Language Cafe
Wednesday mornings offer an informal Language Cafe. Learners practice French, German or Spanish through conversation and interactive activities.
We have beginner French, Spanish and German as well as intermediate Spanish workshops - sessions led by Matthew, Heidi and Grace - language students at the University of Bristol (UoB) and supported by Fabienne.
Opportunity to join our Duolingo classroom to continue the learning at home making unlimited hearts possible! Email Fabienne to learn more.
Location: Streams Learning Hub, on google maps
Timings: 1030 arrive for a 1045 start - 1pm
Wednesday dates:
30th April, 7th, 14th & 21st May
Facilitators: Fabienne, Matthew, Grace & Heidi
Cost: £15
It is important to talk to Fabienne (particularly around levels) before signing up to these workshops - please email.
Some learners are keen to be with us for the whole Wednesday; join our Language Cafe in the morning and then stay for the afternoon workshops.
Book in for both sessions and stay for lunch 1-2pm. Remember to bring lunch!
The heart of the Hub is that we co-create with our community, our learners, parents and collaborators. We will always look to explore all requests and see what we can make happen. Last year we had parents ask if we would run some more formal workshops offering Maths and English. Where we don’t want to offer formal qualifications we are looking for opportunities and partnerships with other people who do. However, for this year we have trialled running Functional Skills workshops. We continue to learn and reflect on this journey.
For the rest of this academic year we will continue to support our existing learners with Functional Skills workshops, these will be interwoven/run alongside the below workshop. Alongside this we are in active conversations with the City of Bristol College team regarding Maths and English possibilities.
Creative writing & media workshop
Opportunity to collaborate to create and publish content for an online newspaper. This hands-on experience will develop skills in creative writing, digital design, and media production.
Workshop Elements:
📝 Creative Writing – Articles, opinion pieces, poetry, short stories.
🎬 Reviews & Features – Music, film, local cafés, books, and more.
🌍 Website Design – Learn Wix to build and maintain the online newspaper.
📱 Social Media – Link content to platforms, engage an our audience.
🎨 Visual & Creative Content – Weekly comics, photography, recipes, artwork.
📸 Photography & Media Production – Capturing images and videos to enhance content.
💡 Outcome: A student-led digital newspaper showcasing life at the Hub, opinions, and creativity, while developing real-world media and digital skills.
Location: Streams Learning Hub, on google maps
Timings: 145pm arrive for a 2pm start
Wednesday dates:
30th April, 7th, 14th & 21st May
Facilitators: Aven, Fabienne & Jo
Cost: £15
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Functional Skills - Maths
Our current learners are invited to continue working with Jack on their Functional Skills journey. Choose to join him for an hour or extend two (with breaks) to learn with him through specific questions/challenges and progress through the Functional Skills programme.
Functional Skills - English
English Functional Skills will look different this term. Creative writing opportunities will be integrated into the workshop above. For those who prefer to focus on their Functional Skills English journey, this time can also be used to work through the course independently - Aven will be there to support with questions/problems if learners have them.
Please contact Jo if you have questions.
