Idea: Student Radio Experience

 
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  • Created on: 05 Nov 2007
  • Idea status: Underway
  • Town: Bath
 

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What it's all about

1449AM URB is the Student radio station for the University of Bath. We are currently preparing for some work experience sessions with local secondary school pupils that are interested in how radio works.

Usually in July, our studios are opened up for local students to visit on Work experience. We are hoping to run other sessions with local students throughout the year, this would require some additional studio facilities available.

What's needed to make it a reality


In starting our preparations for the training sessions, we do have alot of facilities already, but we are realising that there are a number of things that we are lacking to make this a more beneficial session for students.

We are hoping to make these sessions a regular feature of our activities, working with a greater amount of schools in a wider area as the project progresses. We feel that future sessions would benefit from:

Equipment: A laptop which would allow us to install studio software to be used in a remote location - this would be part funded by URB and part by grant money as this has other uses for the station.
CDs (to supply students with a recording of their work)
Money for transport (It would be nice to visit the School to see the set up the pupils currently have in their own radio station)
Handouts/a book of notes (so that they can take away materials relating to radio in a booklet that they can look at in their own time)

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  • Avatar 13:15, 05 November 2007 Hey Tim. This all sounds great and a really exciting first project. Well done!
  • Avatar Tim 16:10, 28 November 2007 Hey guys!

    Just finished the second workshop session with our first 'guinea pigs', the boys from Culverhay School!

    We got them to fiddle around with making production for radio shows and it sounds really really good!

    They are still getting to grips with our studio equipment so it might be too soon to get them trying a show next week - but we'll see how it goes! Will let you all know how it goes next week.

    Hopefully get some pics up here soon of the session!

    Tim
  • Avatar 16:36, 28 November 2007 Glad to hear it's going so well Tim. It's a really great project, with lots of benefits for the boys - well done!
  • Avatar Tim 16:03, 05 December 2007 Just did the last session this afternoon! They had the full half hour to do a 'show' on our equipment! Check out the images and audio from the session!!!

    We're going round to their radio set up come Feb time.

    If there are any schools/youth groups who like what they see/hear from this first ever workshop with culverhay boys school, don't hesitate to get in touch!
  • Avatar Tim 13:31, 14 December 2007 We're currently thinking about running work experience classes during the summer, so if any local schools are interested, please get in touch!
  • Avatar Tim 13:30, 14 February 2008 Just been round to Culverhay Boys School where the guys who came round to URB came from, to check out their set up. They're doing really well and its great to see their set-up finally as we've heard so much about it!

    I'll put some photos up here soon, so check them out!

    Their website is:
    http://www.culverhayradio.co.uk/
    if anyone is interested!
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