Find out more about York St John University
Find out about geography at York St John University
York St John University offers the following outreach and engagement opportunities for schools, students and teachers:
Ambassadors programme
Events and lectures
Let's Do Uni Club
York St John University invite year 6 pupils from partner primary schools in York onto campus for 3 days during October half term to find out what it's like to be a student. Find out more
Visits to and from schools
Read with YSJ
This project sees student volunteers going in to partner primary schools to support key stage 2 pupils with guided reading. Find out more
Presentations and activities
York St John University offers a menu of activities to help your students find out more about higher education. Find out more
Open days
Find out more about open day dates using our Directory of Open Days
Summer schools
York St John University runs residential summer schools for Year 10 and Year 12 pupils. All their residentials are completely free to attend and accommodation, food and transport are provided. They believe that education should be accessible to all and priority places for their residentials are given to pupils from groups traditionally underrepresented in higher education. Find out more
Scholarships, funding and opportunities
Encompass
Encompass is an exciting initiative for current year 12 students from Black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds. It provides an opportunity to discover what it's like to study Geography at university.
As an Encompass participant, you will experience university-level study through a campus visit, lectures and a field trip. You'll deconstruct dominant narratives, explore our York campus and find out more about Geography as a subject option. You'll explore Geography beyond the classroom through a focus on a theme. Find out more
Outreach projects
York St John University runs a wide range of outreach projects and opportunities for students from a variety of backgrounds and circumstances. Find out more
Contacts
Pauline Couper p.couper@yorksj.ac.uk
