5 Principles of Creativity
“Creative geniuses tend to be less the ones with the quickest answers and more the ones who keep working till they get it right.”
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The Creativity Post
Five New Lessons From Salman Khan On Reinventing Education
A conversation with Salman Khan, founder of the Khan Academy, on the future of education.
Read the article here
WWF News
WWF’s Earth Hour 2013
On Saturday 23 March at 8.30 pm, thousands of people from across Scotland will join millions around the world in turning off their lights for one hour in a huge, symbolic show of support for action on climate change and for a more sustainable future. In 2012, a record 152 countries took part for the biggest call to action for the protection of the planet.
This year’s Earth Hour is celebrating the power of nature – the way renewable energy can move us away from fossil fuels and help reduce global carbon emissions. This is especially important in Scotland with our wealth of natural assets such as wind, tidal and wave.
Sign up today and show your support for the switch to a better energy future.
Engage for Education – Scots space mission ready for launch
The First Minister says, ‘Last week I was delighted to meet Scottish scientists and research teams who have been doing important work to help us understand the world and the universe. First, I met Professor Peter Higgs, one of the most famous figures in Scottish science. Prof Higgs famously developed a theory into the basic building blocks of the universe and a particle that was named the ‘Higgs boson’, while working at the University of Edinburgh in the 1960s. Last year researchers at the CERN laboratory in Switzerland confirmed the discovery of a previously-unknown boson whose behaviour so far has been consistent with the ‘Higgs boson’.
To recognise Prof Higgs’ achievements and help inspire a new generation of scientists among today’s school pupils around Scotland, we have launched anannual Higgs Prize. This will give outstanding young school physicists the chance to win a trip to the CERN facility, where work continues on researching the Higgs particle.’
Find out more here
PICTISH STONE STORIES :OPEN WORKSHOP DAY FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS
Sat 16 Feb
11am & 2pm (1hr)
Free Drop in – age 7+
LAST CHANCE to interact with the Pictish Stones! This colourful lively exhibition of art from our ancestors of the Scottish ancient carved stones of Pictland offers a wealth of stories and puppets to play with.
Come along to meet and have a creative session with exhibition artist MARIANNA LINES and storyteller/ puppet maker artist SYLVIA TROON.
There will be stories from all, including you the participants, a chance to make your own wee Pictish puppet, and to do some drawing art from the stone images. New dramatic Pictish puppet figures will also be there to meet you.
It’s a new story, an open story, an endless story!
Tell your story.
Don’t miss this last chance to play with the Stones! Last day of Exhibition in the Storytelling Centre’s Court.
Scottish Youth Theatre
Jukebox Musical Theatre Course
Spend your Easter break making a musical in a week!
Celebrate “old and new” Scottish music by creating a piece of musical theatre for ages 8-16. Using music from Scottish Artists, devise a musical and celebrate current and well-known Scottish songs, performed to a live audience on the final day of the course.
Running from 8 to 13 April with musical theatre specialist tutors!
Find out more here
Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards 2013
Nominations now open!
Do you know a young person who deserves to be recognised? Someone who works tirelessly to improve their community or country? Nominate a friend, family member or someone in the public eye aged 11-26 who is truly inspirational!
Nominations close at midnight on Sunday 17 February!
Find out more here
Scottish Youth Theatre
Young Writers’ Festival of New Writing 2013
Due to the kind generosity of the Labyrinth Trust, Scottish Youth Theatre is delighted to announce a Festival of New Writing to take place in March 2013. The festival will involve selected scripts being polished and rehearsed over a ten day period, 22-31 March with ‘unplugged’ performances taking place in the Edwin Morgan Studio over the weekend of 29-31 March.
Each play will be performed to a public audience twice over the weekend. Tickets are free and donations will be accepted in place of ticket sales. Scottish Youth Theatre is keen to give talented young writers a public platform for their work.
For further information or to book tickets to the productions please call 0141 552 3988.
Divided City Event at Citizen’s Theatre – Primary Event
18 February 2013,
11.00 am
Funded by the Scottish Government, the Citizens Theatre and South Lanarkshire Culture and Leisure are re-mounting the hit musical stage version of Theresa Breslin’s award winning novel, Divided City, with a 40 strong cast of 3rd year pupils from across South Lanarkshire. To help teachers and pupils get inside the world of the book and the production there will be two Glow meets (one Primary and the other Secondary) with the author and the creative team behind the hit musical version of Divided City.
This is the Primary event (glow password required) and will include a special opportunity to ask author Theresa Breslin questions about Divided City and find out how the creative team from the new production in Hamilton took the book from page to stage
Divided City Event at Citizen’s Theatre – Secondary Event
18 February 2013,
2.00 pm
Funded by the Scottish Government, the Citizens Theatre and South Lanarkshire Culture and Leisure are re-mounting the hit musical stage version of Theresa Breslin’s award winning novel, Divided City, with a 40 strong cast of 3rd year pupils from across South Lanarkshire. To help teachers and pupils get inside the world of the book and the production there will be two Glow meets (one Primary and the other Secondary) with the author and the creative team behind the hit musical version of Divided City.
This is the Secondary event (glow password required) which will feature a lively discussion asking whether young people today have experienced sectarianism or prejudice similar to those experienced by the characters in Divided City.
