The show features Jonah Lehrer, a contributing editor at Wired and an author, experimental sound artist Scanner, novelist Joanna Kavenna, and the chemist Rachel O’Reilly.
The Big Dance Schools Pledge 2012 is a mass participation event taking place all over the UK and around the world on the 18 May 2012 – the same day that the Olympic Torch arrives in the UK. Over 260 schools worldwide took in the Schools Pledge 2011 and teachers can now register via the Big Dance 2012 website to receive details on how their school can take part in 2012.
Renowned choreographer Wayne McGregor will be choreographing a routine for Big Dance 2012, details of which will available to download from the Big Dance website in January.
Young people in Glenrothes are being asked to celebrate their town’s public art in a photo competition that will culminate in an exhibition in Rothes Halls this summer. Historic Scotland has recently recognised the importance of Glenrothes public art by listing several sculptures, and the agency has also produced a free downloadable booklet offering maps and trails. These unique art works are being recognised by Historic Scotland with a competition that aims to reflect the diverse and exciting range of 140 public sculptures, which have become integral to the town’s character.
Perth and Kinross Council reports thatpupils from Our Lady’s RC Primary School in Letham visited Huntingtower Castle on Thursday 26 April 2012 to hand over a wall hanging they have made, inspired by their recent studies of the Castle and its history.
Our Lady’s Primary School have been participating in Living Communities, an exciting project funded by Perth & Kinross Council and the Gannochy Trust, with the aim of bringing local heritage alive.
Positive and inspiring use of the internet is at the heart of the Childnet Film Challenge 2012. Childnet is inviting all schools and youth organisations in the UK to enter their challenge. Two separate projects are in place for primary and secondary aged children.
This year’s themes are: Primary: The internet can make your life much easier, let me show you! Secondary: ‘I’m a technophobe, get me out of here!’ Can you convert a technophobe to the wonders of the internet?
To find out more about this year’s competition visit: http://childnet.com/film-2012/ <http://childnet.com/film-2012/>
All shortlisted finalists will be invited to a private screening of their film with Childnet’s judging panel at a cinema in central London and will be awarded some great prizes.
Midlothian Council has launched a poetry competition for primary pupils in the county. Prizes include a visit to a factory to see what happens to materials collected for recycling and to find out more about what they can be turned into, a recycling goody bag and the chance for pupils to star in their own video reading their award-winning entry. The winning poem will also be printed in the council’s waste aware trailer which will be visiting gala days across the county this summer.
Are you aged between 15 and 21 years? Interested in great films that make a difference in the world? Would you like to organise inspiring film screening events in your local community? If so, here is your chance to take action!
Take One Action – Scotland’s global action cinema project – is organising it’s second Young Action Heroes Project for young people and their educators/youth workers at the Macrobert Centre in Stirling in late August 2012. We are keen to hear from schools and youth groups who want to take part in the residential and then screen a film to inspire action in others!
This article in the GTC magazine Teaching Scotland gives a few indications of what the Year of Creative Scotland has in store for our young people – well worth a scroll through.
Edinburgh Student Council are hosting a Creative Learning conference on March 5th at the National Museum of Scotland. A planning group of pupils from 4 Edinburgh Secondary schools came up with all the workshop ideas, leading the way in Creative Learning.
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