The British Academy is offering two awards of £4000 specifically for Scottish schools that want to develop creative ways of improving language teaching and learning. It could go towards helping you to work with your local primary schools, take forward business links, or develop a new course.
Category Archives: Creative Learning
Raspberry Pi computer
Raspberry Pi
A credit-card sized computer designed to help teach children to code goes on general sale for the first time today.
“This is about getting kids to engage creatively with computers: doing interesting things. And to be fair that doesn’t even have to be programming: it can be art, it can be design, using computers in a creative way”
Dr Upton
Find out more!
BBC News: The Raspberry Pi computer goes on general sale
BBC News: Raspberry Pi computer: Can it get kids into code?
Scottish Learning Festival 2012
The Scottish Learning Festival 2012 will be held on Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th September in the SECC, Glasgow.
The theme for SLF 2012 is Creative Learning…. Creative Thinking.
Earth Hour 8:30pm March 31st 2012
Hundreds of millions of people, businesses and governments around the world unite each year to support the largest environmental event in history – Earth Hour.
Find out more and why you should get involved. YouTube video
Great context for creative learning!
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Short Courses is the access to excellence programme at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland that runs performing and production arts classes and courses for children, young people, adults and arts professionals.
Within these web pages you will find all you need to know about the Weekly Classes, Specialist Study, Summer Schools and Professional Development programmes that we run throughout the year.
There are three unique things about taking part in Short Courses at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland:
– experienced tutors
– professional rehearsal spaces and venues
– excellent learning and teaching
We provide learning and training opportunities in the same five disciplines as our undergraduate and postgraduate degrees: dance, drama, music, production and screen.
The ethos of our work is built upon the belief that the arts can contribute to the development of the whole person. We value inter-disciplinary working, use traditional and contemporary practices to inform our teaching, and support the principle of access to excellence for all.
For the majority of our courses we have an open access policy. We welcome learners at all levels of experience and are committed to reducing barriers to participation in the arts.
At the Royal Conservatoire we value diversity and strive to create opportunities for people to grow and develop through the performing and production arts regardless of background, age, ability or culture.
We look forward to welcoming you to our Short Course programme. If you would like to speak to a member of our team you can contact us on 0141 270 8213 /shortcourses@rcs.ac.uk
A Streetcar Named Desire – Free Talks and Workshops for Schools
Are you interested in finding out more about Scottish Ballet’s vibrant new production of A Streetcar Named Desire? Scottish Ballet is collaborating with theatre director Nancy Meckler to create a vibrant new take on Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play.
Scottish Ballet’s Education Department offer a range of exciting activities to schools to deepen students understanding of Williams’ text and to learn more about Scottish Ballet’s unique production which combines drama with dance. 
Visit the creativity blog for full details!
The Scottish Government: Engage for Education blog
Procurement of the new Glow authentication service begins!
The ICT in Education Programme Team have commenced the procurement of the new Glow authentication service.
The Big History Project – Superb opportunity for Secondary Schools
http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/48345.html
We have been invited as a Nation to take part in a unique global educational development project – the Big History Project. The project fits well with the experiences and outcomes of Curriculum for Excellence, but the timeline is demanding. The Big History Project is funded by Bill Gates through Bill Gates Catalyst Three. This is a superb opportunity to be part of a global project that is cutting edge, showcases project-based learning and fits very well with Curriculum for Excellence.
The closing date for applications is Monday 5 March 2012 – successful applicants will be contacted by 7 March 2012.
To find out how to apply and get more information on the project, please visit: http://www.sqa.org.uk/bighistoryproject
World Education Games – Online event 6 – 8 March
The World Education Games are being held over three consecutive days (6th to 8th March)
www.worldeducationgames.com
This event is open to all Fife primary and secondary schools.
The organisers anticipate over 1.5 million students around the world linking up – this time through maths, spelling and science!
This is a free on-line event.
Schools can Register and practice using the activities from the 1st February onwards.
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s summer schools
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s summer schools for children, young people and adults have developed a reputation for their creativity, imagination and flair and over the past three years have grown into a body of intensive dance, drama, music, production and screen training events.
The Summer Schools have thrilled families, engaged with students who were considering performing arts training or assisted learners professional or personal development. These immersion courses are always focused on the highest quality learning and teaching, inclusion and creative engagement and are run by the most committed and dynamic tutors.
Some example Summer Schools in 2012 will be;
Children and Young People
- 1-2 or 3-4 year olds – Early Years Music
- 5-7 year olds – Professor Poggle and The Catastrophic Creature (Drama Course)
- 15-17 year olds – The Remake (Film and Performance course)
Adults (17+)
- Acting: Stanislavski and Realism
- Drama Facilitators Skills Development
- Dance Facilitators Skills Development
For more information, see below:
Summer Schools Brochure (Adults) 2012
Summer Schools Brochure (Young People) 2012
The full range of course information outlines are available at
http://www.rcs.ac.uk/shortcourses/summerschools/
For further information on the content or availability of these summer schools or other types of residency in the near future please contact: Kenny McGlashan , Senior Tutor / Producer for Short Courses
+44 (0)141 270 8337 (direct)
K.McGlashan@rcs.ac.uk
