Grace Coney

Grace is 25 and has recently finished the Y033 STEM Access Course. She decided to take the course last year as she was both struggling to get a job and in quite a rut in what she wanted to do in life following the COVID outbreak. Having done science in her A levels but completely abandoning them afterwards, she thought to give them a chance again and this seemed like the perfect way to do it! She was happily surprised, and incredibly grateful, that the course focuses on how best you as an individual learn rather than how best to memorise information like we get taught in schools - this being the reason she fell out of love with the sciences. Thanks to the incredible support of her tutor and being able to learn on her terms, Grace remembered what she truly wishes to do which is work for the environment. She hopes to continue her studies in Environment through the OU once she has saved enough money to do so.

In the meantime,  Grace spends her free time playing both video games and boardgames - including D&D which she's really gotten into these days. She finds that these really help her deal with depression and anxiety towards, well, life. As she found out that her tutor, the brilliant Isabella Henman, also enjoyed boardgames, it’s been a pleasure being able to nerd about them with her - our recent favourite “Oh my Goods!” especially! When they can, Grace her partner visit her parents’ home to spend time with them, her brother and most of all her cat, Pancakes ❤️. During this time, she would learn more boardgames from her dearest Father, and more recently she's started to help restore the garden pond in hopes of making the garden more homely for the wildlife.

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