Fife Science Festival: Historic Scotland

Terrible Trebuchets

and Menacing

Mangonels!

Discover the science, technology and historybehind medieval warfare. What technology was

used to attack St Andrews Castle and how did it

work? Tour the castle then experiment with

working models of siege engines!

Science workshops for schools as part of Fife

Science Festival. St Andrews Castle, Fife, 8 & 9

March 2012. P4-P7 pupils. £2 per pupil; adults free.

To book a session contact Historic Scotland

Learning Services;

Tel: 0131 668 8736/8793

Email: hslearning@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/learning

 

Young Scot-calling all 11-26 year olds!

Young Scot are currently working with Creative Scotland, the national body for the arts in Scotland, in putting together a national strategy  to help even more young people take part in the arts!

The views, perspectives and experiences of young people are all important in shaping this strategy so Young Scot would like as many young people (11 – 26 year olds) as possible to complete the survey below

http://www.youngscotsayswho.org/consultation/Youth-Arts-Strategy

Those young people who complete the survey will be able to collect Young Scot Reward points and will have the opportunity to be entered into a free prize  draw to win a creative, artistic, or cultural experience of their choice.  A weekend pass for Beladrum? 10 hours free time in a local recording studio? A set of DJ-ing lessons? An art class? A cinema pass for a year?

Clydebuilt Puppet Theatre

Clydebuilt Puppet Theatre

 

Touring Shows Autumn 2012

Rapunzel-a new show

Welcome to Dame Gothel’s garden where you can let your hair down with Rapunzel.

Narrated by a wonderful frog this fun adaptation has all the elements of a traditional tale…the witch, the beautiful girl locked in a tall tower and, of course, the handsome prince who attempts to save Rapunzel….

The children were to totally wrapped up in the story and the frog was an absolute hero” – Sauchie Nursery

DIVING BELLE – a Magical Seaside Story

Join us as we dive into the magical world of Belle’s Carousel Café, Tom the lighthouse keeper and the glittering undersea life that surrounds these friends.

Everything seems fine and dandy, until one day a storm brews up!

Must Belle reveal her magical secret…

Watch out for that crab…

“The collective gasp that the children let out when Belle reveals her secret was so wonderful, can we book for next year please?”

Glenwood Nursery, Thornliebank

Impact and benefits of Curriculum for Excellence

http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/resources/i/genericresource_tcm4688548.asp

http://www.engageforeducation.org/cfefilms

The Scottish Government has published four new short films on the Engage for Education website – three sector specific, featuring a nursery, primary and secondary school, and one combined – in which learners, parents and teachers describe in their own words the impact and benefits of Curriculum for Excellence.

The films contribute towards the Cabinet Secretary’s Curriculum for Excellence Action Plan 2011/12 commitment to develop new materials for parents which illustrate the benefits of Curriculum for Excellence, following calls for such resources from parents. They have been developed in co-operation with the National Parent Forum of Scotland and aim to show the types of impact and benefits that CfE is already having in early years, primary and early secondary settings across the country.

East End Park Mural Competition

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.

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

CPD Event: Creative Learning!

This session is aimed at primary and secondary teachers wishing to enhance their knowledge of the importance of creativity across the whole curriculum. It will introduce participants to Fife’s Creative Learning Network (CLN), a newly established group bringing together community representatives and key local and national cultural partners with education representatives.

This session will consider the importance of creativity as a higher order thinking skill and its relevance within CfE, launch Fife’s CLN glow group and introduce current creative resources from Education Scotland

4-5pm, ASDARC, Thursday 15th 2012

Book now…places going fast!

Get Moving Fund…time is running out, apply now!

The Cultural Partnerships Team are keen to encourage and support schools and youth organisations who wish to provide exciting experiences, opportunities and activities that bring together creativity and learning to benefit the lives of children and young people. Recognising that transport costs are a real barrier to participating in cultural opportunities we have put in place the Get Moving Fund.

The fund is open to schools and organisations to aid participation for young people in creative learning experiences. It is available to support activity taking place between now and March 31st 2012 and applications should be made using the attached form.  Funding is available to cover transport costs up to a maximum of £250.

 The planned activity should meet at least one of the following Actions from the Cultural Strategy:-

  • Action 2– Identifying the barriers to cultural participation and ways of overcoming them.
  • Action 3– Encourage communities to maximise cultural opportunities to celebrate their strengths and their heritage.
  • Action 5 – Increase access to participation in cultural activity and creative learning opportunities.

 Please note that the fund is limited and applications will be assessed on a first come first served basis.

 Should you have queries, please do not hesitate to contact us on 01592 583255

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