The National Theatre of Scotland is asking you to make a Light Up Lantern out of junk, and join hundreds of others in your local community and around the world, to plant your lantern in a forgotten place. It might be a local park or derelict ground; it might be your garden or back court. What’s important is you plant it and share the moment when Spring arrives, with the promise of a flowering future.
Monthly Archives: February 2014
2014 Fringe Schools Poster Competition
There is still plenty of time to enter the 2014 Fringe Schools Poster Competition and be in with a chance to win £750 for your school! The winning design will become the official poster for the 2014 Fringe and all shortlisted entries will feature in a special exhibition in Edinburgh during the Festival Fringe.
Closing date for entries is 17:00, Friday 07 March 2014
The Fringe Schools Poster Competition is open to all school children in Scotland aged 5 – 16, and we are looking for a unique and eye-catching poster design that represents the variety and vibrancy of the Fringe – the rest is up to you!
For full details of how to enter, the design brief, what your pupils could win and terms and conditions download the entry pack at www.edfringe.com/poster . You can request a printed pack by emailing poster@edfringe.com or by calling 0131 226 0036.
Good luck! We look forward to receiving your entries!
Music Working Group
The subject working group for Music convened for the initial meeting on Monday 3 February
Visit the full post here: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/eslb/2014/02/12/music-working-group/
The subject working group provided an opportunity to discuss the development of creative approaches to music education across sectors. This working group mirrors the groups being brought together from the other Expressive Arts subject areas, Art & Design, Drama and Dance who will feed in to the Expressive Arts conversation days.
We would invite practitioners across sectors to share their thoughts and views.
2 days to go – Nominate for the Creative Learning Award – #SCOTEDAWARDS
The Scottish Education Awards celebrate the hard work and success which takes place in Scottish education. They recognise the achievements of people who dedicate their lives to children and young people and showcase the valuable work and innovation in Scottish classrooms and this year you can make nominations for the Creative Learning Award:
http://www.scottisheducationawards.org.uk/nominate/categories/creativelearning.asp
The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday 21 February 2014.
Hidden Stories’ Animation Competition
Red Kite Animation and Edinburgh Museums & Galleries present an exciting animation competition designed to celebrate Edinburgh’s rich heritage and the art of animation.
Budding animators are invited to submit short animated films of 1-3 minutes, based upon either a real or imagined backstory to an object of their choice, housed in one of Edinburgh Museums & Galleries, including the City Art Centre, Museum of Childhood, Laursiton Castle and the Museums Store.
Check www.edinburghmuseums.org for details of venues.
Submissions from any groups or individuals are invited for anyone living or studying in Scotland in the following three competition categories :
Primary School age
Secondary School age
Matriculated students in Further or Higher Education.
The deadline is 31st March 2014
Entries are free.
More information available at:
http://www.redkiteworkshops.co.uk/competition.html
For tips on how to make an animated film click here
Judging
Entries will be judged by a panel of animation professionals and educators including: Will Anderson, Jared Taylor and Sueann Smith, and Cllr Lewis.
Benefits
For older, aspiring animators, this is a wonderful opportunity to have their work seen by some of Scotland’s most esteemed animation professionals and, for younger animators, an opportunity to enjoy being creative and have fun.
Prizes
Grand prize… a bespoke Red Kite Animation Workshop.
Winners films will be showcased in an exhibition at one of the venues within the Edinburgh Museums & Galleries; as well as on the Red Kite Animation and Scottish Animation Network websites, reaching hundreds of animation professionals worldwide.
Contact Fiona Henderson, Workshop and Education Officer at Red Kite Animation for more information
Red Kite Animation
89 Giles Street
Edinburgh EH7 8BZ
0131 554 0060
7 days to nominate – Creative Learning Award – #SCOTEDAWARDS
The Scottish Education Awards celebrate the hard work and success which takes place in Scottish education. They recognise the achievements of people who dedicate their lives to children and young people and showcase the valuable work and innovation in Scottish classrooms and this year you can make nominations for the Creative Learning Award:
http://www.scottisheducationawards.org.uk/nominate/categories/creativelearning.asp
The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday 21 February 2014.
Gaming project opens up new worlds of creativity – TES article
“Part of it is embracing uncertainty, being open to whatever comes up,” said Dangerous Ideas curator Karen Lawson. “It’s about a belief that everybody is creative, and helping them to realise that.”
http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6400535
TES article exploring the Festival of Dangerous Ideas and how two primary, secondary and colleges from Scotland and Norway collaborated on an innovative online gaming project that developed new ways of learning.
11 days left to nominate for this year’s Creative Learning Award
The Scottish Education Awards celebrate the hard work and success which takes place in Scottish education. They recognise the achievements of people who dedicate their lives to children and young people and showcase the valuable work and innovation in Scottish classrooms and this year you can make nominations for the Creative Learning Award:
http://www.scottisheducationawards.org.uk/nominate/categories/creativelearning.asp
The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday 21 February 2014.
The Future of knowledge, learning, and work. – Edutalk radio Keynote from CEO of Futures Agency
Thu 13/02/14 EDUtalk Keynote: 6.45pm GMT: Gerd Leonhard, CEO of The Futures Agency, ‘The future of knowledge, learning, and work’. Gerd’s biography and key links.
Radio Edutalk (http://edutalk.cc) is an online radio station and free professional learning resource, organised by teachers David Noble and John Johnston. There are no costs to listeners and shows can be streamed, downloaded or subscribed to anytime, anywhere via most web-enabled devices, including mobile phones and tablet PCs. Shows are broadcast every Wednesday and Thursday evenings at http://www.edutalk.cc/listen.
500 Words: The Masterclass at School
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00rfvk1/profiles/frank-cottrell-boyce
BBC Scotland Learning will help produce a live webcast with Frank Cottrell Boyce on Friday 7 February as part of Chris Evans’ Breakfast Show 500 Words competition for under-13s. Frank is the author of “Cosmic”, “Millions” and wrote the Opening Ceremony for the Olympics in 2012!
