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NEW ENRICHMENT FOR 2007/2008Havant College takes its students views seriously and that is why, when we wanted to extend our enrichment provision, our students were the fi rst people we asked.

After a range of suggestions from Pokemôn club to knitting, the students voted on the most popular sessions. These included:

driving theory sessions//beginners guitar//holistic therapies//pilates//debate club//photography//self defence//belly dancing!We will be revising the programme throughout the year and are always open to students’ suggestions for new courses.

Contents 4 The Student Information Services Team 5 Evening courses available for free to full time students 6 Visual & Performing Arts 8 Sport and Leisure & Tourism 10 Students’ Union 12 On campus experience 14 Science 15 Business, Computing & ICT and Maths 16 Modern Languages 17 Humanities and Social Sciences 18 English and Communication Studies


The Young Enterprise Scheme brings volunteers from business into the classroom to work with students. The programme enables students to work together to run their own real company. This year 22 students have signed up for the Young Enterprise scheme and have formed two separate companies. ‘Go Fish’ were the fi rst to be established and have already made profi ts from their Christmas Candy Canes initiative and Christmas card sales.

The second group ‘Virtue’ has its own web site and is planning its product launch imminently. This year we are lucky enough to have four business advisers from IBM, Eaton Aerospace and Portsmouth University who support the groups at the weekly meetings. Both companies plan to compete for the Young Enterprise Innovation Awards where last year’s team ‘Zeus’ went through to the regional fi nals. Most importantly we want students who take part in Young Enterprise to enjoy the scheme

The Young Enterprise Scheme

What is life at college really about?

This magazine gives you a sample of the wide variety of enrichment activities that students have enjoyed at Havant College. We hope it inspires you to join us and enjoy all that Havant College has to offer. Whatever your interests, we are sure that you will fi nd an activity to suit you here.

Yes of course it is but it is also about having fun and new experiences. Enrichment opportunities are an important aspect of your Havant College experience. At college you can experience new cultures, take advantage of the many sports available, gain some extra qualifi cations and develop new interests.

GETTING GOOD RESULTS? PREPARING FOR WORK OR UNIVERSITY? MAKING NEW FRIENDS?


The student informationservices team

We run a wide range of activities for students such as;

A big annual Higher Education & Gap Year Fair in September.

University open-day coach trips to places like Cardiff, Bath, Warwick and Reading.

Special events for students applying to Oxford or Cambridge.

Activities to help you fi nd employment or voluntary work.

Health promotion events and other activities to help you with relaxation or confi dence building.

Careers interviews and drop-in advice available all-year round.

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EVENING COURSES AVAILABLE FOR FREE TO FULL TIME STUDENTSACOUSTIC GUITARADOBE PHOTOSHOPARCHAEOLOGYBACH FLOWER REMEDIESBELLY DANCINGBOOK-KEEPINGCARD MAKINGBRIDGEBRITISH SIGN LANGUAGECALLIGRAPHY AND ILLUMINATIONCREATIVE WRITINGDIGITAL CAMERAECDLELECTRIC GUITARINTERNET GENEOLOGYJAPANESE FOR BEGINNERSJEWELLRY MAKING FOR BEGINNERSGARDEN DESIGNGREEK FOR BEGINNERSKNITTING FOR BEGINNERSLIFE COACHINGLINDY HOPMODERN JIVEPAINTINGS IN THE NATIONAL GALLERYPICTURE FRAMINGRYA DAY SKIPPER AND YACHT MASTERSALSASELF DEFENCETAI CHIWATERCOLOUR FOR BEGINNERSYOGA

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FILM AND M

EDIA STUDIES

Study Days – Why is

an 18 fi lm an 18? What’s th

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difference between a 12 and a 12a. W

hat was wrong

with Freaks? and what h

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chainsaw? Film studies students fo

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Film Certifi

cation and ‘shocking’ fi l

ms beyond certifi catio

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at a study day a

t Harbour Lights Cinema, S

outhampton.

