Historic Scotland

Gaelic Junior Guides at Edinburgh Castle http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/news/news_article.htm?articleid=32313

Gaelic medium education pupils from Tollcross Primary School in Edinburgh have seen the culmination of weeks of training to become Historic Scotland’s Gaelic speaking Junior Guides at Edinburgh Castle. The pupils gave a costumed performance in Gaelic of a 16th century royal banquet scene for an invited audience in the Great Hall at Edinburgh Castle on Monday 13 June.

At the end of the performance they were presented with their graduation certificates as fully-fledged Edinburgh Castle Gaelic Junior Guides.

During the past few weeks the pupils have also become film stars.  Their guided tour of the Great Hall, delivered as a costumed performance, has been filmed to produce an educational DVD about the Great Hall at Edinburgh Castle for both Gaelic learners and Gaelic speakers, whatever their age.

Junior Road Safety – fun with a serious message http://www.shetland.gov.uk/news-advice/PR-JuniorRoadSafety-funwithaseriousmessage.asp

Primary pupils from across Shetland gathered on Friday 10 June at the Town Hall to mark the end of a year of hard work promoting road safety in Shetland’s schools. At the event this afternoon, Junior Road Safety Officers (JRSOs) from 16 primary schools presented a mixture of power point presentations, animated films and live performances to their friends and peers, all with the message of staying safe on the road.

Ayr pupils take centre stage http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6086649

Queen Margaret Academy students are to star in a National Theatre of Scotland project, streamed live by STV.

Join Lyceum Drama Artist Christie O’Carroll and Youth Theatre Producer John Glancy to learn how to lead your class in easy-to-use and effective drama exercises including warm-up and cool-down exercises, as well as more in-depth drama activities

This Thursday 4.15 – 5pm. Just turn up if you don’t manage to sign up in advance.

All exercises and activities can be adapted for different age-groups and we will show you how to adapt some of the activities to support topics or themes that you are working on in class.

Sign up and join us at bit.ly/glowingthursday

Friday 17th June 2011

The Citizens’ Theatre, Gorbals, Glasgow

Includes a Musicals Masterclass, Drama as a Tool for Learning, Brothers’ Grimm for younger learners, Trestle Masks, National Theatre of Scotland, The Proctor Triangle – character development amongst others.

For detailed information or to book a place contact:

Stephen Andrade, Clerical Officer

Glasgow City Council – Education Services, Wheatley House, 25 Cochrane St, Glasgow, G1 1HL

Tel: 0141 287 3749 — Fax: 0141 287 5038

Email: stephen.andrade@education.glasgow.gov.uk

A group of South Ayrshire Council pupils will have the opportunity to showcase their acting talents to the world next month when they take part in a national theatre project.  The 25 S2 pupils from Queen Margaret Academy in Ayr were selected from thousands of entries to take part in the National Theatre of Scotland Five Minute Theatre project.

http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/news/Queen-Margaret-Academy-Five-Minute-Theatre-Spectacular.aspx

Creative Scotland announces that the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Ayrshire has been short listed for the Art Fund Prize 2011 – the £100,000 prize for the ‘Museum of the Year’.

The museum delivers plenty of creative opportunities for pupils and young people. You can find out more by visiting http://www.burnsmuseum.org.uk/

http://www.creativescotland.com/news/robert-burns-birthplace-museum-shortlisted-for-%E2%80%98museum-of-the-year%E2%80%99