Throughout October Luminate: Scotland’s Creative Ageing Festival will throw a spotlight on over 200 inspirational arts activities – many of them free – with, and for older people, as well as events for audiences and participants across the generations. Find out more here: http://tiny.cc/e0zzhw and a the Luminate website: http://www.luminatescotland.org/
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NCLN at SLF 2012
Members of the NCLN are contributing to this year’s Scottish Learning Festival – ‘Creative Learning…Creative Thinking’ – in a number of ways, whether presenting on creative initiatives or sharing Creative Learning Network news. The programme includes the following:
Creative Learners, Creative Thinkers, Creative Careers – Modern Apprentices and Student Councillor, Edinburgh
Showcasing Fife’s Creative Learning Network – Michelle Sweeney, Fife
What’s the Past got to do with us? – David Atherton, Aberdeenshire
Visit the SLF website to view the full seminar programme
Arts and Culture as a Catalyst for Learning: The Aberdeen Arts Across Learning Festival – Jacky Hardare, Aberdeen City
Inspiring Creativity – Amy McLeod, Highland
Supporting Drama through Literacy – Learners with Mild to Severe and Complex Needs – Lesley Sloan, Dumfries & Galloway
Challenging Creativity Creatively – Linda Lees, Edinburgh
The Big Drum Experiment – Susanne Batchelor, Scottish Borders
Little Rabbit – Pauline Meikleham, Angus
Teachers Realising their Creative Potential – Jacky Hardacre, Aberdeen
Write a Song in 30 Minutes – Marco Rea, Stirling
To view the full Education Showcase programme click here
Jazz Education Conference
Take part in the first ever Scottish conference on jazz education.
For everyone involved in jazz education in Scotland – teachers, instrumental instructors, bandleaders, jazz musicians or organisers – the Scottish Jazz Federation (SJF) is running two one-day events with group discussions, presentations of teaching materials and expert speakers from Scotland and Europe.
Delegate one day fee – £25 including lunch and refreshments
The conference takes place on Friday 31st August at Glasgow’s Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
The same programme is repeated on Saturday 1st September at The Ironworks in Inverness.
To book a place, click here
Festival of Politics 17-25 August 2012
Politics. Culture. Creativity – A Force for Positive Change
Can politics be creative? Can creativity be used as a means of making a real difference to our culture? The 2012 Festival of Politics seeks to explore some of these issues through debate, discussion, drama and art.
A rich and varied programme includes sessions on ‘Creativity and Social Change’ and ‘Untangling Article 31 – Children’s Right to Play, Culture and the Arts’, and explores questions such as ‘What has been the most creative force in Scottish politics?
Download the Festival brochure here2012_Festival_of_Politics_Programme
Scottish Learning Festival – 19 & 20 September 2012
Register for the Scottish Learning Festival 2012
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/slf/?dm_i=LQE,V041,3GU5HR,2JYCT,1
SLF 2012 takes place on Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 September in the SECC, Glasgow. The theme for this year’s festival is Creative Learning…Creative Thinking and a number of CLNs are taking part in the seminar programme and the Education Showcase. The full programme of keynotes and seminars, along with details of the range of additional activities, is available on the SLF website.
