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Community Learning and Development, Dance, Drama, Music

Eric Booth Masterclass – motivating arts learning experiences

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Activated environment – motivated participants
An Eric Booth Masterclass, for ArtWorks Scotland

19 June 2012, 10 am to 4pm, at the Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh

Spend a day exploring the mechanics of motivation with a master ‘teaching artist’ and arts education consultant from the USA.

“Research shows that the single greatest influence on the quality of an arts learning experience is the motivation of the learner, and the second greatest influence is the social environment that impacts that individual’s motivation. Our workshop will explore the ways that teaching artists can better support the courage of participants to pour themselves into our learning opportunities, and the ways we create conducive environments—quickly.” Eric Booth

Places on this day long masterclass are limited to 30 and are open to artists across all artforms and levels of experience. As the ArtWorks team are keen to offer places to a cross section of artists, participants will be selected by a panel based on the criteria in the booking form.

To submit a request for a place on this masterclass request a booking form from Hilary Nicoll (ArtWorks Scotland project manager) viahilary.nicoll@creativescotland.com
Languages and Literacy

Tam O’Shanter reboot

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The poem Tam o’ Shanter was written by Robert Burns in 1790 and its 224 lines, tradition has it, were composed in a single afternoon.  A new challenge has been set to reboot Tam o’ Shanter, bringing it up to date in a new and original version that follows the structure of Burns’ poem but would be relevant in the twenty-first century.

Entries are being sought for Tam o’ Shanter Reboot, a poem about a night out and the return home after a wild and unpredicted experience – of whatever kind!  It should be written in Scots or English and be the original work of the author, unpublished and not accepted for publication elsewhere.  It should not be under consideration in other writing competitions and should not be a translation of another author’s work.

http://www.slainte.org.uk/news/newsindex.htm

Technologies

Tablet computer piloting in schools

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The potential for mobile devices, including tablet computers, to enhance learning in Scottish schools is to be explored by Education Scotland.

Ten local authorities, almost 20 schools and hundreds of pupils are already using a range of devices, including iPads at Sciennes Primary School in Edinburgh and Android technology at Morgan Academy in Dundee.

Education Scotland will be taking stock of how such schemes are working and will consider how they could be used on a wider scale.


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Drama, Languages and Literacy, Social Studies

The search is on for Scotland’s Favourite Place – Scottish Book Trust, BBC Scotland

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http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/blog/press-releases/2012/03/the-search-is-on-for-scotland%E2%80%99s-favourite-places

Scottish Book Trust and BBC Scotland have launched an exciting new writing project to encourage people to write about the place in Scotland that they love the most.

My Favourite Place in Scotland is running from 19 March to 31 August 2012, and in that time Scottish Book Trust wants to involve everyone in Scotland in building a written picture of Scotland’s best-loved places.

Submissions should be made to Scottish Book Trust website and can be written in a huge variety of different forms, such as a story, poem, song lyrics, a short play or sketch, a letter or even diary entry.

Each submission will feature on Scottish Book Trust’s website and a selection of the most interesting and inspiring offerings will be broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland and published in a book in late 2012.

Submissions can be made online athttp://www.scottishbooktrust.com/myfavouriteplace or by post to My Favourite Place, Scottish Book Trust, Sandeman House, Trunks Close, 55 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR.

The closing date for entries is 31 August 2012.

For more information read Scottish Book Trust press release.

Drama, Early Learning

Seminar event presented by Licketyspit Children’s Theatre Company

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We would be delighted if you could join us for the Glasgow Launch of LicketyLeap on

Tuesday 22nd May 2012, 6pm – 8pm (refreshments provided)

Drumchapel Community Centre, 320 Kinfauns Drive, Glasgow G15 7HA.

Funded by Scottish Government through the Inspiring Scotland Early Years Early Action

Fund, Licketyspit is the first theatre company commissioned to deliver Early

Intervention in this way. LicketyLeap is a unique immersive theatre project for three

to five year olds, which engages with nursery staff, parents, carers and wider children’s

service providers. Interim evaluation on recent work in North Edinburgh, to be announced

at this event, indicates remarkable results in relation to confidence, social skills,

emotional literacy and resilience and problem solving among the vulnerable early

years children who have participated. This, the first year of the project, will see 230 early

years children in Drumchapel experience LicketyLeap, together with their teachers,

families and carers.

The event will include a presentation, followed by a short film of LicketyLeap in action.

