North Ayrshire Council reports that budding young musicians took to the stage for a gig after a week of honing their skills at North Ayrshire Council’s Rock School. More than 30 young people took part in Rock School 2012 at Irvine’s Harbour Arts Centre.
http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/NewsArticles/rock%20school2012.aspx
British Council Scotland announces that this August, Scotland will welcome the National Youth Orchestra of Iraq on its first visit to the UK.
“The National Youth Orchestra of Iraq is a fantastic living example of peace and reconciliation by Iraqis, for Iraq and for the world. This year we are invited by the Scottish Government to hold our three week summer school during the Edinburgh Festival. NYOI’s diversity brings together young Arabs and Kurds, among others from across Iraq, to create real harmony together. We were founded by a brave 17-year-old Iraqi, Zuhal Sultan, just four years ago. Since then, the orchestra has developed with the tireless energy of Musical Director Paul MacAlindin. Though many musicians fled the country during the war, we have been determined to create a national youth orchestra for Iraq and the world by collaborating with British Council and German Friends of NYOI. We audition each year on youtube and many of us receive our only tuition at the annual summer school.”
A new exhibition of artwork by pupils from Turriff, Peterhead and Mintlaw Academies inspired by the German photographer August Sander has gone on display at Duff House, Banff.
The pupils have been working with local artists Amy Davenport and Fergus Connor to produce the body of work which will be exhibited at the north-east visitor attraction during August and September. Duff House is currently hosting an exhibition of portraits by Sander, regarded as one of the 20th century’s most influential photographers. The pupils researched his works and techniques to document their own communities in a manner similar to that practiced by Sander in his portfolio ‘People of the 20th Century’.
The Playday 2012 campaign is Get out and play!
The Get out and play! campaign is calling on everyone to help make sure that children and young people across the UK have the time, freedom and space to play outdoors. As well as promoting children’s right to play, the campaign is highlighting that outdoor play is crucial for children’s health, well-being and happiness.
Playday is the national day for play, traditionally celebrated on the first Wednesday in August.
http://www.playday.org.uk/
On Playday thousands of children and their families get out to play at hundreds of community events across the UK.
As well as a celebration of children’s right to play, Playday is a campaign that highlights the importance of play in children’s lives.
If you have an interest in ensuring quality music opportunities are provided for young people in East Dunbartonshire, the Leisure and Culture Trust is looking to hear from you. The Trust has recently been successful in securing funding from Creative Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative to form a Youth Music Forum in East Dunbartonshire. The forum will be established through an initial mapping of music provision highlighting the wealth of quality opportunities we currently offer and new wider opportunities to support young people to engage in music activity. Following the music provision audit a series of events and professional development opportunities will be offered to teachers, music tutors, music groups and young people.
http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/news/latest_news/youth_music_forum.aspx
This year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival RBS School Programme is bigger than ever before. It runs from 20 – 28 August in Charlotte Square Edinburgh and many events are live in Glow TV! It is also truly international with writers from Australia, Canada, the USA, France and Poland as well as from all parts of the UK.
The guest selector is Vivian French who has designed a series of events with the theme of story creation for those who are reluctant readers. This year there is also a number of School Programme debuts. To see the full schedule of events, please visit Glow http://glo.li/lWukhj <http://glo.li/lWukhj> (Glow log-in and password required).
http://ltsblogs.org.uk/glowscotland/2012/07/02/edinburgh-international-book-festival-and-glow-tv/
Authors Live: Roald Dahl Day Celebration
http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/event/authors-live-roald-dahl-day-celebration
To celebrate Roald Dahl Day (and the 30th birthday of the BFG) Scottish Book Trust is streaming a celebratory event live from the BBC on September 13th. A great way to provide a focus for the new term’s work. It’s suitable for P2-P7 – register to watch it now.
2) Funding available for author visits <http://maillist.scottishbooktrust.com/tl.php?p=1xp/u6/rs/vu/rx/rs//http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scottishbooktrust.com%2Flearning-and-inclusion%2Fsbt-learning-and-inclusion-projects%2Flive-literature>
http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning-and-inclusion/sbt-learning-and-inclusion-projects/live-literature
Did you know Scottish Book Trust provides funding to help you bring a writer/illustrator in to help with your projects? Whether you’re a school, book group, community learning group, writers’ circle or something else entirely, you’ll find lots of information in Scottish Book Trust’s newly revamped Live Literature Funding section.
3) Scottish Book Trust needs you! <http://maillist.scottishbooktrust.com/tl.php?p=1xp/u6/rs/vu/rx/rs//http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scottishbooktrust.com%2Fbookweekscotland>
http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/bookweekscotland
Do you love books, and want to share your passion with others? Join Scottish Book Trust’s League of Extraordinary Booklovers, a team of book enthusiasts that will help others with advice and support during Book Week Scotland!
Tonight’s repeat of High School charts the staging of a High School show and the trials and tribulations faced by the Drama Teacher leading the event.
This year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival RBS School Programme is bigger than ever before. It runs from 20th – 28th August in Charlotte Square Edinburgh and many events are live in Glow TV! It’s also truly international with writers from Australia, Canada, the USA, France and Poland as well as from all parts of the UK.
http://ltsblogs.org.uk/glowscotland/2012/07/02/edinburgh-international-book-festival-and-glow-tv/
Scotland’s first public Digital Fabrication Laboratory has been launched at The Lighthouse <http://www.thelighthouse.co.uk/> in Glasgow which will encourage invention and innovation among the city’s entrepreneurs, businesses, teachers and students.
Creating the studio has been a collaboration between The Lighthouse, Scotland’s Centre for Design and Architecture, Glasgow City Council and Creative Scotland.
The MAKLab, while based at The Lighthouse, MAKLab is part of a global network, based on a concept started at M.I.T (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and is about giving people the opportunity, through open access, to make things for themselves.
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