Kids learn about crime prevention, CPR and more for Kirklees Year of Music
The School of Human and Health Sciences at the University of Huddersfield was delighted to host a one-day on-campus event for 60 primary school children from Kirklees to celebrate Kirklees Year of Music and showcase the work and facilities of the School.
The children took part in interactive activities across all of the School’s four departments - all linked to music, rhythm or sound.
In partnership with Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS), School Director of Clinical Skills Education Dr Stephen Prescott, Clinical Services Manager Sarah Shaw and students from the Health and Wellbeing Academy taught the children how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to 120 beats per minute by singing ‘Baby Shark’.
Head of Division for Operating Department Practice and Paramedic Science, Lynda Dunn and Senior Lecturer in Operating Department Practice Lorraine Horton-Smith talked about the important role of Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs) and the work they do in operating theatres. The children were shown the importance of hand hygiene and learnt how to thoroughly wash their hands for 20 seconds whilst singing ‘Happy Birthday’.
School pupils practice CPR to Baby Shark
In partnership with West Yorkshire Police, Dr Leanne Monchuk led a session that focused on crime prevention using a child-friendly image of an insecure house. Working in groups, the children completed a jigsaw and then listened to a range of sounds matched the sound to the insecurity.
Lecturer in psychology Dr Chia-Yuan Lin and Postgraduate Researcher Gabriella Annandale demonstrated how we identify rhythms in music and speech. Children were asked to identify and count syllables in a series of words and nursery rhymes to a series of slow and fast tempos.
The event was organised by School Director of External Engagement Dr Leanne Monchuk, who said, “We were delighted to open our doors and welcome the children onto campus to show them our excellent facilities and provide them with an opportunity to see and hear about the exciting teaching, learning and research we undertake.
“It was fantastic to work in partnership with Shape North and Kirklees Council to ensure that the day resonated with the ethos of Kirklees Year of Music.”
