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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Scottish studies in the curriculum – funding for school trips
A scheme to help fund school trips to a number of key Scottish historical sites has been extended for a further year by Learning Minister Alasdair Allan.
The move came as part of a parliamentary debate on Scottish Studies within Curriculum for Excellence, a commitment which already has the support of the Scottish public and a number of cultural personalities and leading academics.
Dr Allan said:
“Today’s debate has given me the chance to talk in parliament about the Scottish Government’s commitment to strengthen the presence of Scottish history, literature, language and culture in the curriculum.
“Recent research shows that 90 per cent of the Scottish public are on board with the plan, and we’ve already had a productive meeting of the working group set up to look at the issue, which included the Makar Liz Lochhead and a number of leading academics.
“An important part of ensuring that our young people gain the knowledge and understanding of Scottish history, heritage and culture involves getting our pupils out and about to key sites. During the last academic year, over 20,000 young people throughout Scotland benefited from the Heritage Education Travel Subsidy scheme.
“The scheme includes the new Robert Burns’ Birthplace Museum, New Lanark World Heritage Site, Bannockburn and Edinburgh and Stirling Castles and I am very pleased to announce that we will continue to support the £150,000 scheme for 2012/2013.”
Jacquelyn Condie, a teacher at Tayvallich Primary School in Argyll, added:
“As a teacher in a small rural school on the West Coast of Scotland, I feel that we greatly benefited from the travel subsidy scheme, as it enabled us to visit sites which are so important to our children’s knowledge and understanding of Scottish history.
“We had a wonderful visit to the Bannockburn Heritage Centre and Stirling Castle, which was made extra special by their staff and the fantastic educational resources, which really brought history to life. My class thoroughly enjoyed the experience and have returned enthused about their project.”
Go Compose Workshops – Aberdeenshire
From 20 – 22 October, young composers will be able to work with Red Note Ensemble’s composers and musicians to create original pieces of music to be performed as part of Noisy Nights at sound 2011.
Over the space of three days, participants aged 13-18 will be able to work with professional composers and musicians to create their own, original pieces of music which will be recorded and performed as part of Red Note’s Noisy Night on Saturday 22 October. Students will be able to use their completed pieces as submissions for their Highers coursework.
Venue: Woodend Barn, Banchory
Cost: £10
Contact judith.robinson@soundandmusic.org for more details and bookings
This opportunity is available in: Aberdeenshire
For further information, please contact judith.robinson@soundandmusic.org (Judith Robinson), or visithttp://sound-scotland.co.uk.
Art and logo design competitions for Livingston’s 50th Anniversary
Livingston is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a new town in 2012 and plans are underway to mark the occasion. It is expected that a number of official and community events and activities will take place in spring 2012. In preparation for the anniversary pupils at Livingston schools are being invited to enter a design and art competition which will result in the winning art works being displayed in a special exhibition at Howden Park Centre next April. Pupils are being asked to design a special logo which will be used to identify Livingston’s anniversary events. It is planned that the logo will be reproduced on all information which is printed or promoted on websites.
Musicians to meet up for Highland Music Day
It’s a year since the inaugural Highland Music Day and this year’s event on Thursday 6 October will see 570 young people from all over Highland arrive in Inverness to participate in a day of workshops and group playing for musicians of all levels of ability who attend Highland primary or secondary schools.
Seven different venues throughout the city will be used to host activities for young musicians of strings, brass, woodwind, bagpipes and pipe band drumming, traditional music and percussion.
http://www.highland.gov.uk/yourcouncil/news/newsreleases/2011/October/2011-10-03-04.htm
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