Perth and Kinross Council reports that pupils 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.
The competition closes on Friday 15 June at 5 pm.
If you would like to register a group of young people for the challenge please do so at film@childnet.com <mailto:film@childnet.com> .
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!
Application information is available to download from www.takeoneaction.org.uk/youth
THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS FRIDAY 25TH MAY, but if you have questions before then emailyouth@takeoneaction.org.uk or phone Andy at 0131 5536335.
You are invited to Edinburgh’s fourth
Creative Conversation
Welcome
Gillian Tee
Director of Children and Families
with
David Cameron and guests:
Graham Tydeman
and The Leonardo Effect
On Tuesday 24th March 2012 at 4.30pm (registration from 4pm)
At the Talbot Rice Gallery, Old College, South Bridge
Please join David, Gillian, Graham and colleagues afterwards (from 5.30) for a drinks and light buffet reception and to continue the conversation.
Numbers are limited and places will be allocated first come first served. Please RSVP by Monday 23rd April to: linda.lees@edinburgh.gov.uk
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.
Visit the fortnightly Holyrood magazine where the Fertile Minds article discusses creativity in Scottish Education from a political perspective.
A free exhibition is being held in Cupar’s Corn Exchange on Friday 27 April to showcase a series of photographs taken by the town’s schoolchildren. Pupils from the four primary and secondary schools in Cupar have been working with a professional photographer on the project to inspire their community to be more active. During the two-month ‘Be Active – Art in the Windows’ project the children were taught many different ways to be active, and were then encouraged to photograph their efforts around the town.
Scottish Book Trust will be starting its new Authors Live programme with two online events. These events are free and are available to watch live for everyone in the UK.
David Walliams: 10 May 2012, 11 am, P4-7, ages 8-12
You have seen him on your TV; now watch him on your whiteboard! Multi-talented funny man David Walliams will be talking about his hilarious new book Gangsta Granny.
Join us on 14 June in Celebrating Summer of Song and the Olympic Torch Relay in Scotland with award winning author/illustrator Oliver Jeffers.
