Accelerate
What are you doing now? Exams Thinking about your next step...
What comes next? More exams? Work? College? University?
Accelerate
Strathclyde University One week programme Pupils at end of S4, S5 & S6 Focus on area of potential study Meet professionals and experts in area of interest Take part in group challenges and experience student life
Accelerate 1 Science & Engineering 25 th to 29 th June 2012 Mini Space Academy Psychology Astrophysics Product Design
What you could be doing… Testing out a driving simulator Designing, building and launching a rocket Talking live to astronauts in Houston Using computer aided design software to manufacture and market your product Doing experiments to prove whether the moon landings really happened Measuring your brain activity
Accelerate 2 Business, Law, Education & Social Sciences 23 rd – 27 th July 2012 Education Sport Business and Enterprise Chemistry Languages Law
What you could be doing… Preparing and enacting a criminal trial, complete with real judge Designing a proposal for the rebranding of an Ayrshire town Designing and leading your own fitness programme Visiting a Commonwealth Games 2014 venue Making a podcast in another language
Accelerate Timetable 1 10:00 – 12:1512:15 – 13:0513:15 – 14:3014:30 – 15:30 Team Building & Introduction to Giga Challenge LunchGiga ChallengeMindsets 2 10:00 – 12:1512:15 – 13:0513:15 – 14:1514:30 – 15:30 Giga ChallengeLunchSAAS PresentationGiga Challenge 3 10:00 – 11:3011:30 – 12:3012:45 – 13:3013:45 – 15:15 Giga Challenge LunchCareers/Industry Day 4 10:00 – 12:1512:30 – 13:3013:45 – 15:15 Giga ChallengeLunchGiga Challenge 5 10:00-12:0012:15 – 13:0013:15 – 14:3014:45 – 15:30 Giga ChallengeLunchTeam PresentationsAward Ceremony
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Cost £250 but… You can apply for an ILA Scotland account that would give you £200 towards the cost So… only £50 to pay
Accelerate: What’s in it for you? Find out more about courses and careers that interest you See what University is really like Improve your CV Improve your study and team-work skills Experience life as a real student Make new friends