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Join us for our next session on Wednesday, 4th November 2pm - 3.30pm, where you can design a postcard all about nature, which will then be sent to a local care home in Coventry. Let’s spark meaningful connections and warmth while channelling our creativity through this thoughtful activity!

• Type of VolunteeringCommunity, Older People, Art, Craft and Design
• Location of VolunteeringOn Campus

• Communication
• Intercultural Awareness
• Teamwork

Phab is a weekly opportunity for disabled and non-disabled adults to meet socially and enjoy activities. Student volunteers are valuable members of Phab and come along to chat, provide help and support with activities, and most importantly, have fun. Anyone aged 18 or over is welcome to join and attend as regularly as they would like.

• Type of VolunteeringCommunity, Disability
• Location of VolunteeringKenilworth
• Project TypeStudent Led Volunteering

• Communication
• Ethical Values
• Self-awareness
• Teamwork

Chit Chat Volunteers connects older and younger generations to help ease loneliness and isolation. Volunteers socialise with residents, join activities, and help serve drinks and refreshments.

• Type of VolunteeringCommunity, Older People, Art, Craft and Design
• Location of VolunteeringCoventry

• Communication
• Ethical Values
• Intercultural Awareness
• Self-awareness

Volunteers are recruited through one combined process, with placements available in schools across Coventry, Canley and Leamington, as well as at the on-campus nursery. School Volunteers work alongside class teachers and school staff in primary schools, providing classroom and reading support. Nursery Volunteers spend time with children aged from 4 months to 4 years at the on-campus nursery, supporting their development through activities such as painting, outdoor play and reading stories.Volunteering is a rewarding opportunity to make a positive difference to the lives of children and young people in your community. Through this project, you will support children’s learning, development and wellbeing, helping them to build confidence and reach their potential. Alongside making a meaningful contribution, you will develop valuable transferable skills, gain practical experience and enhance your communication and interpersonal skills. These experiences can support your future career aspirations, whether you are considering getting a career in teaching, working with children, or pursuing a different professional path.

• Type of VolunteeringMentoring, Children and Young people
• Location of VolunteeringCoventry, Leamington Spa, On Campus

• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Ethical Values
• Information Literacy
• Intercultural Awareness
• Organisational Awareness
• Problem Solving
• Professionalism
• Self-awareness
• Teamwork

We will be helping to compost and plant some vegetable patches. No previous gardening experience needed.The tranquil garden is maintained by local volunteers as a space for the local community to enjoy. The garden is part of St John's Church in Westwood and open to those of faith or no faith to explore. It is situated at the back of Sherbourne Halls.

• Type of VolunteeringAnimals, Conservation and Environment, Community
• Location of VolunteeringCoventry, On Campus
• Project TypeStudent Led Volunteering

• Communication
• Sustainability
• Teamwork

We will be helping to compost and plant some vegetable patches. No previous gardening experience needed.The tranquil garden is maintained by local volunteers as a space for the local community to enjoy. The garden is part of St John's Church in Westwood and open to those of faith or no faith to explore. It is situated at the back of Sherbourne Halls.

• Type of VolunteeringAnimals, Conservation and Environment, Community
• Location of VolunteeringCoventry, On Campus
• Project TypeStudent Led Volunteering

• Communication
• Sustainability
• Teamwork

Volunteers will support young people with refugee background in their English skills as well as learning their languages. We create a welcoming environment, with fun games, enjoyable everyday conversation practice and English worksheets. All teaching resources are provided by us, you just need to come along with a smile and excitement to meet new people!

• Type of VolunteeringAdvice and Support, Community, Mentoring, Children and Young people
• Location of VolunteeringCoventry

• Communication
• Ethical Values
• Intercultural Awareness
• Organisational Awareness
• Problem Solving
• Teamwork

• Type of VolunteeringCommunity, Health and Social Care, Children and Young people, Art, Craft and Design
• Location of VolunteeringOn Campus
• Project TypeStudent Led Volunteering

• Communication
• Intercultural Awareness
• Teamwork

We hope you've enjoyed the race car game! Now it's time to learn how to code the Pong game! Join us next Wednesday, 4th of November, in R0.03 from 2-3pm. Please bring your laptops. No need for any previous knowledge; we will teach you everything! Also, you don't need to have attended our previous session, so just come along!

• Type of VolunteeringChildren and Young people, Technology/Social Media
• Location of VolunteeringOn Campus, Online/From home

• Communication
• Digital Literacy
• Information Literacy
• Problem Solving
• Professionalism
• Teamwork

STAR volunteers support refugees and asylum seekers in Coventry to improve their confidence speaking English and create a comfortable, welcoming environment for everyone involved. Volunteers will develop teaching skills in a comfortable and low-pressure environment, as well as building participants' confidence. We also offer reading and writing support, as well as some fun games to wind down! Our Tuesday session is at the men's hotel, but we have other opportunities for volunteering with women and children at our family hotel sessions, and with young people on Wednesdays at youth club. Please join our group chat using this link as it is where we navigate transport: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Hu12LD4TCf1J3Y1CVlBGO0?mode=gi_t

• Type of VolunteeringCommunity, Justice and Human Rights, Languages
• Location of VolunteeringCoventry

• Communication
• Ethical Values
• Intercultural Awareness
• Organisational Awareness
• Problem Solving
• Professionalism
• Self-awareness
• Teamwork