Creative Scotland reports that Eastenders actor, John Partridge, made a surprise visit north of the border last week to see some of the work being done by Solar Bear Theatre Company with their Deaf Youth Theatre (DYT). DYT offers young people aged 12-21 from across Scotland access to weekly drama workshops. The workshops are attended by young people of varying hearing abilities.
One Stop Shop for Funding
This website records information about grants and funding programmes accessible to organisations operating in Scotland. Funding programmes include those managed by Lottery Distributors, Corporate and Charitable Trusts, Statutory Organisations, European Commission, and others.
This free website acts as a point of reference for all public, private and third sector organisations wishing to identify the level and nature of funding opportunities for organisations operating in Scotland.
This opportunity is available in: All Scotland
For further information, please contact info@fundingscotland.com, or visit http://fundingscotland.com/
Co-Create Project Films
Five minute films on each of the Co-Create projects are now available via the Creativity Portal. Find out how Glow Meet was used to deliver Higher Dance CPD; how primary pupils from Shetland and East Renfrewshire helped create a virtual theatre critic; and how Perth pupils aged 4 to 18 years created a digital art bank for Glow. Visit the Co-Create blog and view films within each of the ten project pages
Youth Music Initiative contacts now on Creativity Portal
Many local authorities now have their Youth Music Initiative contacts listed on the Creativity Portal. You can find them from the front page of the Creativity Portal by clicking on Find your Local Authority Creative Learning Contact
SLF 2011 – Creativity Lab film now viewable
As part of Creative Scotland’s presence at the Scottish Learning Festival 2011, the Molecules in Motion team worked collaboratively with 23 pupils from Gavinburn Primary School in West Dunbartonshire to produce a Creativity Lab. Festival delegates were invited to visit the Lab, where they could experience a busy working studio and witness the team at work. The Creativity Lab film provides a great insight into the project and those involved in making it happen.
In the run-up to the festival, Molecules in Motion and the pupils also produced four ‘How To’ videos to support the project, and provide a resource for teachers. Centred around a theme of Wow and Flutter, the films document the team’s preparation for the festival, as they explored the scientific and creative aspects of recording & editing soundtracks, print making, animation and dance.
http://www.creativescotland.com/education/education-showcase/molecules-in-motion
A Little Bit of Barber – Scottish Opera Bite Sized
The bite-sized performances are an ideal opportunity for anyone new to opera to give it a try – in a venue near them without having to book and completely for free.
The show will be popping up at a variety of unusual venues right through October including Clydebank Shopping Centre, Glasgow’s new Riverside Museum, Stirling Castle, Edinburgh’s Farmer’s Market and Surgeons’ Hall, Perth Royal Infirmary and Duthie Park’s Winter Garden. It follows on from a busy summer for the A Little Bit of…team who’ve already toured pop-up versions of previous Scottish Opera productions at the likes of T in the Park and Belladrum music festivals, Edinburgh Castle, IKEA and even a multi-storey car park in Inverness!
Creative Scotland and Young Scot launch Creative Enterprise fund
Creative Scotland and Young Scot have launched their new joint venture, the Creative Enterprise Fund, to support young people aged 15-22 years to develop their creative talents and fulfil their ambitions within the creative industries.
http://www.youngscot.net/news/creative-scotland-and-young-scot-launch-creative-enterprise-fund.aspx
National Trust for Scotland – Learn website
New Learn website opens up heritage learning
http://www.nts.org.uk/Learn/
http://www.nts.org.uk/Learn/schools_home.php
It is now even easier for Scottish schools to explore Scotland’s built and natural heritage thanks to the National Trust for Scotland’s revamped Learn website. Each year, the conservation charity hosts thousands of school visits at its sites across Scotland, encouraging young people to learn about the countryside and bringing history to life. Now, the schools’ web pages have been extensively re-designed to make them even more useful for teachers and pupils.
The Learn website provides detailed information that will help teachers plan their visits to the Trust’s stunning places. There are Factsheets for organising school trips to heritage and countryside sites, and Teachers’ Information Sheets for each individual place. In addition, free Teaching Resources are available on the Learn website. These are designed to help schools with classroom work, and cover key study areas such as Bannockburn, Mary Queen of Scots and the Victorians. New resource packs for whiteboards are being designed for 2012.
Pupils compete to design a game app for mobiles
Dundee City Council announces that the creativity of two teams of pupils from a Dundee secondary school has put them in prime position to see their ideas brought to life. Picked from more than 700 entries, two groups from Menzieshill High School will be battling it out in the final stage of the Arnold Clark Schools’ Challenge. Tasked with creating an idea for a game app suitable for a mobile device, seven pupils, all in S5 and S6 at Menzieshill High School have reached the last 10.
http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/news/index/article?article_ref=1528&month=10&year=2011
Pupils perform Chinese Umbrella Dance for First Minister
Glebe Primary School’s vibrant umbrella dance wows First Minister http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/NewsArticles/UmbrellaDance.aspx
Pupils from a North Ayrshire primary school performed a colourful Chinese umbrella dance for First Minister, Alex Salmond at the launch of the Confucius Institute at the University of Glasgow.
Youngsters from Glebe Primary School in Irvine travelled to Glasgow to demonstrate their appreciation of Chinese culture with a performance of the vibrant and intricate dance.
The event, celebrating the launch of the Confucius Institute for the West of Scotland, was attended by VIP, members of the academic community and public. First Minister Alex Salmond, Chinese Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Scotland, Li Ruiyou, and Xiaogang Tian, Minister Counsellor for Education officially opened the Institute on Tuesday, 4 October.
