http://www.shetland.gov.uk/news-advice/PR-BardsintheBogisback.asp
Entries are already rolling in for the re-launch of Shetland Library’s popular scheme to put original poetry in public toilets: Bards in the Bog.
The original ‘Bards’ launched in 2009 and was part of the Poet Partner project, which teamed the Library with poet Jen Hadfield. The scheme attracted wide media attention and entries from all over the world. Deadline for submissions is the 21st December, and the new poems will appear in toilets from January.
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Scottish Education Awards – Nominations now open
Would creativity be at the centre of all of these categories?
http://www.scottisheducationawards.org.uk/
The Scottish Education Awards celebrate the hard work and success which takes place in Scottish education. They recognise the achievements of people who dedicate their lives to children and young people and showcase the valuable work and innovation in Scottish classrooms. Nominations for this year’s awards are now open.
Panda’s arrive in Scotland – potential creative learning opportunities ahead
Google Model Your Town in 3D [great school project / competition opportunity]
Re-posted from OllieBray.com: This would be a great and real project to do with a class of young people (any anyone who was interested) between now and the end of February 2012.
The Google Model Your Town Competition is about geo-modeling – making photo-textured models of real-life buildings that appear in Google Earth. It is open to people all over the world – last year the winner was from Lima, Peru.
Making 3D models is easy using Google SketchUp or Google Building Maker and you can find out more about creating 3D models by looking a Google’s Your World in 3D Pages.
More information about the completion in the YouTube Video at OllieBray.com.
Creativity in the Classroom – a call out to share what works
Consider yourself creative?
The Creativity Portal is looking for examples of simple, short creative exercises that teachers and youth workers like yourself have used in the classroom and youth group settings.
It could be:
- A creative chemistry experiment
- The school’s fastest paper aeroplane contest
- The imaginative alphabet
- A 30 second dramatic warm-up
We would love to hear what’s worked for you. Get a mention on the national Creativity Portal and an invitation to future creative CPD. A wee bit of text is all it takes.
Add to the Creativity Archive here within Glow.
Scots Language in the Early Years – watch again on Glow Meet
Do you know what ‘cow’, ’dog’ or ‘vest’ is in Scots? If not tune in and watch again on Early Years Glow TV. We had a fantastic
session with Matthew Fitt this morning, lots of establishments tuned in and took part by burlin’ roon and shoutin’ oot!
If you would like to know more visit the Glow TV ’discussion’section of our Early Years National Glow site and download the hints and tips on how to explore Scots more in your classroom/playroom.
Here are some useful links too:
Scotland’s Songs for Early Years
Thank you for tuning in!
Ho ho ho! Santa visits via Glow Meet
The Santa Glow Meet is back again for another year. This time, our good friend Santa will be coming to Glow users LIVE from the infant department at Fallin Primary near Stirling and he will be answering your questions LIVE through Glow TV. This was a hugely popular and successful event last year and Santa got lots of tricky questions from Glow viewers, as well as those in the school.
Sign up, prepare some questions and get ready to see Santa LIVE through Glow.
To find out more about the Glow Meet and to sign up click here. (Glow log in required)
Traditional musicians from Stirlingshire schools embark on tour
Young Stirlingshire traditional music band ‘No More Cages’ embark on their first tour thanks to the Scottish Music Centre’s ‘Hit the Road’ tour
No More Cages, a young folk band featuring some of the best up-and-coming traditional musicians from Stirlingshire schools, embarked on their first tour last week as part of the Scottish Music Centre’s ‘Hit the Road’ tour which is supporting some of Scotland’s best up-and-coming musicians and bands to experience their first tour and help them learn some of the skills they will need to go on tour themselves in the future. The band have been honing their skills together for the past three years as part of much larger YMI funded traditional music workshops that have been running for the past seven years and which many of the band have been coming to from the start. The workshops are based at the Tolbooth Music Venue in Stirling and are a partnership between Education and Cultural Services.
The workshops are open to any young musician attending a Stirling school and a number of the musicians that have attended the workshops have since gone on to study traditional music. For more information please contact nomorecagesband@gmail.com.
Creative Scotland and Young Scot launch Creative Enterprise Fund
On Monday 24 October, Creative Scotland and Young Scot launched their new fund for young people, the Creative Enterprise Fund, to support those aged 15-22 years to develop their artistic talents and fulfil their ambitions within the creative industries.
Creative Scotland and Young Scot see the Creative Enterprise Fund as providing a means for Scotland’s young people to develop their artistic talent and unlock opportunities within the creative industries. The new Fund aims to promote the values of creative enterprise and leadership, creating positive pathways to employment and providing wider benefits to local communities.
http://www.youngscot.net/news/creative-scotland-and-young-scot-launch-creative-enterprise-fund.aspx
Scotland’s Islands art and music project
On Islay, Mull, Tiree and Bute the Creative Arts in Schools Team (CAST) have
been holding two day workshops offering pupils the opportunity to work with
a musician and two visual artists.
The concept for the project is Œrecognising and celebrating potential
opportunities for our islands through harnessing tidal/wave energy.¹
The pupils reflected this concept by focussing throughout on experimental
application of modern technologies such as digital art and audio sequencing
to conventional art, crafts and music.
During the workshops CAST and the pupils were joined via glowmeets by a
marine tidal scientist from SAMS and a geo-poet. Elements of their talks
have been incorporated into the artwork and music by the pupils.
The outcome of the workshop has been pupil-led multimedia art work and
music.
Creativity has been at the heart of every step of this process.
The project has been funded by ŒScotland¹s Islands¹ and Argyll & Bute
Council
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ab/ArgyllButeCreativeLearningNetwork/2011/
11/28/scotlands-islands-art-and-music-project/
