When you donate to Derwen College Charity you support students with learning difficulties and disabilities on their journey to a more independent life.
Fundraising enables us to provide opportunities to enhance students’ learning and independence skills, and reach their full potential.
Specialist tools and equipment
Many of our students have multiple disabilities that make everyday tasks difficult. Your donation enables us to purchase specialist tools and equipment to enhance independence.
Providing experiences for students
Derwen College provides students with experiences and opportunities that build confidence and broaden horizons. Students embark on Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards; take part in competitions; explore new places and discover new hobbies. Our annual student Prom is also supported by Derwen College Charity.
Transport
Vehicles are an essential part of everyday life at Derwen College. Work placements in the community, medical appointments, competitions, new places to visit and explore – our students need to get there! Modified mini buses allow us to provide accessible transport to students who use wheelchairs or have other physical disabilities.
When you donate to Derwen College Charity you help to keep our vehicles on the road!
Student accommodation
Many students who study at Derwen College live here too. Providing the right student accommodation for each individual is important.
Learning to look after their personal needs, keeping their home environment clean and tidy, and learning to prepare meals on their own is a big part of life for our students. It prepares them for life after college, and a more independent future.
Donations to Derwen College Charity allow us to upgrade and adapt accommodation to suit the specific needs of our students. Our £1million appeal to upgrade the Agnes Hunt Village bungalows will see significant modernisation of accommodation.
Providing modern home comfort accommodation for students is important to us.
A Bright Future
Derwen College is unique in the variety of work-place training we have on-site for students. Our busy Garden Centre, Garden Café, Orangery Restaurant, Hotel 751 and Karten Print Shop are open to the public and provide invaluable training. These provisions require updating and modifications to ensure they are industry standard. Skills learned in our facilities prepare students for the next stage – work placements in the community.
We regularly speak to industry leaders to ensure our training provisions are up-to-date, appealing to customers and serve as appropriate learning facilities for students.
