The Principal, staff and students of St Mary’s Collegewould like to welcome you to our

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.

INFORMATION EVENING

Classical Civilisation, Medieval History, Modern History, Government and Politics Room 226

Take a look at the past in our Museum themed room.Take part in our quiz.

Religious StudiesRoom 227

Have a go at our match the philosopher quiz.

French and SpanishRoom 227

Test your knowledge with our Euro quiz.

EconomicsRoom 217

Come along and find out about the UK Economy and hear about the role of the Bank of England.Find out what £1 would have got you in the past and what it can buy in other countries.

HOPE ZONE - GROUND FLOOR

Film Studies, Media Studies and Vocational Media Room 405 & Studio

Try your hand at being a newsreader in our green-screen studio.

Health & Social Care Room 117

A range of hands on activities including first aid observation and measurements.

MAIN BUILDING - FIRST FLOOR

Creative Writing, English Language, English Literature and English Language & LiteratureRoom 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.

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MAIN BUILDING - GROUND FLOOR

Digital Photography, Fine Art, Graphic Design and Textiles & FashionRoom 136 & 137

Come along, visit the department and enter our competitions; Photography - send us a photo Art - send us an image or drawingGraphics - design a logoTextiles - design a bag Enter on postcard provided and send in to the Art Department.

Childcare & EducationRoom 119

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

LiFE AT SMC TALkS for Year 11s featuring our college video will be in the O’Neill Academy for Performing Arts Theatre at 6.00pm, 6.30pm and 7.00pm.

Geography Room 810Test your knowledge of global (and local) places with our world quiz based on recent events.

Biology and Science Plus enhancementRoom 813

Observe pond life through a microscope.Demonstration of photosynthesis experiment and rat dissection conducted by current students.

GRAYSTONE SCIENCE CENTRE - FIRST FLOOR

ChemistryRoom 910

Talk to our current students about studying Chemistry at St Mary’s.Find out more about the Cambridge Chemistry Challenge and RSC Chemistry Olympiad. Take a look at our comprehensive resources on Moodle.

PsychologyRoom 606

A range of hands on activities including visual processing tasks,memory tasks and perception.

FINLEY-STOKES CENTRE - FIRST FLOOR

Sociology Room 706

Have a go at our ‘Life Chances’ game.Express your views on an social issue vote.

GRAYSTONE SCIENCE CENTRE - GROUND FLOOR

GeologyRoom 810Geology - come and have a go at identifying some local rocks and minerals and find out whether you live in an area ripe for fracking. Find out what rocks lie beneath your feet (and home!) and where the most recent British earthquakes have occurred.

HOPE ZONE - FIRST FLOOR

Computing and iCTRoom 505

Demonstrations of basic some games programming skills taught on A-level Computing, including programming a chase, a simple shooting game and a bat and ball game. Have a go at playing one yourself.

Mathematics and Further MathematicsRoom 506

Find out the day you were born using Zellers algorithm.Try using graphical calculators.

FINLEY-STOKES CENTRE - GROUND FLOOR

Law, Vocational Law and Criminology enhancement Room 601 / 602

Come a long to our mock court room, meet our Law students and watch our court room drama.

PhysicsRoom 911

Come and take part in a series of experimental demonstrations including; oscillating phenomena mimicking musical instruments / oscillation bridges resonating etc..Linear air track collisions simulating car collisions.Spectra, sodium lamp – how stars are analysed for their composition.

ElectronicsRoom 911

Take a look at some past student’s projects including; humidity detection, Binary counters, Wind direction indicator – remote sensing and Robot on a production line

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

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

SMC ENTERPRISE BUILDING - FIRST FLOOR

Business and Finance Room 1201

Match the LOGO activity. Can you identify the brand from just its logo?

O’NEILL ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS

Dance, Drama & Theatre Studies, Vocational Performing Arts, Dance Academy and Total Theatre Room 1003 and 1008

Be greeted by characters from ‘Annie’ in our BTEC Musical Theatre performance plus performances from our A2 Level Dancers.

Music, Music Technology, Vocational Music and Music enhancementsRoom 1025, Studio and Live Room

Come along and try our sequencer programmes and record a vocal/instrumental track in the studio to a backing track. Film & Sibelius Composition DemonstrationsSequencing and Live Recording Workshop /Demonstration

SPORTS HALL

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

Practical sport demonstrations – video analysis of sport technique, fitness testing, training and sports massage.Take part in our fastest shot competition in football and tennis. Can you return a 100mph serve?

SUPPORT SERVICES MAIN BUILDING - GROUND FLOORChaplain 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 Room 114/115For individuals requiring Additional Learning Support. Come along for a chat and a drink in ‘Frankies’ coffee shop, run by our students.

SMC CentralDetails of bus routes and travel to college. Scholarship information and bursaries.

RefectoryCome along and chat with some of our current students over coffee and a cake.

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SUPPORT SERVICES MAIN BUILDING - FIRST FLOOR

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

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