Grange Academy youngsters visited the former Opera House construction site on John Finnie Street, Kilmarnock, recently to see how to apply what they had learned in the classroom to the world of work. The third year Graphic Communication class heard about the history of the Opera House and why the site was being brought back to life. Pupils were given the opportunity to view drawings which surveyors and builders used in the project.
A Flashmob of children from four Dunfermline primary schools performed a secret song they helped compose called ‘Fife goes Olympic’. Around 170 primary 6 &7 youngsters gave unsuspecting shoppers at the Kingsgate Shopping Centre a big surprise on Wednesday afternoon when they performed their song for the first time ahead of the Olympic Torch Relay in Dunfermline.
Scotland will host its first ever national week-long celebration of reading in 2012 – The Year of Creative Scotland, Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop announced yesterday.
The Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs joined author Ian Rankin and Scotland’s Makar Liz Lochhead at the Writer’s Museum in Edinburgh yesterday, to announce that Book Week Scotland will be held from Monday November 26 until Sunday December 2, 2012.
People the length and breadth of Scotland will be encouraged to engage in the first ever week-long national celebration of reading, and to participate in a range of free events to be held throughout the week.
Initiated by the Scottish Government, Book Week Scotland will be delivered on behalf of Creative Scotland by Scottish Book Trust.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2012/06/book-week-scotland18062012
Alness team wins Scottish science prize http://www.highland.gov.uk/yourcouncil/news/newsreleases/2012/June/2012-06-13-03.htm Alness Geoscience club, representing Alness Academy, have won the Scottish Government’s Junior Saltire Prize Award 2012 (S1-S3) for innovation in marine renewable energy.
The team travelled to Glasgow’s Science Centre last Friday to attend the Celebration of Science and Engineering and to take part in the Junior Green Energy Awards, which were sponsored by Skills Development Scotland and backed by the Scottish Government. The Awards are designed to promote interest and awareness in renewable energy and are part of the Scottish Council for Development and Industry annual Celebration of Engineering and Science.
Have you entered Education Scotland’s exciting design challenge? You still have time! The design challenge is being run through the Marks on the Landscape website
within the learning context of the land regeneration project Fife Earth. The challenge is aimed at those working within second, third and fourth curriculum levels.
Edinburgh International Festival today launched Festival Backstage, a behind-the-scenes mini site for Festival 2012 which offers a backstage glimpse of what goes into putting the Festival together, with videos and interviews with artists, staff members and fans made by young local filmmakers. The first film is about Julien Thibault, a young dancer from French company Ballet Preljocaj, who takes a break from rehearsals to talk about the challenges and the excitement of being a professional dancer. Watch the video at http://eif.co.uk/festivalbackstage
This year, in partnership with Standard Life and Napier University, they are running a competition offering one lucky young person aged between 12 and 17 the opportunity to join the Standard Life Festival Backstageproduction team for a day during the height of the Festival. They are looking for budding film makers or presenters to make a short film reporting on their passion for or experience of something cultural – it could be anything from a weekly dance class, or their talented brother or sister, to a recent trip to the theatre. A selection of the films will be hosted on their digital channels and a panel of experts will choose a winner to join the crew during the Festival, as well as winning tickets to a Festival show.
Entrants to the competition must be between 12 and 17. To enter upload a video (maximum length of 2 minutes) to YouTube and send the link to backstagecompetition@eif.co.uk. The deadline for entries is 12noon on 29 June 2012. A shortlist will be announced on 9 July, with the winner announced on 13 July. For more information visit http://eif.co.uk/backstagecompetition
Edinburgh International Festival is three weeks of the best theatre, music, opera and dance the world has to offer. The Festival also works year round on a programme of projects and events that encourage engagement with the Festival’s work and with the arts in general for people of all ages.
Every year the Festival works with over a thousand primary and secondary school children, inspiring and challenging them through education and outreach projects which encourage a deeper understanding of the world in which we live. Our projects explore the diverse cultures and international artists we present and give young people the opportunity too work directly with some of the world’s most accomplished and challenging performers.
Our professional development workshops give Scottish-based artists the opportunity to interact with celebrated artists and creatives from across the globe, while our community engagement initiatives bring a flavour of the Festival into the locality and allow us to develop relationships with harder-to-reach groups.
During the Festival talks, discussions and study events allow our adult audiences to explore the themes and ideas of the Festival programme and participate in a wide-ranging set of conversations about relevant political, cultural and social issues. In our artist conversation and masterclass series, our audiences go “behind the scenes” to meet our visiting artists and learn more about their lives and work.
Hundreds of Scottish school pupils will be welding with chocolate and sculpting chairs from newspapers next week, while showcasing their own scientific innovations centred around everything from moths to the Mona Lisa.
Open to 11-19 year olds showcasing their impressive array of innovations, inventions and investigations underpinned by Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), The Big Bang Scotland is once again heading to Perth on Tuesday 12 June 2012.
Projects being judged on the day will range from a ‘forgery’ of the Mona Lisa to which sweets make the best glue, as well as investigations into suntan lotions, prolonging the life of freshly cut flowers, moths, glow sticks and even the Science of the Avengers!
Please contact Claire Grainger, Grainger Public Relations for more information – T: 07912 324 264 E: Claire@graingerpr.co.uk
Join us in Celebrating Summer of Song and the Olympic Torch Relay in Scotland with award winning author/illustrator Oliver Jeffers. Oliver’s interactive illustration workshop will guide your pupils through drawing characters from his new series, The Hueys as well as an exclusive reading of The Hueys.
Musical Futures believes music learning works best when young people are making music, and when their existing passion for music is reflected and built upon in the classroom. As well as a website full of resources and news the site also offers the 2nd Edition Musical Futures teacher resource pack. Each chapter has its own section, many with additional audio, video and other materials. If you prefer, download the entire pack, or order a hard copy for free.
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