Category Archives: Art and Design

Art and Design, CPD, Creativity, Curriculum for Excellence, Expressive Arts, Opportunities

National Galleries

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Continued Professional Development

We can provide exciting and stimulating Continuing Professional Development (CPD) sessions for whole schools, departments, art forums and cluster groups.

These sessions cover a range of topics, such as:

  • how art can support and extend the Curriculum for Excellence
  • increasing teachers’ confidence in using object-based learning in the Galleries and the classroom
  • developing teachers’ skills in looking at art
  • using works of art in the classroom creatively
  • practical experience in different art techniques

Above sessions can be booked for a half day or full day.

We also offer specialist hands-on workshops for Secondary Art Teachers and Primary Art Specialists. 

For more details, please download the School Programme 2011-12 or contact the Schools Education Officer for more information.

Art and Design, CPD, Curriculum for Excellence, Dance, Drama, Expressive Arts, Music, Primary schools

Catalyst: Inspiring Arts Ideas for Teachers

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Struggle for confidence when teaching the arts? Looking for some fresh lesson ideas you can use across the curriculum? Catalyst is a programme of inspiring arts-based teacher training days running across the academic year.

Each Catalyst day is designed to help integrate the arts into your teaching practice. During the day you will work with professional artists and practitioners to build confidence in using the arts. Workshops will teach techniques and skills that you will feel confident to use across the curriculum.

The day will pass on interactive and innovative teaching ideas for P3 to P6. Each event will work with two art forms from: poetry, visual arts, drama, storytelling, dance and music.

There are a maximum of 30 places available per day so we strongly recommend booking soon as places fill up quickly. Catalyst 11.12 Booking Form

Thanks to generous funding from the Maaike McInnes Charitable Trust each day costs just £45 per person which includes lunch and a free copy of our 120 page Teachers Book.

Our Scotland dates for 2011/12 are:

25th April – Palace of Hollyrood, Edinburgh – Visual Art & Poetry

11th May – Aberdeen Arts Centre – Drama & Music

26th & 27th April – Dumfries House, Ayrshire – art forms tbc, call for more info

 For more information and to book please email catalyst@childrenandarts.org.uk or call 020 3326 2230

Art and Design, Creativity, Secondary schools, Technologies

Queen Anne High School Mural Participants

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When Visit Dunfermline and Dunfermline Athletic Football Team set the task of developing a mural to enhance the entrance to the East (Away) Stand at East End Park, four Advance Higher Art students from Queen Anne High School jumped at the chance.
As Anna Ginnerup Strachan, Rachael Robertson, Emily Stewart and Caitlin Stewart are all also studying photography they decided that would be the best medium to use to produce their mural.
The result is a vibrant collection of scenes from some of the most famous landmarks in the town. Featuring the Abbey, City Chambers, the Palace and the Glen Gates topped off with three amazing flying Dragon Gargoyles, the finished project really captures the essence of Dunfermline!

 

Art and Design, Competition, Creativity, Expressive Arts, Secondary schools

East End Park Mural Competition

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Carnegie College Design and Digital Media students visited the home of Dunfermline Athletic Football Club to see their work installed on the wall of the east stand of East End Park. As part of their course work, their lecturer Colin Maxwell, asked the students to produce a graphic that they felt displayed the spirit of Dunfermline. The students chose to depict local heroes, past and present, who they felt represented the city.

Art and Design, Creative Learning, Curriculum for Excellence, Events

National Museum of Scotland

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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