Category Archives: Creative Learning

National Museum of Scotland

Celebrate Architecture- Pupil’s Conference (S3 – S6)

Friday 16th March 2012, 10am – 3.30pm


FREE!!


A major one day pupils’ conference exploring the transformation of our new museum. Hear from the project’s architect, the award winning Gareth Hoskins and get an insight into careers in architecture from John Brennan of the University of Edinburgh. Put your questions to the experts, get advice on your portfolio and explore some of the projects key challenges.
To book please contact, schools@nms.ac.uk or phone 0131 247 4041

Fife Children are top readers!

Glow Meet-Big Book Brain Quiz 2012

Before the fun began!
Gone for lunch!

Everyone had a fantastic day at the Big Book Brain Quiz held at the Rothes Halls on Friday…over 90 school teams took part in the hall and 61 schools with over 1, 500 participants joined in the fun online through a glow meet!

All the children did exceptionally well, proving just how much they have been reading over the last few months!
It was a very close finish and after tie-break questions the winners were announced!


1st. Park road PS
2nd. Crail PS
3rd Canongate PS


Well done the winners and to all who took part!

Glow Meet: Big Book Brain Quiz 2012

Glow TV

Join us at The Rothes Halls in Glenrothes for the Big Book Brain Quiz Final 2012 organised by Fife Council Libraries Service!

P6 pupils from all over Fife are taking part on the 27th January…and those that can’t make it along on the day are signing up to participate in the event through a Glow Meet hosted by Fife’s Creative Learning Network.

Sign up here

Fife’s creative resource inspiring all Scotland!

Marks on the Landscape is a resource available through Education Scotland to inspire creativity across the curriculum. It integrates creative skills with experiences and outcomes across a range of curriculum areas to support interdisciplinary learning. 

Creative Skills

 

The context for learning and teaching for this resource is Fife Earth, an ambitious land regeneration project. 

Fife Earth

“Fife Earth is a surface coal mine, three miles squared, being reclaimed as a huge project, but this is much more. Fife Earth is reclaiming and transforming this huge site into a celebration of art, creativity and of Scotland, its history, its achievements and its place in the world. It is art created by bulldozers. It is a vision driven by ambition, conceived by one man and being realised by many. ” 

From the essay ‘How big are your dreams?’ by David Cameron, Education Consultant 

Take a virtual tour of Fife Earth 

Visit Marks on the Landscape to find out more! 

St Andrews Museum

Have a magical festive season from FCA&C

I thought I’d share this year’s FCA&C Xmas e-card as it has definitely come about as the result of some young people’s creative skills! During our recent ceramics exhibition at St Andrews Museum (‘Placement’), we invited young visitors to add to The Magic Forest, creating sculptural trees, toadstools, magical animals etc that might be found in such a place. Imagination ran riot, and this small detail is one of many great ‘tableau’ created with plasticine!

FCA&C Xmas e-card 2011
FCA&C Xmas e-card 2011

 

Get Moving to Creative Learning Opportunities

Recognising that transport costs are a real barrier to schools and youth groups participating in cultural and creative opportunities we would like to announce the launch of the ‘Get Moving’ Fund.

The fund is open to schools and youth groups wishing to attend creative learning opportunities which they would not otherwise have the capacity to do. It is available to support activity taking place between Dec 2011 and April 2012. Applications should be made using the attached form and funding is available up to a maximum of £250.

Fife Council’s Cultural Partnerships Team are keen to support schools and groups who wish to provide exciting experiences, opportunities and activities that bring together creativity and learning to benefit the lives of children and young people.

To apply for a ‘Get Moving’ grant please complete the attached form and submit to the Cultural Partnerships Team.

For inspiring ideas please see the Creative Learning Opportunities here on the FCLN Glow Group.

For further information phone the team on 01592 583255 or email cultural.partnerships@fife.gov.uk

Ceramics on show!

Young artists’ ceramics’ work on display in St Andrews Town Hall

A colourful display of ceramic work is on display in cases in St Andrews Town Hall foyer until Friday 16 December. It is all the product of 2 workshops, held recently by FCA&C at St Andrews Museum to accompany their exhibition ‘Placement’.
The first workshop was led by ‘Placement’ artist and co-curator Lowri Davies who showed her young pupils how to incorporate on-glaze decoration and transfers (decals) into their plate designs. The resultant work is of a very high standard.
For the second workshop, participants worked on tiles and flat pieces of work mostly which were later fired by the workshop leader, Fife ceramicist Gavin Burnett. Again, a great array of work was produced showing how creative young people can be with clay. The display will be up until Friday 16 December (open usual working hours, Monday to Friday).
Young people's ceramics on show
Young people’s ceramics on show