Most popular Summer Mix ever!
Spaces on hundreds of free, fun and exciting courses for young people as part of this year’s Summer Mix programme are filling up fast since registration began earlier this month.
Over 1,400 young people aged 11 to 19 – or 11 to 25 for those with a disability or special learning needs - have already signed up to try something new this August. Many of the fantastic courses on offer are already full, but there are still some spaces available.
Plymouth’s fantastic Summer Mix 2014 is in its fifth year and its popularity continues to grow. With over 230 courses to choose from this year there is something for everyone.
Courses and activities are booked on a first come first served basis, so young people wanting to put their name down are being urged to log on and enrol now.
Just some of the activities still up for grabs include:
- Enterprise and social enterprise if you want to find out what it takes to make a business. Improve your confidence and have fun too!
- Computer courses ranging from video games for fun or for anyone interested in a career in game design, to two day taster courses covering hardware and the software side of computing.
- Carving pictures in stone where you will learn to use stone-carving chisels and mallets to carve out an animal design in limestone.
- Try your hand at construction skills including tiling, decorating, bricklaying and plastering.
- Rock out and jamming music sessions with Livewire.
- Street Dance sessions which will have you locking, street dancing and mastering street and break dance basics in no time.
Young people need to register on the Summer Mix website and apply for courses online. Bookings won’t be confirmed until a signed consent form is received, which can be downloaded from the website.
Once young people have enrolled they will find out very quickly if they have been successful in their course choices when they are sent emails confirming the details. There’s a limit of three courses per young person, but from 23 July young people can book as many places as they want on any course with a vacancy.
Cabinet member for Children, Young People and Public Health, Councillor Sue McDonald, said: “As always, demand for this year’s Summer Mix courses is huge. We’re on track to fill them all, as we did last year, so I’d urge young people to log on to the website as soon as they can to get their names down for any courses they want to book.
“It’s a fantastic opportunity for young people to try something new, refine their skills or simply fill their time during the six weeks holiday with something fun…for free! It’s also a great way to gain qualifications which may lead to employment or training in the future. Many young people taking part on Summer Mix courses have gone onto secure a job or enter into further education as a result of their experiences.”
For anyone in any doubt that Summer Mix can lead to great things, examples of success stories can be seen on the ‘Where are they now?’ Summer Mix video at www.vimeo.com/95488018
Summer Mix 2014 has been organised and funded by Plymouth City Council’s Youth Services. It has been supported by local businesses and other organisations who are providing courses and activities
Enrolment forms for courses are available now at www.summermix.co.uk, along with copies of the brochure detailing exactly what’s on offer and when.
Those young people without access to a computer can call 01752 306595.
