Category Archives: Expressive Arts

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.

Creative Learning, Creative practitioners, Dance, Drama, Expressive Arts, Music, Opportunities

A Streetcar Named Desire – Free Talks and Workshops for Schools

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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!

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

Curriculum for Excellence, Music

CPD opportunity- primary teachers

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This one hour introductory session demonstrates how the ukulele can be successfully used to deliver the music curriculum to primary pupils by the class teacher. No previous musical or instrumental experience is required. The session is hands on with all present involved in learning to strum along to some simple well known tunes.

Participants will learn two chords and a simple strumming pattern on the ukulele, allowing them to accompany some well known songs and play along to a backing track – all within one hour!

Mon 23rd-Apr-12 4-5pm ASDARC

Fife Youth Music Initiative are looking for a limited number of schools to be involved in a “Ukulele in the Classroom” project in session 2012/13 which would include funding of instruments for one class and full training and support materials for the class teacher. More details of this funding opportunity will be discussed with staff attending the twilight session and expressions of interest can be registered at the end of the session or there after.

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.

CPD, Creative Learning, Creative practitioners, Curriculum for Excellence, Expressive Arts, Primary schools, Secondary schools

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s summer schools

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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

CPD, Creative Learning, Curriculum for Excellence, Expressive Arts, Opportunities

Catalyst: Inspiring Arts Ideas for Teachers

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The Prince’s Foundation for Children & the Arts is offering a series of inspiring arts-based training days designed to help teachers integrate the arts into their practice. Participants will work with professional artists and practitioners to build confidence in using the arts, focusing on teaching, focused on P3 to P6. Click below to get more info on the courses and how to book.

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CPD, Creative Learning, Curriculum for Excellence, Drama, Opportunities, Secondary schools

CPD opportunity:Secondary Drama Teachers!

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Monday 20th February 2012 –10am-3pm

Cost – The course is FREE to participants but there will be a small charge of £10.00 to cover tea/coffee and lunches

The Byre Theatre is offering a day long Continuing Professional Development course entitled “Devising Contemporary Theatre – a Masterclass”. This CPD takes a fresh approach to what, how and where young people learn and aims to support the nurturing of young people as successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors.

As a member of Fife’s new Creative Learning Network and as a steering group member of Fife’s Cultural Consortium (supporting the delivery of Fife’s Cultural Strategy), we are delighted to be able to offer a one-off in-service opportunity at Auchterderran Centre, Cardenden.

The workshop will be delivered by the Education and Outreach Officer from the Byre Theatre, who will share drama games and exercises and workshop plans on how to make, create a piece of devised, contemporary theatre in the Secondary classroom.

Spaces limited so book now on Fife’s CPD management system!!!