Count on us for ... Olympic fun! - Retford Library - Family Learning

About this course

Come and join us to celebrate the Paris Olympics in your local library this summer. We are putting on a series of FREE creative maths challenges for you and your child. There will be an opportunity to make, measure and model over 2 hours. 

You can enrol on the day.

What will be covered on the course?

You and your child will use basic maths skills, linked to the primary curriculum, to make paper javelins, medals, the Eiffel Tower and Olympic themed maths games*. The sessions are informal and provide a fun way to introduce maths concepts. You will work with your child to measure, shape, cut and produce a maths challenge. 

*activity will differ depending on library location 

What will learners achieve by the end of the course?

By the end of the course, you and your child will be more confident measuring distance, constructing 3D shapes and have improved your mental maths.

What skills or knowledge do learners already need to have to attend the course?

Children must be mature enough to take part in making activities and engage with fun explanations. Adults must be accompanied by a child (maximum 2 children per adult) and children must be accompanied by an adult – you will be working together to complete the maths challenges set. 

This course is for people who don’t already have a level 2 qualification in maths (GCSE C/4 or above) or are not confident in using maths at this level.

Will the learner receive anything for free for attending? 

The things they make.

All learners who complete an enrolment form will be entered into a prize draw to win shopping vouchers worth:

1st prize: £100 

2nd prize: £50 

3rd prize: £20

No need to pre- book - just enrol on the day

However, when you enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Greater London
• Greater Manchester
• Liverpool City Region
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
• Tees Valley
• West of England
• West Midlands
• West Yorkshire

Any questions?

Check the FAQs page, or get in touch:

• By phone: 01623 677 200
• By email: learning@inspireculture.org.uk

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