There will be an opportunity for questions and a discussion about the relevance of this

work to other children’s service providers. LicketyLeap has been getting an unprecedented

response from families and carers and is a prime example of the way arts projects can

empower vulnerable children and inspire communities. Local nursery staff engaged in

LicketyLeap deliveries will be present together with representatives from many of the

groups in Glasgow with an interest in nurturing and supporting vulnerable early years

children and their families and carers.

Drama, Early Learning

This Sucks: The Movie! Featuring a cast of hundreds of nursery pupils

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Earlier this year, Glasgow Film Theatre, Starcatchers, Platform and Toad’s Caravan joined forces to produceThis Sucks: The Movie, starring a talented cast of hundreds of children from nurseries around the East-End of Glasgow.

Over two weeks during February, hundreds of children from Glasgow nurseries participated in making the film with directors Matt Addicott and Katy Wilson from Starcatchers and the support of Toad’s Caravan. The film tells the story of Hetty the Hoover and the love of her life — Mike Dust. The concept grew from a previous, highly successful Starcatchers project, This Workshop Sucks, which premiered at the Glasgow Youth Film Festival 2011.

Nursery pupils from Barlanark Family Learning Centre, Helenslea Nursery School, Hullabaloo Children Centre, Sandaig Nursery School and Westercraigs Nursery all took part in the filming. They joined us last week for the world premiere last week at a special ceremony at GFT. Click here to see photos of our red carpet premiere!

The funding for This Sucks: The Movie was made possible by Glasgow City Council’s Area Committee Grants.

You can watch the completed film online now on YouTube: This Sucks: The Movie

​Paul Macgregor, Learning Projects Coordinator at GFT remarked:

“It’s been exciting to see everyone’s hard work rewarded with such a charming and inspiring film, made by and for young children. Glasgow Film is dedicated to engaging young audiences with moving image technology and This Sucks: The Movie is perfect example of the creative projects that take place at GFT all year round. We’ve loved working with Starcatchers, Platform, Toad’s Caravan and we are extremely proud of all the wonderful children who took part.”

Matt Addicott, co-creator of This Sucks, also made a wonderful behind the scenes short about the making of the film: The Making of This Sucks: The Movie

We hope you enjoy the films as much we did making them! Click here to read more about the project.

Community Learning and Development, Developing the Young Workforce, Languages and Literacy

Summer Art Opportunity for Young People aged 12/13-18yrs at Talbot Rice Gallery

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For three days leading up to the Edinburgh Art Festival, International artist Tim Rollins and his collective, Kids of Survival (K.O.S), invite young people to take part in a unique one-off art event at the Talbot Rice Gallery during July 2012.

Over two days, young people will work directly with K.O.S members Tim, Angel and Rick to finish a unique work of art based the classic adventure novel ‘Treasure Island’ by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.  This work will feature in the forthcoming exhibition at the Talbot Rice Gallery.

Tim Rollins and K.O.S are an artist collective from New York who create original artworks inspired by classic novels, speeches and music.  The group act as an artist team whose members are of different ages and from all types of different backgrounds.

Since the formation of K.O.S in 1981, works by the group are now part of prestigious private and public collections across the world including the Museum of Modern Art (New York); The Tate Gallery (London) and The Hirshhorn Museum of Art (Washington D.C)

Tim Rollins & K.O.S are a key highlight of this years’ Edinburgh Art Festival (EAF), the UK’s largest annual festival dedicated to visual art.  The new work created in Edinburgh and based on ‘Treasure Island’ will feature prominently in the Talbot Rice Gallery exhibition.

Please refer to the attached PDF for more information and an application form.

ACES RECRUITMENT PACK

Contact Rachel.thibbotumunuwe@ed.ac.uk for further information.

Community Learning and Development, Drama, Languages and Literacy, Music, Technologies

‘Youth Radiothon’ @ Pulse Radio 98.4, East Renfrewshire

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Did you ever want to be on air and run your own radio show?  This is your chance:  East Renfrewshire Council in conjunction with Pulse Radio 98.4 will celebrate young peoples’ engagement and voice by inviting pupils and youth clubs from the 12 to 14 June to participate in a Youth Radiothon.


http://ltsblogs.org.uk/globalcitizenship/2012/05/14/%e2%80%98youth-radiothon%e2%80%99-pulse-radio-98-4-east-renfrewshire/