Category Archives: Subjects and Themes

Developing the Young Workforce, Drama, Music

RSAMD becomes Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

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On 1 September 2011 the RSAMD changes its name to become the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

This is a significant new chapter in the story of one of Europe’s leading conservatoires. Founded in 1847, the RSAMD now provides specialist learning to the highest professional level in dance, drama, music, production, screen and education. As these can’t all be listed in one name the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland better expresses this unusually rich breadth of artistic disciplines.


http://www.rsamd.ac.uk/ <http://www.rsamd.ac.uk/>

Alongside undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, the Academy is rare in that tuition is provided across all disciplines to people of all ages and stages. The range of evening, weekend, short courses, summer schools and Continuing Professional Development available is extensive and will be further developed. The well-reputed Junior Academy of Music for talented 9-18 year olds will become part of the Junior Conservatoire which will also embrace Modern Ballet. Contributions to Youthworks music centres across Scotland will continue.

As part of this evolution towards a new-model of conservatoire, one which is fit for the 21st century, in 2012 an innovative new curriculum will be introduced, which is designed to meet the need felt by professional companies round the world for confident, reflective, adaptable artists. The curriculum will create the space for disciplinary excellence, choice and transdisciplinary co-creation. This has been supported through ongoing investment which sees facilities becoming the best in Europe.

To find out more, please visit www.rsamd.ac.uk <http://www.rsamd.ac.uk>

Languages and Literacy

Scots Words and Place-names (SWAP) writing competition

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The novelist Louise Welsh has joined the Scots Words and Place-names competition as a judge, alongside the writer Amal Chatterjee!


Louise Welsh is author of several books, including ‘The Bullet Trick’ and ‘Naming the Bones’ and won several awards for her debut novel, ‘The Cutting Room’. She lives in Glasgow and is currently the Writer in Residence at the University of Glasgow and Glasgow School of Art. Her website is at: http://www.louisewelsh.com .

The SWAP competition asks pupils to write a story, poem or essay relating to Scots words and/or place-names. There are four age categories: P1-3, P4-7, S1-3, S4-6 and prizes to be won.

Click here [link] for more details about the competition and how to enter.

[https://portal.glowscotland.org.uk/establishments/nationalsite/SWAP/default.aspx]

Drama

Shetland Schools Road Safety – animation, performance and presentations

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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.

Additional Support for Learning

Summer Activity: Film Workshops in Glasgow

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This Summer Project Ability’s Create Programme is giving 6-12 year olds the chance to create their own short film in just one week!

Summer Film Workshops for 6-12 year olds!

Want to learn the basics of film-making, and shoot and edit your own short film in one week? The Create Summer film / animation workshops are back! Two workshops will run for one week each, for children aged 6 -12 years-old.

Workshop 1:

Monday 4th – Friday 8th July, 10am-12noon

Workshop 2:

Monday 11th – Friday 15th July, 10am-12noon

Cost for one week long workshop: £25

These workshops are suitable for all children with disabilities, siblings are very welcome to attend.

To book a place, please call 0141 552 2822 or email info@project-ability.co.uk

Project Ability – gallery, workshops and shop

Project Ability is a leading visual arts organisation supporting children and adults with disabilities and people with mental health issues, to discover, develop and fulfil their creative potential. The Project Ability gallery promotes artworks by artists with disabilities from the UK and overseas.

Project Ability Gallery open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm

Project Ability, Trongate 103, Glasgow G1 5HD
T: 0141 552 2822
info@project-ability.co.uk www.project-ability.co.uk

www.facebook.com/projectabilityglasgow

Funders: Creative Scotland and Glasgow City Council
Major project funders:
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and Scottish Arts Council National Lottery
Scottish Charity No: SC005226
Create film programme sponsor: The Co-operative Membership Scotland

Dance, Drama, Music, Religious and Moral Education, Social Studies

Pupils use art, music, dance and drama to illustrate their political hopes and dreams

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Young people set to create their Holyrood vision
More than 200 teenagers from across Scotland will use art, music, dance and drama to illustrate their political hopes and dreams for the future, thanks to an innovative Parliament education project to be held at Holyrood on Friday 17 June.
The ‘Political Voices’ event will see 17-year-olds from 31 Scottish schools take part in a series of creative activities – from spray-painting an 8ft high wall in the Scottish Parliament garden with political ‘street art’ to designing a cartoon with the award-winning animators behind the Dennis the Menace TV series.

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/nmCentre/news/news-11/pa11-021.htm

Languages and Literacy

How to teach creative writing – CPD

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How to teach creative writing Part 2 – Tuesday 14 June, 4 pm – 5 pm

This is part of Scottish Book Trust’s Online Teacher in Residence Programme. This exclusive CPD series gives teachers practical tools, ideas, and classroom confidence for teaching creative writing of scripts and other media at either primary or secondary levels. Only those who attended the first session are eligible to attend the second session.
Sign up here .

Languages and Literacy

Scots Words and Place-names creative writing competition

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Swap competition and Glow Group

Scots Words and Place-names (SWAP) is running a competition for all school pupils in Scotland during June. The competition is open to all ages and aims to get people talking about the Scots language in their classrooms, as well as using it outside of them. Everyone on Glow will get a chance to read the best pieces of writing and vote on which one they think deserves to win.

All pupils need to do is to write a story, poem or piece of discursive writing relating to Scots and upload it to the SWAP Glow group.

This could be about their favourite (or least favourite!) Scots words, about what a Scots place-name means to them, or could even be a whole story written in the Scots language. The possibilities are endless – the only requirement is that the piece of writing should clearly relate to Scots words and/or place-names. The competition is split into four age groups, P1-3, P4-7, S1-S3 and S4-S6.

Click here for more details about the competition and how to enter.

Music

Simple Acts – Share a Song – Glow Meet

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Wednesday 8 June, 11 am – 12 pm

It is impossible to sing without smiling so we invite you to share your songs and your smiles with us.  Songs are passed down from generation to generation and have the ability to unite people across countries.  We look forward to hearing your songs. To sign up for this Glow Meet, click here. (Glow password required)

https://portal.glowscotland.org.uk/establishments/nationalsite/Simple%20Acts/Hidden%20Pages%20Store/Share%20a%20Song.aspx?PageView=Shared&IDSIP=EXT&dm_i=LQE,FXCF,3GU5HR,1AHR9,1
Health and Wellbeing, Music

Scottish Opera Seeks School Sports Anthem

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Primary school pupils are being asked to flex their musical muscles for Scottish Opera.

Two of the world’s biggest sporting events are coming to the UK within the next 4 years – the London 2012 Olympic Games and Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games – and we’re working with both events to find a sporting anthem to celebrate.


Primary schools who’ve taken part in our current tour Scotland, our Scotland! are eligible to take part. We want pupils to use the show – which is all about the fun of sport and teamwork – as a starting point for composing their very own School Sports Anthem.

The song can be about any aspect of sport, be it favourite games, what’s most enjoyable about getting involved, or even hopes for Scotland’s future as an international sporting nation.

A panel of experts, including Scottish Opera’s General Director Alex Reedijk, and Scottish mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill, will choose the winner.

Scottish Opera will arrange the winning entry for live instruments, and visit the winning school to rehearse the final version of the song. Singers and musicians from the Company will then perform alongside pupils in a special world premiere performance of the song as part of their own School Sports Day.

The winning entry will also feature on Scottish Opera’s website throughout June 2012.

So get on your marks, get set…and go compose!

All entries must be submitted by 1 September 2011. For full entry details go to www.scottishopera.org.uk/schools