Trips and Enrichment

COLLEGE EXPERIENCE

At St Vincent learning is not only about your courses. We offer you an ‘all-round’ experience which will equip you for later life. Universities and employers also place enormous importance on such wider experience.

Here we highlight some of the opportunities to add that extra dimension to your college experience!

SUBJECT TRIPS

The college organises a huge number of trips every year through its in-house Travel Shop and there are opportunities to see the world while you are a student at St Vincent.

ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY

The college organises a huge number of trips every year through its in-house Travel Shop and there are opportunities to see the world while you are a student at St Vincent.

ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY

In previous years Art and Photography students have travelled to New York and London to visit galleries, while Classics and History students have been to Athens to explore classical Greek civilisation and Moscow and St Petersburg to gain a better understanding of the Russian Revolution.

PSYCHOLOGY

Disneyland Paris is a regular destination for students wanting to find out about how a theme park is marketed and organised, while Psychology students have visited Marwell Zoo.

BUSINESS, MEDIA AND FILM

Business students have been to Amsterdam, visiting the Heineken brewery among other things, while Media and Film students attended a film festival in Brussels and London.

SPORT, PUBLIC SERVICES AND HEALTHCARE

Every year the BTEC Sport, Public Services and Healthcare students participate in the NCS programme, while Law students visit the Crown Court in Portsmouth. Regular conference visits have been organised for students of English Literature, Language and Sociology, while theatre trips are a staple of the Performance Studies courses.

 

All in all there is a wealth of opportunity to ensure that your studies are not limited to the classroom.

Enrichment

Every year the college offers you a choice of activities which you can take part in on top of your core study programme. These courses fall into three main categories:

Extending your involvement in a Subject Area

The focus of these courses is to allow you to develop the breadth and depth of your knowledge in a subject area you are already studying. Students on Public Service and sports students have accessed a First Aid course.

Relaxation, Hobbies and Pastimes

There are plenty of opportunities to re-charge your batteries or pick up a new interest. Chess, Indian Head Massage and the Creative Writing Group are three-such courses/clubs which aim to extend your horizons. Rock Challenge is also a popular option with performing arts students and non performance students alike.

Sport and Exercise

The college has a Climbing Wall on the campus, including sports hall, Archery range, weights room and badminton courts, which students can access during the day for free and at evenings/weekends for a preferential rate.

Short courses change from year to year depending on what staff can offer. You get the chance to choose your course when you enrol.

Duke of Edinburgh

At St Vincent we offer the Duke of Edinburgh award to develop the skills and abilities of young people through a range of activities at Silver and Bronze levels. The four sections encourage:

  • Service to others
  • A spirit of adventure and discovery through expedition
  • Practical, academic and social skills
  • Taking part in sport

We focus on the expedition section of the award through the Short Course programme. We do one day practice walks in the South Downs and Lyons Copse and a two-day practice in the New Forest. Final expeditions have taken place on the Isle of Wight and our Silver award students recently rowed from the college campus to the Wittering in Chichester. As a dedicated Duke of Edinburgh centre, we also offer advice on how you can complete the award.

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