Aberdeen City Council reports that pupils at Kincorth Academy performed a pop classic as part of a flash mob in the playground at lunch time on Friday 27 January. The impromptu flash dance, was not only a great way to get the school pupils working together but formed part of the pupil’s Curriculum for Excellence, comprising the movement and dance element.
http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/CouncilNews/ci_cns/pr_Kincorth_flash_dance_270112.asp
Education Scotland’s online interdisciplinary learning resource, Marks on the Landscape <http://newsletters-ltscotland.org.uk/LQE-OG31-3GU5HR-9BG4A-1/c.aspx> , is being used by schools throughout the country to help develop creative learning and teaching experiences across the curriculum.
One of the most popular areas of the resource is the Design Challenge section <http://newsletters-ltscotland.org.uk/LQE-OG31-3GU5HR-9BHYB-1/c.aspx> which provides a set of interdisciplinary challenges intended to inspire learners to apply their knowledge and skills to real-life situations.
We would like to find out more about some of the innovative ways the design challenges are being used in schools and would appreciate you letting us know how your learners are using them. Please email details to Maureen.Finn@educationscotland.gov.uk <mailto:Maureen.Finn@educationscotland.gov.uk?subject=Marks%20on%20the%20Landscape> .
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/marksonthelandscape/index.asp?dm_i=LQE,OG31,3GU5HR,1Z1WU,1
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/marksonthelandscape/designchallenges/index.asp?dm_i=LQE,OG31,3GU5HR,1Z1WU,1
The search for the 2012 Fringe poster has begun! The Fringe Schools Poster Competition is open to all school children in Scotland aged 5-16, and the design brief is for a colourful, vibrant and original poster that represents the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The deadline for entries is Friday 16 March, and more details on how to enter, as well as hints and tips to help your pupils with creating their posters, can be found at www.edfringe.com/poster.
The winning design will become the official poster for the 2012 Fringe and will be used for a range of merchandise, and the top three prize winners will receive a cash prize for themselves and their school, as well as tickets to the Virgin Money Fireworks Concert this summer. All shortlisted entries will also win a place alongside the winning design in the Schools Poster Exhibition as part of the 2012 Fringe.
To support schools taking part in this year’s competition a range of learning resources, including photos, videos and sample lesson plans linked to Curriculum for Excellence Experiences and Outcomes, are available to download for free from www.edfringe.com/poster.
Don’t forget that Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society is a Creative Partner on the Creativity Portal.
The Creativity Portal’s presence on Facebook, our least used method of receiving the Creativity newsfeed, has hit a hundred Likes. With 370+ Followers on Twitter, 140+ subscribers by email, and visitors to the Creativity Portal itself still going strong the community of Scottish educators pledging their interest in putting Creativity at the heart of Curriculum for Excellence is expanding exponentially.
Share how valuable you find the Creativity newsfeeds with colleagues and encourage them to visit the Education Scotland Learning Blog here to see all of the subject specific newsfeeds available. Next stop – 400 Followers on Twitter.
Using home-stitched parachute and equipment found on Craigslist, two 17-year-olds send Lego-naut 80,000ft into the air.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/26/canadian-teenagers-lego-man-space?newsfeed=true
Summer Festival is the acclaimed, annual flagship event for young people aged 8 – 25 from Scotland’s national theatre ‘for and by’ young people.
Every summer hundreds of young people who are passionate about theatre and performance take part in Summer Festival in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Choose from the 5 week, 3 week, Foundation and Junior Courses, and make your Summer 2012 unforgettable!
Past participants in Summer Festivals include Conor McCarron (NEDS), Andrew Still (Hollyoaks), Karen Gillan (Dr. Who), Gerard Butler (Law Abiding Citizen, 300) and KT Tunstall (Eye to the Telescope, Drastic Fantastic). Every year, Summer Festival makes the summer unforgettable for young people aged 8-25 from all over Scotland.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, click here to find course information, application packs and forms <http://www.scottishyouththeatre.org/festival/summer_festival_2012/> . Simply choose the course that meets your age, stage and interests, complete the application form and send to:
Summer Festival 2012 Applications, Scottish Youth Theatre, The Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street, Glasgow, G1 1TF
Performance and Production Course (5 weeks, ages 16-25)
Glasgow
2 July – 4 August
Technical Theatre Course (5 weeks, ages 14-25)
Glasgow
2 July – 4 August
Intermediate Course (3 weeks, ages 14-18)
Glasgow
16 July – 4 August
Foundation Course (2 weeks, ages 12-15)
Aberdeen, 16 July – 28 July
Edinburgh, 23 July – 4 August
Glasgow, 9 July – 23 July
Junior Performance Course (1 week, ages 8-11)
Aberdeen, 6 Aug – 11 Aug
Edinburgh, 2 July – 7 July
Glasgow, 6 Aug – 11 Aug
For all enquiries contact artsadmin@scottishyouththeatre.org <mailto:info@scottishyouththeatre.org> or call 0141 552 3988.
