The Scottish Qualifications Authority and the Scottish Football Association have joined forces once again to promote their annual anti-racism competition, Show Racism the Red Card. Pupils and students across Scotland are asked to produce a creative piece of work that promotes messages of anti-racism or anti-sectarianism. The concept is simple, come up with a piece of creative work that gets across loud and clear the message that racism and sectarianism are not welcome in Scotland.
The competition has been running since 2003 and thousands of pupils from all over Scotland have entered the competition. The competition culminates with a prize giving ceremony at Hampden Park with celebrities from the football world on hand to meet the winners.
Category Archives: Social Studies
Only four weeks left for pupils to get creative for conservation
http://www.nts.org.uk/designcompetition
Friday 10 February is the last date for entries to be received for this Creative Challenge. The National Trust for Scotland is asking secondary school pupils to design an interactive, environmentally-themed game to take out on the road next summer.
The Trust launched its competition at Ben Lomond near Drymen, Scotland’s most southerly Munro. Ben Lomond is one of the most popular mountains in Scotland, with around 30,000 walkers of all ages visiting it each year. Helping Trust staff at the launch were pupils from Drymen Primary, who were photographed doing their best to try and figure out some initial ideas. The Ben Lomond Design Competition challenges teams of pupils to invent a portable, interactive game which is easy to set up and explain, is fun for all ages and which highlights how we need to conserve our environment.
The Trust hopes that the new family activity will raise awareness of its work to care for Scotland’s countryside and wildlife. For full information and an entry pack visit: http://www.nts.org.uk/designcompetition.
Scotland The World Over – upload your own saltire images
Would you like to participate in Blipfoto’s new film, ‘Scotland The World Over’? Born and bred in Scotland, Blipfoto has touched the lives of people in over 173 countries. To celebrate its success, the Scottish Government has commissioned the film, to made with your help! The film will premiere worldwide on Burns Night, 25 January 2012. To find out how you can become involved, visit: http://tiny.cc/21qln
Seafood Scotland Launches Schools Art Competition
Seafood Scotland has teamed up with the 6th World Fisheries Congress to offer a competition that encourages school children to learn more about the relationship between scientists and fisheries, and how this helps to protect the marine ecosystem.
High school and primary school pupils taking part in Seafood Scotland’s ‘Seafood in Schools’ pilot project are being asked to design a T-shirt for delegates at the Congress, which will be held in Edinburgh in May 2012. The design must illustrate the association between seafood and science.
Shakespeare’s importance to Scotland
http://www.nls.uk/news/archive/2011/12/shakespeare-exhibition-opens
What does England’s bard mean to Scotland? That is the question explored in the National Library of Scotland’s new exhibition.
‘Beyond Macbeth <http://www.nls.uk/exhibitions/shakespeare> ‘ looks at Shakespeare’s reputation across four centuries through the eyes of key figures with Scottish connections
Screening Shorts now on Creativity Portal
There are now over a hundred creative articles, links and resources available through the Creativity Portal with nearly 40 learning and teaching tools amongst them.
Screening Shorts is one of the most recent additions and offers free downloadable films for pupils to explore – all integrated fully with Curriculum for Excellence and most subjects.
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.
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/
Creativity in the Curriculum – Outdoor Learning and Play Conference 16 March 2012
Join some of the most creative and experienced people in the business to bring learning to life and try a range of tested approaches that will give you inspiration and ideas that you can adapt and use in your own practice.
Storytelling: Put the pens away for a day and learn how to tell stories
Sticks and Stones: Bring maths alive with simple natural materials
Big Science Little People: how everyday activities can explain big ideas
Art attack: Bigger, messier and better: large scale outdoor artwork
Den building for dummies: Enriching play with dens and loose materials.
Creative Communities: Using the skills in your community for exciting school gardens
Plus hear from speakers and schools who are doing this on a daily basis.
This event sells out every year so early booking essential.
‘great to see some fresh ideas and how to add sparkle to some of the things you do already’
‘What a fantastic day – I am returning to school inspired’
£150.00 (£125.00 + VAT) for non members
£120.00 (£100.00 + VAT) for members – This applies to you
Venue
Scottish Natural Heritage
Battleby
Redgorton
Perth
PH1 3EW