ART & DESIG

N

Regular London G

allery Visits

Visiting Artis

ts in College

Studio Extra – open to

all

Regular drop-in

sessions

Special Events – e.g. Life Drawing

Murals in Schools – w

ork in th

e community

2000 Westbourne Primary

2001 Warblington Creche

2002 Riders School

Exhibitions

Annually The Annual C

ollege Exhibition – Ju

ne

2000 Havant Library

2006 Langstone Business Park Enterprise

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QPainting by O

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PERFORMING A

RTS

Theatre Tr

ips locally

in London and elsewhere

at least tw

ice a year. Past v

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– Top Girls, Aldwych Theatre

– Accrington Pals, M

inerva Theatre

Chichester

– Bouncers, New Victoria Theatre

, Woking

– Dr Faustus, Young Vic, London

– Merchant of Venice, RSC, M

ountbatten Centre

– Sezar, Winchester T

heatre Royal

– 1984, Winchester T

heatre Royal

– Road, Salisbury P

layhouse

– Berkoff’s Woman, M

ill Studio, G

uildford

– Running away with th

e Hairdresser,

Studio Theatre, Ports

mouth

– Saved, Havant A

rts Centre

– A Midsummer N

ight’s Dream,

Cambridge Arts

Theatre

– Professional workshops with

actors,

dancers and musicians

– Studio Nights four ti

mes per year

– Departmental Productio

ns

MUSIC

Past visits

include:

– BBC Concert Orchestra

Concerts,

– ‘Carousel’ Chichester F

estival Theatre

.

Future visits to

include:

– Academy of C

ontemporary Music Guildford.

– A music group is offe

red each year

– Recording studio sessions

– Instrumental and singing lessons

(though th

ese have to be paid fo

r)

All students can involve

themselve

s in any of th

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groups. Additionally,

students can form

their o

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groups and bands using college equipment and

facilities (th

ough Music and Music Technology

students take priority

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DANCE

Studio Nights

Annual showcases featuring perfo

rmance re

pertoire

and student devis

ed work.

Trips in

2005–6

July and November: H

avant Arts

Centre, H

avant.

November: Unive

rsity College Chichester

(Dance Open Day)

Professional Workshops

Contemporary Dance Workshops with

Rambert Dance

Company, Ballet W

orkshops with Rachel W

aldron and Hip

Hop/Street D

ance Workshops.

COLLEGE PRODUCTION

This years college productio

n, held in February, was The

Beggars Opera and auditions were open to

all curre

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college students.


sport andleisure &tourismClub Activities

BasketballPractice and coaching sessions occur on a Monday after college. Home matches against local colleges and schools are normally arranged on the same evening.

BadmintonThis club activity operates on a Tuesday and involves both staff and students. It is for all abilities. A great social occasion with intra-club competitions, coaching and recreational activities. The College provides more opportunity to improve your badminton skills on a Wednesday afternoon.

College TeamsA great opportunity to experience a good level of competitive sport on Wednesday afternoons.

Over recent years we have taken students on residential trips to Barcelona, Paris, Disney World in Florida and New York to name but a few destinations!

We have also organised vocationally related day visits to the Spectrum – Guildford, Legoland, Marwell Zoo, ‘Flagship’ Portsmouth, Marriott Hotels, Bournemouth International Centre, Thorpe Park and Butlins.

Outdoor Leisure Activities or Adventure Tourism are always popular units and canoeing and abseiling are among the favourites.

Leisure and Tourism students have taken part in events at Havant Arts Festival and Mountbatten Centre.

Thorpe Park visit September 200650 students from Leisure and Tourism visited the theme park in September 2006. This proved to be great fun during the induction period and most importantly it gave the students the opportunity and the knowledge to study the management of the park in depth.

SoccerThe First, Second and Third Elevens compete in the largest and longest established County Colleges league in the country. A County Cup and 6-a-side competition are also run for students.

Womens’ SoccerEvery Wednesday 14.30–16.00

HockeyBoth men’s and women’s hockey teams have a deserved high reputation at Havant. With home matches on their international standard, fl oodlit, water-based, all-weather pitch, the College men’s team won the Hampshire Colleges Cup in 2005–06. The women’s team also enjoyed a successful season and a mixed side won the Country 7-a-side tournament. A great place to come for Hockey.

RugbyThe College play in the County Cup and the Merit League.

NetballTwo teams play in the Colleges League and County Tournaments.

Ultimate FrisbeeIn the past we have played Ultimate Frisbee in conjunction with Portsmouth University.

Fitness & Recreational ActivitiesDuring the day you can experience the following:

TrampoliningRecreational or to improve your AS or A2 PE grades

Duke of Edinburgh (Bronze, Silver and Gold) Awards– Day walks

– Weekly training for expedition

– Weekend camps

– Advice about the rest of the award

Community Sports Leader Awards– Level 2 Community Sports Leader Award

– Level 3 Higher Sports Leader Award

Both these courses are very popular. All practical – no written theory. Useful for management or any job requiring leadership skills.

