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Children’s University is an award scheme for children that encourages, tracks and celebrates their participation in learning beyond the classroom. Stamps are awarded for taking part in clubs, online activities, and other activities done alone, or with the family, at home and in the local area. Children can keep a log of everything they do, and each hour of participation takes them one step closer to their next certificate.

Continuing with their project that was begun with looking at a crime scene on their first visit, this time they continued to examine evidence. With Mrs Truman, the children learnt about how DNA is unique to everyone and how forensic scientists can use DNA to identify criminals. They then very successfully extracted DNA from kiwi fruit and strawberries. They also made their own DNA keyrings!