EDUCATION & SUMMER SCHOOLING 14 FAMI LY VALUE S 21 JUNE 2014


Magazines make learning fun!


Tere’s no reason why early learning can’t be fun for all, especially if your child’s favourite characters are there to help. With Fun To Learn magazines it’s reassuring to know that beyond the appeal of the free gift, the magazine’s content is giving them a head start in key literacy and numeracy skills. Each magazine in the Fun To Learn range, from


preschool learning expert Redan Publishing, is carefully designed to promote creative and imaginative skills using a phonics-based reading system that supports pre and primary school early- learning goals. Now Redan’s award-winning editorial team have


taken their inspirational early-learning techniques online, with an interactive, digital version of their hugely popular Peppa Pig Bag-O-Fun magazine. Supporting the National Curriculum’s Early


Years Foundation Stage, the interactive magazine includes a wonderful, fully narrated read-along story with a variety of entertaining activities and games based on the popular TV show, Peppa Pig. Currently playable on iPad and iPad MINI (and


soon to be available on Android devices), pre- school children are encouraged to participate in early educational activities, as they work through the app and read along with the story. To ensure that readers get the most educational


value out of their magazines and apps, Redan has put together the following tips:


• Allow your child to feel in charge • Draw attention to activities you know that they enjoy to start with and move to more challenging ones as they gain confidence


• Offer help and prompts where necessary • Encourage your child to talk about what they’re doing • Praise and encourage to make learning an enjoyable experience for you and your child


Perfect for long journeys, rainy days or as a gift for friends or family.


Redan’s magazines are


educational and inspiring, but most importantly they’re all about enjoying being a kid!


Contact information Redan’s magazines are available in all major


supermarkets and newsagents throughout the UK. Prices start at £1.99 www.redan.co.uk


Bayard magazines: for a unique reading adventure!


Tink about all the things your child has learned to do since birth — walking, talking, getting dressed… Te next important step towards independence is learning to read. It is essential to support children’s reading and learning at home. For 18 years, Bayard has been publishing high-


quality, educational and fun magazines for children: StoryBox (ages 3-6), AdventureBox (ages 6-9) and DiscoveryBox (ages 9-12). Te publications are produced with an eye on the National Literacy Strategy and are tailor-made for each age group. Te award-winning magazines are produced with


the utmost care and attention to detail. Tey are printed on a thick, glossy paper. You’ll find a mix of fiction, facts and fun, and unlike all other children’s magazines on the market, these ones are advertising-free. StoryBox is a read-aloud magazine to share with young children. Each 52-page issue contains a


**FREE month trial subscription to the Official Peppa Pig Interactive Magazine** Please scan the QR code or search Peppa Pig Magazine in the Apple Appstore.


Coding and tech summer camps


You may know your phone better than the back of your hand, but let’s say you wanted to build a game for it, would you even know where to begin? Fire Tech Camp empowers young people across the UK to do just that, nurturing their creativity and channelling it into technology to make something amazing. Tat ‘something amazing’ could be a video game


or a robot, an animated film, a digital music track or a useful computer programme, even an electronic sensor that tells you when to water the plants! Camps are geared up for aspiring inventors,


programmers and games designers from as young as nine years old. Coding courses in Java and Python, especially designed for teens, teach skills that are fast becoming recognised as vital in education and business. Te most exciting addition to the Fire Tech curriculum is a Rapid Prototyping camp, which incorporates 3D Printing. Tis camp is at the cutting-edge of the nascent Maker Movement, blending elements of engineering, craft and digital and manual design, bringing ideas off the screen and into “real life”. Other camps include Video Game Design,


Robotics, Physical Computing for Teens with Arduino, Stop Motion and 2D Animation, 3D Animation and Digital Music Production. Fire Tech Camp launched in London back in 2012


and are now happy to be implementing some advice from one of their young Arduino developers (“Tere should be more camps like this on Earth!!”) and are expanding across the UK this summer. Campers can now get technical in three of England’s leading ‘silicon’ cities: Bristol, Brighton and Manchester. Te London camps run Monday to Friday throughout August, while a smaller two-week course schedule is available at the regional locations. Expert trainers work with kids and teens


aged 9-18 on their chosen topic, guiding them through five days of exploration, development and


implementation. Time at the screen is broken up with outdoor activities and group work. Parents are invited to join in on the last day, when campers showcase their projects. At the heart of every camp is a focus on creativity,


collaboration and critical thinking. Children are challenged to take on new concepts, develop their tech skills and uncover the workings of a digital world that can be endlessly intriguing and a whole lot of fun. Get your kids wired up this summer, in a good way!


Launch Offer: £75 off all camps in Bristol, Brighton and Manchester. Call 07798 928 057 or visit www.firetechcamp.com


Shrewsbury is a unique school in many ways. We’re committed to strong academic standards, supported by a broad range of scholarships, and we believe in a vision of holistic education, as demonstrated through an incredible range of different activities and societies. We’re passionate about providing full and busy days, offering the best opportunity for young men and women to develop real confidence and belief in themselves. We’re fortunate to have one of the best locations of any school in the country — a beautiful site on the edge of one of the most historic county towns in England. We believe our traditional values and reputation


will be enhanced in the future by a dynamic development plan to fully embrace the advantages of co-education. We are committed to providing an environment where our pupils can learn together on foundations of trust and mutual respect. Our Scholars will take the lead in our academic and extra-curricular


activities. We believe in


providing a scholarship programme that both encourages and rewards attitudes to learning that will inspire others. At Shrewsbury, we offer a broad range of Scholarships recognising academic excellence,


sporting prowess, all round ability of a high level, musical


talent, artistic skill and


dramatic creativity. Tese are offered to candidates entering at 13-plus and 16-plus who demonstrate outstanding potential in the relevant examinations. Scholarships may be supplemented by means-tested bursaries, with a limited number of


fully funded places where there is proven


financial need. Our school is an exciting place to be. We believe in


equality, offering the same wonderful opportunities to boys and girls for a fairer future; we believe in aspiring for excellence; and in ambition, which is why you’ll find Shrewsbury School, as a community, and Salopians, as individuals, reaching for the stars.


Contact Shrewsbury School For more details, get in touch with Kathy


Campbell, Director of Admissions. Call +44 (0) 1743 280552, email admissions@shrewsbury.org. uk or visit www.shrewsbury.org.uk


For more information and to subscribe: call 0800 055 6686 or go to www.bayard-magazines.co.uk


beautiful illustrated story, animal and science pages, picture stories, poems and games. AdventureBox is especially designed to encourage


beginner readers to enjoy reading independently. Each issue contains a 44-page illustrated chapter story, comic strips, a nature section and games. DiscoveryBox whets children’s appetite for


learning, with a strong focus on animals, history, science and world topics, topped with comic strips, activities, games and quizzes. For some children, a magazine is much less


intimidating than a thick book. And it’s a real treat for kids to receive their own personally addressed magazine in the letterbox every month! Bayard has also launched three StoryBox iPad


apps, with added animation, audio and interactivity. Subscribe now for a reading adventure all year long!


“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body” — Sir Richard Steele


Shrewsbury School


“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle


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