Spectrum Leisure Centre(Guildford)The Spectrum is one of the largest and best managed leisure facilities in the UK. Our AS Level Leisure Studies students spend one day there during their induction period. Excellent talks are given covering Marketing, Customer Service and Business Systems. The students also get the chance to try their hand at ice-skating, swimming or bowling.

ButlinsOpportunity for (fi rst and second year) Travel & Tourism students to visit a major tourism attraction. Provided an in-depth look at how Butlins is operated – looked at the role of the famous ‘Red Coats’, the IT systems used, Health & Safety, Marketing and Customer Service. Also a great chance to try out most of the facilities.

FloridaLeisure & Tourism students enjoyed the warm Florida sunshine in February 2006. An opportunity to explore the Orlando region. The highlights of the Florida visit were the chances to explore Disney World and the Universal Studios Park.

In February 2007 the Leisure and Tourism students and Art Students went to the Big Apple (New York)

Marwell ZooStudents from L&T and Business Studies attended a one-day seminar at Marwell Zoo. This gave students some excellent case study information for their assignments, especially helpful with Marketing, Customer Service and Health & Safety and also to gain an understanding of how a major attraction/business operates so successfully.

Physical Education

Leisure and Tourism

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‘WE CHALLENGE ANYONE TO TRY 3 DAYS ORIENTEERING, COOKING AND CAMPING, WHAT AN EXPERIENCE!’ EMMA & KATY

‘FANTASTIC COMPETITIVE EXPERIENCE – IT WAS WICKED!’ MIKE CARPENTER


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SCIENCEBIOLOGY

Trips The most popular trips we run are Royal Society

Lectures and visits to Wellcome Trust and Marwell

Zoological Park.

Field Trips

Field Trips include Harting South Downs,

Iping Heath, and Bembridge, though we

have travelled further!

Lectures

We have used the NCBE (National Centre for

Biotechnology Education) based in Reading

for lectures and student based practicals.

Throughout the year we host visiting lectures

from a variety of people offering alternative

view points eg World Farming etc.

Plus any worthwhile day trips that come up

through personal contacts eg Trips to Medical

Conferences, Vet Conferences, Nursing

Conferences etc.

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Visit opportunities

These tend to be subject related visits,

often half day activities, to local industries

and places of interest (e.g. Colt Ventilation

and research laboratories at universities).

Competitions

Students have taken part in various

design/engineering projects for D&T

and for Electronics.

Able students are encouraged and

supported to enter for the British Physics

Olympiad (BPhO). In recent years they have

been successful in gaining several Bronze

awards, some Silver and one Gold.

The competition level is high and attracts

entrants from a range including the best

schools/colleges in the country.

There are opportunities to work with youngsters

at a local school’s Science Fair, where our

students give practical demos/talks to show

some aspects of science.

Project work in science features prominently

in the overall assessment. In addition to work

done in lessons, students are given opportunities

outside lessons to develop their own project

ideas. Sometimes this will be in the form of extra

practical support. Sometimes students will

use their own hobbies, interests and contacts

outside of college as part of the research for

their project work.

‘Nothing shocks me. I’m a scientist.’

HARRISON FORD, INDIANA JONES

‘Physics… the key to the Universe’

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We organise regular appointments in small groups and individually with the French,

German and Spanish language assistants to maximise your progress in speaking skills.

These appointments give you thorough preparation for the speaking modules at AS and A2.

Language Laboratory – you will use this in lessons and the facility is useful when you need to listen and replay a language cassette.

Trips – to conferences and to specialised libraries to fi nd materials for coursework. For Japanese we often visit a Japanese supermarket to learn about Japanese food. In recent years The Japanese Cultural Activity Trip has been provided by the Japanese Information and Cultural Centre at the Japanese Embassy. It is aimed at introducing British students to Japanese culture through participating in a range of hands-on activities including Origami, Calligraphy, Kimono and slide shows.

We host international students – from other countries every year for stays of a year, a term or a few weeks and also receive short visits from international groups.

Satellite Television – multi-channels in many languages. Students are welcome to watch in their free-time when rooms are available. Recorded broadcasts are used in class.

Exchanges – an exchange is an excellent opportunity for seeing the culture of the country fi rst-hand and learning the language in a real home.

To France – over the last 20 years we have exchanged with the Lycee Lesage in the charming town of Vannes, Brittany. This will help you improve your French while sharing the lifestyle of a young French person. The trip includes interesting visits and a boat trip around the islands.

