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Category Archives: Subjects and Themes
Robert Burns World Federation Primary Festival
Double success at Burns event http://www.westlothian.gov.uk/sitecontent/news/latest/burnssuccess
West Lothian Council reports on a double success at the recent Robert Burns World Federation Primary Festival. The Robert Burns World Federation primary festival took place in Lockerbie High School, and saw pupils from all over Scotland compete in categories including piping, song, instrumental and poetry.
Parkour proves hit with young Shetlanders
Shetland Islands Council reports that a new space for Parkour is being provided for young people by Youth Services at 60 North Youth Club each Friday night. The sessions will enable young people to share and learn new skills and experiences.
http://www.shetland.gov.uk/
Glasgow Mela Festival 2011
On Saturday the 18th of June 2011, pupils from St Peter’s Primary School in West Dunbartonshire, will give a unique performance of some newly written Scottish and Indian themed Singing Games as a guest school at this year’s Glasgow Mela Festival, held in Kelvingrove Park Glasgow. Specially invited by organiser Harminder Berman, after an impressive West Dunbartonshire Commonwealth Games Handover event performance, the lucky pupils will perform as part of an international line-up of performers and live artists from around the world.
Last year, the Glasgow MELA festival attracted crowds of more than 25,000 music and art lovers and has been a favourite on the cultural calendar for almost 20 years. Due to this success, organisers have now extended the event to run over two days to include both Saturday and Sunday.
Traditionally meaning ‘to meet’, the Mela has grown into a massive outdoor extravaganza of music, dance and entertainment and the best part – entry is free! Now in it’s 21st year, the festival assembles a fantastic mix of cultural music, dance, interactive arts, food and sports as well as street theatre, cultural exhibits and a kids zone, appealing to visitors from all walks of life.
West Dunbartonshire’s Singing Motivator, who has been rehearsing with the pupils added, ‘This will be a fantastic performance opportunity for these West Dunbartonshire Primary School pupils and a first for any school in the authority. It’s an exiting event and a brilliant chance for pupils from this authority to sing and perform on an international platform with artists from around the globe.’
The West Dunbartonshire pupils will take to the stage for their exiting performance at 1.30pm on the 18th of June 2011, as part of the Saturday afternoon’s impressive line-up.
Further information on this great free family event can be found at: www.glasgowlife.org.uk
For further information please contact:
Tommy Regan Music Motivator
tregan@ea.w-dunbarton.sch.uk Office: 01389 761936 Mob: 07906957738
16 to 21? Interested in great films that makes a difference?
Would you like to organise events in your local community?
Here’s your chance to take action.
Take One Action – Scotland’s global action cinema project – is organising it’s first youth film festival residency for young people aged 16-21 and their educators/youth workers at the Macrobert Centre in Stirling in September 2011.
Being part of a residency you’ll have the chance to spend 2 days with us, staying overnights on campus. You’ll take part in workshops led by internationally acclaimed film specialists and directors, and organisations such as Oxfam and The Co-operative. By the end of the residency you’ll leave with the knowledge and skills to host a film screening in your local area which will engage community members to “take one action” that might positively change how they live, think and act.
Higher Dance training courses 2011
A range of training programmes from one day courses to four day intensives. This is aimed at dance specialists and teachers delivering the SQA accredited Higher dance course and looking to develop theirskills or for tutors not yet delivering the course.
Monday 18 July to Thursday 21 July 2011
9.30 – 4.30pm
Monday 17 October to Thursday 20 October 2011
9.30 – 4.30pm
This four day intensive training programme will cover all the elements involved in the Higher dance course. This course is highly practical in nature and aimed at dance specialists or individuals currently teaching or about to deliver the Higher dance course. Each day will focus on one of the different techniques to be covered and the participants will learn six different set dances contained within the NABs. There will be time allocated to the written element with examples of students work and a practical session on the choreographic element focusing on use of themes, choreographic structure and choreographic devices.
All courses are held at Inveralmond Community High School, Willowbank, Ladywell, Livingston EH54 6HN
For further information please contact Emma Jones at, emma.jones@westlothian.gov.uk or phone Tel: 07989 989728
Queen Margaret Academy Five Minute Theatre Spectacular
A group of South Ayrshire Council pupils will have the opportunity to showcase their acting talents to the world next month when they take part in a national theatre project. The 25 S2 pupils from Queen Margaret Academy in Ayr were selected from thousands of entries to take part in the National Theatre of Scotland Five Minute Theatre project.
http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/news/Queen-Margaret-Academy-Five-Minute-Theatre-Spectacular.aspx
SLF 2011 visitor registration now open!
You can now register to attend this year’s Scottish Learning Festival – which as usual includes the Cultural Village. This year there are some really exciting developments happening and we shall keep you updated as they develop!
www.scottishlearningfestival.org.uk <http://www.scottishlearningfestival.org.uk>
The conference programme and registration for this year’s SLF are now available on the SLF website. The programme has all the details you need to book your place at SLF 2011.
SLF 2011 will take place on 21 and 22 September 2011 at the SECC, Glasgow. It is free for everyone to attend and gives you access to:
· inspirational keynote speakers
· lively Round Table Discussions
· conference programme with over 140 sessions
· the largest education exhibition in Scotland
· opportunities for discussion and networking with colleagues
· and much, much more!
The full programme of keynote and seminar presentations along with full details of the range of additional activity at SLF is only available on the SLF website at www.scottishlearningfestival.org.uk <http://www.scottishlearningfestival.org.uk> .
Glow Science – exciting new resources for learners
Glow Science covers the four science disciplines: biology, chemistry, physics and earth science. The website has just been updated with 130 new short films focussing on chemistry and physics, and covering everything from the periodic table to Newton’s laws of motion.
Do you know how supermarkets ripen bananas, or how many times a day lightening stikes the earth, or why animals migrate? The answers to these and many more questions can be found on the Glow Science <http://newsletters-ltscotland.org.uk/t/LQE-FOTU-3KQS4H-643QI-1/c.aspx> website, the media-rich teaching online resource with over 500 short films mapped to Curriculum for Excellence experiences and outcomes. Supported by learning materials and ideal for revision purposes, these short films will motivate and engage learners.
Watch again: explore art with James Mayhew
Illustration, drawing, and upside-down painting with the author of the Katie books. James Mayhew, author of the Katie books (a great early introduction to art) talks to a live audience of primary school children about his passion for art, his beautiful illustrations and his stories, as well as painting live in the studio!
http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/news-amp-events
http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/podcasts/video/authors-live-with-james-mayhew-full-session