For all information and to apply visit www.scottishyouththeatre.org <http://www.scottishyouththeatre.org>
Closing date for applications is Mon Feb 20th 2012
Celebrate Robert Burns 2012 at the National Museum of Scotland from 21st – 27th January.
Robert Burns: To a Mouse Family Footprints Trail
Dates: Sat 21 – Fri 27 January
Time: All day
Cost: Free
Available from: Info Zone, Level 3, Grand Gallery Balcony
A new museum trail for families exploring one of Burns’ famous poems through exhibits in our Scottish collections.
Supported by Scotland’s Winter Festivals.
Dates: Sat 21, Sun 22 and Fri 27 January
Times: 11:00–13:00, 14:00–16:00
Where: Scotland galleries Levels -1, 1 and 3
Three colourful characters step from the pages of history into the Museum, to explain what life was like in the past.
Supported by Scotland’s Winter Festivals.
Date: Sunday 22 January
Join us for an afternoon of engaging activities, workshops, performances and encounters with some of our 26 Treasures writers, Hopscotch Theatre, and Slice of Life characters who will help you celebrate and explore Scotland, Burns and the Scots tongue!
Time: 13:00–16:00 (drop in, but please gather at 13:00 for the introduction if possible)
Where: Grand Gallery, Level 1
Cost: Free
More than 200 years ago a man called James Johnson, working in collaboration with Robert Burns, published an important set of books of Scottish songs called The Scots Musical Museum. This afternoon, Scots writer James Robertson will help create a Scots Magical Museum. Join James at 13:00 as we kick off with some fun introductory games in Scots before you go off and select an interesting object to draw. James will help you find a word or phrase in Scots to describe it before you add it to the Scots Magical Museum. What will you choose?
Times: 13:30 and 15:30 (45 mins)
Where: Hawthornden Court, Level 1
Cost: Free
Join the more than slightly tipsy Tam as he clambers aboard his long suffering, but trusty grey mare Meg, and sets off into the heart of a wild storm, for a confrontation with witches, warlocks and ‘the deil himsel’! Performed in the round and with audience participation, the versatile actors will bring to vivid life the many colourful characters from this epic, cautionary tale, full of couthy humour and dark mystery.
Supported by Scotland’s Winter Festivals.
Time: 14:00 (60 mins)
Where: Learning Centre Level 4
Cost: Free, but places are limited. Please sign up on the day in the Learning Centre.
Suitable for: Ages 9–12
What would your ideal Scottish Superhero be like? What superpowers would they have? Join 26 Treasures writer Kate Tough to create your own Super Scot through words and pictures in this workshop suitable for ages 9–12.
Time: 15:00 (60 mins)
Where: Learning Centre, level 4
Cost: Free, but places are limited. Please sign up on the day in the Learning Centre.
Suitable for: Ages 10–15
V Campbell’s latest book Viking Gold is an historical action adventure about a 16 year old Viking boy who discovers America with the help of a mysterious Irish manuscript. Victoria will read excerpts from Viking Gold and use replica Viking arms, costumes, everyday objects and multi-media to instigate discussions about what life would be like for young people in Dark Age Europe. There will also be a chance to ask questions about her book and the writing process.
Dates: Mon 23 and Wed 25 January
Times: 10:30, 11:30 (20 mins)
Suitable for: Up to 5 years
Cost: Free – sign up on the day for a limited place at the Information Desk in the Entrance Hall.
Our magic carpet introduces your little ones to different themes and galleries in the museum through stories, songs, objects and activities. Join guest leader and Scots writer Aimee Chalmers for some special sessions themed around Robert Burns and the Scots language.
Supported by Scotland’s Winter Festivals.
Date: Thu 26 January
Time: 18:30 (1.5hrs)
Cost: £6, £5 Concession and Members
Booking: Book tickets online or call 0300 123 6789
A museum is a treasure chest not just of objects but of stories. At this closing event for the 26 Treasures project, James Robertson, Sara Sheridan, Lee Randall and Lucy Harland join Jamie Jauncey to discuss how they tapped into the rich story of Scotland’s past through objects that connect them not only to social, political, cultural and religious history, but to the powerful emotions of people who lived at that time.
James Robertson and Aimee Chalmers kick off this event with a selection of Burns poetry and a 21st century Scots poem inspired by the bard.
Supported by Scotland’s Winter Festivals.
Online interactive Robert Burns animation: http://www.scotland.org/burns-haggis-address/
Check out the creative resources for Burns celebrations on the Education Scotland website, including recordings of some of the bard’s best known songs:
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scotlandsculture/robertburns/index.asp
2012 Creative Place award winners announced!
http://www.creativescotland.com/news/2012-creative-place-award-winners-announced-24012012
Five Scottish communities are celebrating awards in recognition of being one of the country’s most creative places. The Creative Place Awards celebrate and recognise the hard work and imagination that contributes to the rich cultural life of a community, as well as its social and economic well-being.
The Awards are part of the Year of Creative Scotland 2012, a year-long celebration of our nation’s cultural and creative strengths.
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