The Principal, staff and students of St Marys College would like to welcome you to our

INFORMATION EVENING
Please feel free to look around at your leisure and visit all our departments around the Campus. Staff and students will be available to guide you and answer any questions that you may have.

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Life at SMC talks for Year 11s featuring our college video will be in the ONeill Academy for Performing Arts Theatre at 6.00pm, 6.30pm and 7.00pm.
MAIN BUILDING GROUND FLOOR Digital Photography, Fine Art, Graphic Design and Textiles & Fashion Room 136 & 137
Watch a digital presentation of our latest art show and departmental trips and take a look at current students sketchbooks and work. *Mentors can escort you to the Mac Suite (403) to show the Digital Photography and Graphics facilities.

Health & Social Care Room 117

A range of hands on activities including Giant Jenga with careers focus and an introduction to sign language.

Classical Civilisation, Medieval Economics History and Modern History Room 217 Room 226
Take a look at the past in our Museum themed room. Take part in our quiz.

MAIN BUILDING FIRST FLOOR Creative Writing, English Language, English Literature and English Language & Literature Room 231 & 232
Meet and chat with our current students and gather course information. Enter a creative writing competition to win a mystery prize. Add a sentence to a story which will be written throughout the evening.

Religious Studies Room 227

Test your reasoning by considering some moral dilemas and deciding on the right thing to do.

Students preparing for a Bank of England competition will deliver a series of short presentations during the evening on aspects of the UK economy.

HOPE ZONE GROUND FLOOR Film Studies, Media Studies and Vocational Media Room 405 & 408

Childcare & Educatio. Room 119

A range of hands on activities including First Aid, Baking and Finger Painting.

French, Government & Politics and Spanish Have a go at reading the news or filming it in our green screen studio, Room 225
Test your knowledge of political policies. Can you tell the left from the right? Try our online language quizzes. then watch yourself broadcast on our blog.

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HOPE ZONE FIRST FLOOR Computing, ICT and ECDL enhancement Room 505

Criminology GRAYSTONE SCIENCE CENTRE GRAYSTONE SCIENCE CENTRE The Nature / Nurture debate - GROUND FLOOR - FIRST FLOOR can you spot a killer just from their appearance? Geography and Geology Chemistry

Test your reaction time on our computer programme, then alter the programming yourself to see A range of hands on activities the effect this has. including visual processing tasks, Watch our animation then see how memory tasks and perception. your changes alter its appearance.

Psychology and EPQ enhancement Room 606

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Further Mathematics and Mathematics Room 506

Find out the day you were born using Zellers algorithm. The use of graphical calculators.

FINLEY-STOKES CENTRE FIRST FLOOR

Sociology Room 706

Geography Where in the world? Test your geographical knowledge. Geology Rock, mineral and fossil presentation. Geography/Geology Earthquake simulation - Y13 students demonstrating lab work experiments.

Modelling exercises - come along and build some molecular models.

Physics and Electronics Room 911

Come and take part in a series of experimental demonstrations of thought-provoking power including standing waves on a string, microwave standing waves, a vibrational surface and a jumping ring. There will be a number of Electronics demos including a robotic arm with control.

FINLEY-STOKES CENTRE GROUND FLOOR Law, Vocational Law and Criminology enhancement Room 601 / 602
Law Criminal Justice System Activity.

Have a go at our Life Chances game. Take part in a live poll and vote on a See a variety of experiments such current social issue. as using microscopes to see the life normally invisible to us. There will also be a photosynthesis experiment and an interactive model of the human torso with removable organs.

Biology and Science Plus enhancement Room 813

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Come and see our music facilities and have a go on the equipment. Brand versus Discount - Is it Join in a recording studio session or worth the extra money? Can you watch our film music composition identify the brand product from the discount? Can the difference in demonstration. price be justified?

SMC ENTERPRISE BUILDING - Music, Music Technology, FIRST FLOOR Vocational Music and Music enhancements Business and Vocational Room 1025, Studio and Live Business Room Room 1201

Support Services Main Building ground floor

Chaplain Chapel Office Student Guidance and High Achievers Programme Come and see us if you are uncertain about which courses to choose or want to know more about our High Achievers Programme. Learning Support For individuals requiring Additional Learning Support. SMC Central Details of bus routes and travel to college. Scholarship information and bursaries.

Support Services Main Building first floor

Library Take a look at our wide range of books and facilities.

SPORTS HALL

ONEILL ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS

Dance, Drama & Theatre Studies, Vocational Performing Arts, Dance Academy, Total Practical sport demonstrations throughout the evening, golf Theatre and Youth Theatre swing analysis and a fastest shot Room 1003 and 1008
Digital and live showcases of Dance, Theatre and Performance, including examination work performed by our A2 students. competition.

Sport and PE, Vocational Sport, Sports Leaders, Sports Academy, Team Sport and Sports Club Sports Hall

You can find and download specific course information at www.stmarysblackburn.ac.uk

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* The College reserves the right to make changes to the curriculum offer.