\/files\/2018\/10\/Capture-1-300x225.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":330,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/outreach\/2018\/12\/10\/tips-tricks-making-shu-open-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":210,"position":2},"title":"Tips and Tricks: Making the most of a SHU Open Day","author":"Katie Deakin","date":"December 10, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Tips and Tricks: Making the most of a SHU Open Day Open Days, Course Open Days and Selection Events are all ways to find out what the university is really like. 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