Dear Children’s University Parents/Caregivers

Welcome to 2025!

My name is Wendy Thompson, and I am a Year 2 Teacher and the Children’s University Coordinator for our school.

Children’s University is not just for academic children it is for all different types of learners. If your child finds school hard to show their learning style, then this program is for them to find success and enjoy learning.

Our students can be involved in an exciting program: ‘Children’s University’. Children’s University (CU) aims to encourage high quality out of school activities for children aged between 5 and 14 years, engaging the wider community as learning partners in this process. The most important principles of CU are that participation is voluntary and activities must take place outside the normal school day during lunch, after school, weekends and holidays. All CU learning is designed to inspire children to think about their futures with a greater knowledge of the careers and professions that they could aspire to.

Led by the University of Adelaide, CU aims to nurture aspirations and develop a love of learning. Children and young people enrolled in CU are issued with a Passport to Learning which records their individual learning journey. After the first 30 hours of learning, children are rewarded for their participation at a graduation ceremony held at the University of Adelaide or a prestigious venue in regional areas. Children can graduate multiple times depending on the hours they accrue. Information on the hours, and award levels, can be found in the Passport to Learning. GRADUATION will be during the day this year in Term 4.

Participating students have access to activities at school, online and in the wider community (Learning Destinations). These activities have been validated by CU trained staff as good learning experiences. Once your child becomes a member, a full list of Learning Destinations and online activities can be found by logging on to the CU Portal* here www.cuaportal.com.

Students are enrolled in CU when they receive their Passport to Learning and have paid the annual fee. The annual fee for 2025 is $38.50 (inc. GST) per student, which includes a passport in the first year only. All replacement passports will incur a fee of $7.70 (inc GST).  Please note that membership fees for School Card Holders are only $16.50 (inc GST) per student with one passport in the first year only.

However, please do not sign up if you are not committed at trying your best to graduate.

There will be parent information session for all CU Members at 3:30pm on the 17th of March in the library. A CU coordinator will be present to answer questions, and the children will receive their passports at this time.

If you would like to participate, please sign your child up by using the QR code by NO LATER than the due date 7^th March 2025, which is week 6, term 1.

Payments need to be paid by this date too on the schools Qkr! App.

No late entries will be accepted.

Thanks in advance.

Kind Regards,

Mrs Wendy Thompson

Year 2, Classroom Teacher

Children’s University Coordinator

wendy.thompson923@schools.sa.edu.au