To Spain – over the last 13 years we have had exchanges with the Instituto Murillo, Seville, Andaulcia in early Feb.

To Germany – we exchange with the Gymnasium Annette-Kolb, Traunstein, Bavaria over the October half-term.

A real insight into a whole new culture

– French Exchange


Students are invited to the South of France every summer. This visit to the Cévennes region serves as an enjoyable introduction to A2 studies. There is also a fi eldtrip to China in Year 2

Students also take part in a number of local day trips as part of AS and A2 courses:• Investigating quality of life in

an inner city neighbourhood• Beach management at Eastoke• Sand dune ecosystems at

Gunner Point• Hydrological Studies of the

Hermitage Stream• Investigating retail quality in

Portsmouth CBD.

Archaeology makes visits to numerous sites such as the English Heritage Research Laboratory and the West Sussex Record Offi ce. They also attend a Sixth Form study day at Chichester Cathedral as well as visiting a number of sites. Every effort is made to give students the opportunity to take part in a dig.

To help you get the most out of your study of Government and Politics there are opportunities to visit Parliament and attend Conferences in London; you can also stand (and vote) in the UK Youth Parliament elections. You will have the opportunity to meet and question the MP for Havant. A major visit to Washington DC and Virginia takes place in the autumn to support the A2 course.

Religious studies

Students attend various Psychology conferences on a range of exam related topics such as Hypnosis, Criminal Profi ling, Eye witness testimony, Memory and forgetting, Attachment and Day Care issues. As part of coursework there will be a trip to Marwell Zoo to conduct observations.

Students will also have the opportunity to take part in a trip to the Freud Museum.

Sport Psychology students will have the opportunity to visit University of Chichester to look at their Physiology Lab and talk to their Sport Psychology Lecturer.

Psychology

Depending on the area of history you study, you will attend relevant conferences and make trips to such places as Bath and Bignor Villa for Roman History and Hampton Court Palace for Tudor History. Some modern historians usually go to Bristol and recently there have been trips to Rome and China.

Students attend a Sixth Form day at Chichester Cathedral and other trips are planned.

PoliticsArchaeology

Geography

History

Humanities and Social Sciences


EnglishCommunication Studies

“Superb production.”

When I was offered the opportunity to go to New York with the college I couldn’t say no, and the experience was something I will never forget. Having seen it in so many TV shows and fi lms I was afraid that my expectations would be too high, but the city didn’t disappoint me. Even the journey from the airport to our hostel was incredible, as we were right in the heart of Manhattan. In every direction we could see yellow cabs, hot dog stands, and towering above all of it was the incredible skyline.

Our hostel was one block away from Madison Square Gardens and just a short walk away from Macy’s and The Empire State Building, which we visited on our fi rst day in NYC. Going to the top was a wonderful way to end the day, and the view is overwhelming, and explains why so many are attracted to the glittering light of the city.

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New York ResidentialAction packed trip to ‘The Big Apple’ – the communications capital of the world. We visit chat shows, several key media institutions and late night jazz clubs with some time for sightseeing & shopping. Last time we saw Orlando Bloom and Elijah Wood. We also visited Ground Zero.

Theatre VisitsEach year we organise several trips to theatres throughout the south of England to enable our students to watch productions of plays that they are studying and to experience professional performances. We also actively encourage students to attend local amateur productions. Recently we have seen productions at: The Globe, The Yvonne Arnaud in Guildford, Chichester Festival Theatre, Winchester Theatre Royal, London Haymarket, the Old Vic and the Hampstead Theatre.

The Battlefi elds TripWe travel to northern France and Belgium to explore the battlefi elds, memorials and museums connected with the literature about the First World War, the topic of study for English Literature Module 6.

“Everything was fantastic.”

The trip benefi ted enormously from the experience of Steve Dodd, who organised it. His familiarity with New York meant we could get the most out of our time there. Our days were divided up into sections, in the morning we would visit an area of the city as a group and see the sights. We travelled by subway sometimes, but there’s nothing quite like hailing a New York cab! In the afternoon we were given free time to explore for ourselves, which often involved trips to Macy’s and Bloomingdales! We would then meet up again in the evening for another group excursion.

We were lucky enough to get tickets to see The Producers on Broadway, which was hilarious and a wonderful experience. But I think it was watching the New York Knicks play basketball at Madison Square Gardens that was the moment we became truly immersed in the American culture. We all bought giant foam fi ngers and got really involved in the game. The trip allowed us all to become involved in the diverse culture of the city, and the fast paced nature of New York had made it very intense and rewarding.

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