A one day event exploring risk and failure within the education system<\/p>\n
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Failing is an essential part of learning but does our education system provide authentic learning environments that thrive on risk, experimentation and failure?<\/p>\n
West Lothian Creative Learning Network and Hidden Giants invite you to spend a day exploring failure and how it manifests within our education system.\u00a0\u00a0 The day will bring together examples of prototype learning conceived by creative practitioners, teachers and classes from across West Lothian.\u00a0 We will also hear from education specialist \u2018The Real\u2019 David Cameron.<\/strong><\/p>\n The event will take place at Howden Park Centre, Livingston on Friday 12th<\/sup> June<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The event will start with registration from 9.00am will run from 9.30am until 2.30pm, lunch will be provided. This event is open to anyone who has an interest in today\u2019s education system. Please see more information below and to book your FREE ticket please use the link below to go to Brown Paper Tickets:<\/strong><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/1557056<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Over the last 8 months West Lothian CLN and Hidden Giants have collaborated with the James Young High cluster to explore risk and failure within learning and teaching.\u00a0 The schools have established dangerous partnerships with 4 creative practitioners to unsettle comfort zones, intensify risk taking behaviour, and disrupt the norm.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The four groups have created experiments exploring risk within their context:\u00a0 a nursery, P3 class, P6 class and the CDT department in the secondary.\u00a0 Through these experiments the schools explored their own \u2018risk thresholds\u2019 and are ready to share them.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you\u2019ve ever failed in education or feel that education is failing then we invite you to join us at Howden Park Centre on Friday 12th June.\u00a0 It might fail, in fact, if it doesn\u2019t, we\u2019ll be disappointed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n West Lothian CLN and Hidden Giants<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The event is part of the Emporium of Dangerous Ideas<\/strong> http:\/\/www.collegedevelopmentnetwork.ac.uk\/fodi\/festival-of-dangerous-ideas<\/a>\u00a0 and is supported by Education Scotland and Creative Scotland.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you would like any more information please do not hesitate to get in touch, my contact details are below. We look forward to seeing you there.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Regards<\/p>\n Fiona<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fiona Macfarlane<\/p>\n Arts Officer (Learning)<\/p>\n West Lothian Council<\/p>\n Community Arts<\/p>\n Howden Park Centre<\/p>\n Howden<\/p>\n Livingston<\/p>\n EH54 6AE<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tel :01506 773873<\/p>\n Email: fiona.macfarlane2@westlothian.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n www.howdenparkcentre.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n www.linlithgowburgh<\/a>halls.co.uk<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A one day event exploring risk and failure within the education system Failing is an essential part of learning but does our education system provide authentic learning environments that thrive on risk, experimentation and failure? West Lothian Creative Learning Network and Hidden Giants invite you to spend a day exploring failure and how it … Continue reading Failing in Education: a conversation<\/span>