Category Archives: Opportunities

Creativity, Health and Wellbeing, Opportunities, Primary schools, Secondary schools

Fife Diversity Week 12th to 18th March

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Diversity week is an opportunity for Fife’s schools to be part of the celebration of Fife’s rich and diverse culture. Everyone can contribute to making this event a success and there are many different ways in which you can do this.

Diversity enriches our lives, consider how dull life would be if we all looked alike, thought alike, and acted alike! By learning to recognize our similarities and appreciate our differences, we can overcome prejudice and intolerance and work towards a better world.
 
If you would like to discuss any ideas you have / would like support in putting something together for diversity week, please contact:
Zahida Ramzan or Colm Wilson at: Enquiry.Equalities@fife.gov.uk 
Tel. 08451 555 555 ext 441242
 
 
 

 

 

Competition, Creative Learning, Literacy and English, Opportunities

Children’s writing competition 500 Words returns to Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Radio 2

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Chris Evans said: “We were overwhelmed last year to be inundated with thousands of truly creative and fantastic entries from nearly 30,000 kids, and in 2012 we need your help to make the competition even bigger than before. To read is good, but to write is even better and dare I say it, can even be more fun.”

Creative Learning, Curriculum for Excellence, Events, Opportunities, Primary schools, Science, Secondary schools

Fife Science Festival 2012

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Here are some of the creative learning opportunities on offer to schools at this years Fife Science Festival…book your places now!!!

Friday 9th March

10am-12 noon & 12:30pm-2:30pm

Terrible Trebuchets and Menacing Mangonels!

Discover the science, technology and history behind the Medieval warfare in this fun and interactive workshop from Historic Scotland!

£2 per pupil, adults free, Booking is essential-contact Historic Scotland Education Office on 0131-668-8736 or email hslearning@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

www.historic-scotland.gov.uk

P4-P7

St Andrews Castle

The Scores

St Andrews

KY16 9AR

Monday 12th March-Friday 16th March

1:30pm-3pm

The Weird and Wonderful World of Science

At this fun and interactive school science week, children will explore science through various science experiments and activities. Members of the public have the opportunity to attend on Friday 16th march.

Free admission, non-bookable.

Primary pupils/Families

Denbeath PS

Bancraig St

Buckhaven

KY8 1JE

Tuesday 13th March

10am-3pm

Our World in Motion-Mobile Communications Workshops

Find out how easy it is to construct simple electronic circuits and how much fun it is to use them in all sorts of exciting, ingenious projects.

Free admission, booking essential. Contact Dorothy Brankin on 01506-823424

Or email dc_brankin@tiscali.co.uk to book a place/

Suitable for P4-P7.

Museum of Communication

131 High Street

Burntisland

Fife Council

KY3 9AA

Wednesday 14th March

1:30pm-6pm

Green Energy Challenge

Learn all about renewable energy and how important it is in solving our future energy needs and get the opportunity to build a wind turbine at this interactive workshop.

Free admission but booking essential. Contact Liz Allen on 01383-559117 to book your class.

Schools:P7

Whitlock Energy Collaboration Centre

Rosyth Business Park

Wood Road

Rosyth

KY11 2EA

Friday 16th March

10:30am-3:30pm

Techno Games Event

A fun interactive games workshop for secondary school pupils. Pupils work in teams to make a robot, then watch as they compete against other teams in a series of challenges. Have you got what it takes to make a prize-winning robot? Free Admission but booking essential. Contact Bill Hutchison on billhutchison@adamsmith.ac.uk to book a place.

Secondary pupils

Adam smith College

St Brycedale Campus

Brycedale Avenue

Kirkcaldy

KY1 1EX

Monday 12th March-Friday 16th March

10am-2:30pm

The Renewables Challenge

Pupils get the chance to investigate different renewable energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, hydrogen fuel cells, and more. The challenge is to build the equipment to harness the most renewable energy- and store it, if you can!

Outreach workshop. Free workshopm but booking essential. Contact Karen Ritchie at The Hydrogen Office on Karen.ritchie@the hydrogenoffice.com to book your place.

Primary Schools

Venue: various schools

Creative Learning, Opportunities, Primary schools

Community day with National Museums Scotland at Methilhill Primary and Community School

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The National Museums Scotland have been working with a Primary 6 class from Methilhill Primary and Community School on a partnership project, funded by the Robertson Trust, since last March.  The class have been researching and devising their own resources on the theme of Africa, based on the collections of the museum.  This box of museum objects, complete with teachers notes (researched by the pupils) will then be available for general borrowing in the Fife area initially and then around Scotland.

On Thursday 2nd February, the pupils are hosting a community day at their school to show off their work and on their behalf I would like to invite you along.  The day will run 2.30pm – 3.30pm at the school and will feature a show of an exhibition set up by the pupils and an African drum performance by the children.

CPD, Creative practitioners, Creativity, Curriculum for Excellence, Health and Wellbeing, Opportunities, Outdoor learning

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Remember to keep up to date with news on our FCLN glow group!

Children in Scotland have announced places still available at two training events…Nature Kindergartens: making a start…and…Transforming Early Years Spaces on a Shoestring…both on 8/2/12.

For further information or to book, please visit online at http://www.childreninscotland.org.uk/training or contact by telephone on 0131 222 2446.

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Continuing Professional Development for Primary Teachers Interactive drama for Primary School Age

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We are delighted to announce details of ‘Introducing Drama at Primary School Level’. This opportunity is being brought to you by The Byre Theatre, St Andrews (supported through Fife’s Creative Learning Network) and will be held on Friday 18 November 2011, Conference Room 2, Auchterderran Centre from 10.00am – 3.00pm. Please note that the course is FREE but a small charge of £10 per applicant has been applied to cover tea, coffee and lunches. Places must be applied for through the CPD Management System

Using drama in the classroom for Primary School teachers and drama practitioners is a day long workshop designed to introduce different ways of using drama in the classroom including interactive storytelling and drama games and exercises. The participants will actively participate in the workshop in order to gain a clear understanding of the drama process from both sides. At the end of the session, the participants will have created a short piece of theatre from scratch that they can then use again should they wish.

The delegates will receive a complete workshop plan from the day filled with practical ideas they can use with their class.

Course Outcomes
At the end of this course you will have achieved these outcomes:
• Working in a different way – teaching different subjects through creative drama
• A wider knowledge and understanding of using creative drama techniques and games
• An understanding of how to create performance within a short space of time
• A greater confidence to try these drama skills in your own classroom

Additional info
Please wear comfortable clothes and trainers as this will be an active session.

CPD opportunities

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Placement: Twilight CPD Session for Secondary Art & Design Teachers

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To complement Fife Contemporary Art & Craft’s Placement ceramics’ exhibition at St Andrews Museum, a CPD session from artists Charlotte Barker and Gemma Coyle. This will introduce ideas for working in 3D using different techniques and simple materials.

Participating teachers will have the opportunity to win a free workshop for their school, led by one of the artists.

This session is aimed at secondary teachers of Art & Design.

Maximum number of participants is 25.

Cost is FREE (supported through the Fife Creative Learning Network).

Date: Wed 28 September 2011, 4.30-6.30pm
Venue: Auchterderran Centre, Cardenden, Fife
To Book: https://asp.soprahosting.co.uk/cpd/fife/