The start of the new academic year got off to a bang at Burton and South Derbyshire College when it hosted a Freshers’ Fair outside its Town Centre Campus this week.
The annual Freshers’ Fair is designed to welcome new full time pupils, giving them the opportunity to make new friends while gaining information on important student issues, covering everything from ersonal security to finance.
Hundreds of pupil’s attended the college’s freshers’ fair.
With music and live flash mob dancing from Performing Arts students, the lively event gave pupils a fun start to their college life. There were also a variety of activities for students to get involved with, including giant Kerplunk and Connect 4 games, didicars and a football shootout by Burton Albion. Meanwhile, the college’s Mulberry Bistro got involved during the event, giving out free food and hot chocolate.
Pupils having a go at the Didi-cars as part of Burton and South Derbyshire College’s freshers’ fair.
Emily Vinall, enrichment and wellbeing coordinator at Burton and South Derbyshire College said: “The Freshers’ Fair provided a great opportunity for new students to mix with each other and make friends in a relaxed, fun environment.
It also gave representatives from local services the opportunity to provide students with useful advice and information on a wide range of subjects, giving them an insight into what the college and local area have to offer.”
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