Stirling Community Planning Partnership along with Scottish Sports Futures is offering young people across Stirling the opportunity to come together and take part in a range of sport and creative arts activities this Saturday (29th October) at Raploch Community Campus. This event is aimed at young people in P6 upwards (maximum age is 21). For more information please contact Scottish Sports Futures on 0141 218 4640, visit their website <http://www.ssf.org.uk> or contact Stirling Council, Youth Services on 01786 442719.
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Teaching in Nature: How going local into nature changes learning
Take a group of teachers, introduce them to the wonders of a local natural place and then leave them to do what they do best. The results? Exciting, creative and motivating cross-curricular outdoor learning opportunities for pupils – and teachers who are confidently using the site across the curriculum!
http://teachinginnature.stir.ac.uk/index.html
Last year four groups of teachers met with Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) National Nature Reserve (NNR) managers to learn about the natural and cultural features that make their site special. Over the course of the school year these teachers, from early years, primary, secondary and special schools, worked collaboratively to develop activities for their classes to do on these sites and test them out. Find out more about the project from the teachers and pupils themselves at http://teachinginnature.stir.ac.uk/index.html <http://teachinginnature.stir.ac.uk/index.html>
A report on the project was written by educational researchers from the University of Stirling, who provided invaluable support and insight throughout the project. This is available at:
http://www.snh.gov.uk/publications-data-and-research/publications/search-the-catalogue/publication-detail/?id=1839 <http://www.snh.gov.uk/publications-data-and-research/publications/search-the-catalogue/publication-detail/?id=1839> .
Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off! – Glow Meet
Live from Dundee Rep Theatre, join us for an exclusive Glow Meet with the acclaimed playwright Liz Lochhead. A rare opportunity to hear the current national poet talk about her writing and in particular the modern Scottish classic, Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off.
Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off – a co-production between the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh and Dundee Rep Theatre. Join the Glow Meet for language and drama activities, design resources and activities, as well as video interviews with the director, actors and designer.
Face Britain – online self portrait challenge
A national project that invites all young people in the UK to submit a self-portrait. Your artwork will be part of a world record attempt and hopefully the biggest online gallery of self-portraits in the world. Make your face famous!
Pupils urged to get creative for conservation
Conservation charity the National Trust for Scotland is asking secondary schools pupils to design an interactive, environmentally-themed game to take out on the road next summer.
The Trust launched its competition at Ben Lomond near Drymen, Scotland’s most southerly Munro. Ben Lomond is one of the most popular mountains in Scotland, with around 30,000 walkers of all ages visiting it each year. Helping Trust staff at the launch were pupils from Drymen Primary, who were photographed doing their best to try and figure out some initial ideas.
The Ben Lomond Design Competition challenges teams of pupils to invent a portable, interactive game which is easy to set up and explain, is fun for all ages and which highlights how we need to conserve our environment.
The Trust hopes that the new family activity will raise awareness of its work to care for Scotland’s countryside and wildlife.
For full information and an entry pack visit: http://www.nts.org.uk/designcompetition
Children’s author visits her old primary school
Former pupil with a tale to tell http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=975
A former pupil dropped into Dirleton Primary School recently to tell the pupils a story. Pupils at Dirleton Primary School enjoyed a treat recently when former pupil and author Nyssa Pinkerton dropped by to read from her new book The Peerie Monster and the Colour Crocodile.
‘I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here’
An online scheme that connects pupils and scientists was inspired by reality TV. Science and a dose of reality http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6118762
There is a huge bank of questions on scientific topics on the ‘I’m a Scientist’ website. http://imascientist.org.uk/teachers.
Pupils explore how books are created and published
TES Article: Pencil in a date with publishing http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6118759
Workshops are showing pupils how books are born.
National Conservation Centre – traditional building skills and creativity
Scotland’s first National Conservation Centre for training young people in traditional building skills is to be established in Stirling.
The Government’s new Young Scots Fund will contribute towards a National Conservation Centre based at two locations in Stirling, in a partnership between Historic Scotland, Stirling Council and Forth Valley College.
Under 13s win Folk Group competition at Mòd nan Eilean Siar
Bun-sgoil Bharbhais in Lewis are winners of the Folk Group Competition for under 13 year olds at Mòd nan Eilean Siar sponsored by The Highland Council and Fujitsu. The Folk Group is an open category of competition for which groups have to sing two songs of their own choice with accompaniments of musical instruments.
http://www.highland.gov.uk/yourcouncil/news/newsreleases/2011/October/2011-10-18-05.htm
