Give It a Go – Apprenticeship Awareness Day

45 S2 pupils recently attended Ayr College to increase their awareness and understanding of a variety of apprenticeships and pathways available to them when they leave school. The pupils gained an insight into various career opportunities including Engineering, Beauty Therapy, Hairdressing, Construction and Hospitality. They were most impressed by the passion and enthusiasm shown by the College lecturers as well as the fantastic facilities available to students. Thank you to Patricia Murray and her colleagues for making this an enjoyable and worthwhile experience for all.

Ayr College Graphic Design Day

S3 Art and Design students took part in a Graphic Design day at Ayr College on the 30th of May. The students gained experience in photography skills and Photo Shop. Wendy Roulstone, Rebekah Copeland, Morgan Davis and Amy Watson thoroughly enjoyed the workshops and the experience of being in college for the day.
 

Graphic Design “have a go” project

The Visual Arts department at Ayr College is offering an interactive day of graphic design and digital art as part of the World Skills ‘Have a Go’ project. A group of S3 Art and Design students will be taking part in a Graphic design day at Ayr College on Thursday 30 May. The day will be broken into two sessions, morning and afternoon, starting with a basic photography project and leading to an afternoon of experimentation in the latest Mac based creative digital manipulation techniques. The emphasis will be on a ‘fun’ and ‘creative‘ day using digital tools to produce striking and effective graphic designs that the pupils will be able to take home. The students are really looking forward to this.

Construction course

Ayr College staff will be delivering a 12 week construction course, in school, to 8 S5 pupils. The old SFL base will be transformed into a construction site for the course beginning in February 2011.

PINK day

It was a PINK day at the school when S3 College Care pupils arranged a PINK Coffee Morning in aid of Breast Cancer. There was also a PINK non-uniform day. The Catering Direct staff donated a cake, which was won by Mr. Ellis. Mr Power won the pink bubbly champagne by guessing the name of the person in a picture. He choose Lucy the name of his dog! The total amount raised was £371.47. Well done to the S3 pupils for organising the occasion and thank you to everyone who donated to this worthy cause.

Curriculum for Excellence meeting

College lecturers from Doon Academy’s college partnership, and a group of senior pupils will represent the school at a Curriculum for Excellence event for parents on the 14th November. The group will explain how the school has developed vocational education over the last few years.

New College Courses

S5 and S6 students have begun College Courses on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Our students travel to Kilmarnock College to attend courses in Fashion and Textiles, Construction and The Performing Arts, and Ayr College for Sport and Fitness, Hairdressing and Beauty and Childcare. Also, our in-house S3 to S5 courses have begun in Engineering and Child Care.