S@S Accelerate

• Exams
• Thinking about your next step.. .

• More exams?
• Work?
• College?
• University?

S@S
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

S@S Accelerate 1
Science & Engineering
25 th to 29 th June 2012
• Mini Space Academy
• Psychology
• Astrophysics
• Product Design

• 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

S@S Accelerate 2
Business, Law, Education & Social Sciences
23 rd – 27 th July 2012
• Education
• Sport
• Business and Enterprise
• Chemistry
• Languages
• Law

• 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

S@S Accelerate Timetable
12:15
– 13:05
13:15
– 14:30
1
2
10:00
– 12:15
Team Building &
Introduction to Giga
Challenge
10:00 – 12:15
Giga Challenge
10:00 – 11:30
Lunch
12:15 – 13:05
Lunch
11:30 – 12:30
Giga Challenge
13:15 – 14:15
SAAS Presentation
12:45 – 13:30
3
Giga Challenge Giga Challenge Lunch
14:30
– 15:30
Mindsets
14:30 – 15:30
Giga Challenge
13:45 – 15:15
Careers/Industry Day
10:00 – 12:15 12:30 – 13:30 13:45 – 15:15
4
5
Giga Challenge
10:00-12:00
Giga Challenge
Lunch
12:15
– 13:00
Lunch
Giga Challenge
13:15
– 14:30
Team Presentations
14:45
– 15:30
Award Ceremony

• £250 but…
• You can apply for an ILA Scotland account that would give you £200 towards the cost
• So… only £50 to pay

S@S 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

www.strath.ac.uk/irl/accelerate