Initiatives for schools

From Latin to literature, maths to museums, Cambridge has a wealth of resources and initiatives for schools.

A little light relief

A fun lecture with Peter Wothers all about light.

08-12
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Encouraging the Learning of Languages

School students are encouraged to improve their language skills by pursuing modern languages in higher education.

08-08
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Hands on Maths

Young people are taught maths through hands-on puzzles and one-to-one sessions.

08-06
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Latin in Schools

Innovative new ways to teach Latin to a new generation of school students, via video links and games.

08-06
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Exploring English

Young people engage with poetry through rap, and new websites.

08-06
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Physics Events

Young people explore physics through events such as open days at the Physics Department to encourage people to consider careers in physics.

08-06
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Inspiring Science

Activity days for children aged 9-11 to inspire them about science.

08-06
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Future Engineers

Children are introduced to basic engineering skills at science festivals, to show that science is applicable to everyday life.

08-06
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Science Festival

The Cambridge Science Festival engages the public through hands-on science activities.

08-06
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Exploring Museums

Young people challenge their perceptions about museums and explore museums in Cambridge.

08-06
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English as a Second Language

University of Cambridge students go into the community to teach English to children for whom it is a second language.

08-06
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Outreach initiatives at the University of Cambridge

An introduction to outreach initiatives at the University of Cambridge.

08-06
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A Card Spell

Cards are dealt from a pack as they are spelt out in order. What order do they have to be in for this to work?

07-30
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The Conway Rope Trick

A demonstration of Conway's Rational Tangles using skipping ropes. Tangles made this way can be placed in one to one correspondence with fractions.

07-27
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Young archaeologists dig up a mystery

Young archaeologists dig up a mystery. School pupils find ancient skill during a University of Cambridge dig in Suffok. A group of teenagers taking part in a Cambridge University archaeological dig

06-28
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