Write a Commonwealth Games song! Big Big Sing is a nationwide celebration of singing that will inspire thousands of people to get singing in the lead up to and during Games Time. As part of this project, Big Big Sing is running an exciting songwriting competition open to Primary and Secondary School pupils in Scotland. Big Big Sing invites pupils to write a song inspired by the Commonwealth Games, pupils
Game On Scotland ambassador Holly Cram awarded Pitlochry High School with the Game On plaque for the challenges they have set themselves to creating exciting learning experiences in the wake of the Commonwealth Games. The school has planned a whole year of challenges around the Games, ranging from inter-house activity days with Dragon’s Den presentations of their own mascot design to exploring the Commonwealth values. An extensive programme of sporting
Join us for a series of 19 exciting montly Glow meets running throughout the academic year 2013/14. The themed sessions are being broadcast live for all Glow users and will provide a wide variety of stimulating opportunities to engage with the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Who are the Glow meets for? The sessions will allow practitioners and learners find out more and get directly involved in educational opportunities related to
When? Wednesday, 18 November 2013 Where? Drumossie Hotel, Inverness With around 300 days before the biggest multi-sport and cultural event ever to come to Scotland, we invite practitioners to join us and find out more on how the Commonwealth Games may provide help you to create stimulating learning opportunities across the curriculum and beyond. It will showcase inspirational initiatives from schools across the board and highlight programmes available to teachers
Yesterday (9 October 2013), the Glasgow 2014 Queen’s Baton Relay was launched at Buckingham Palace by Her Majesty the Queen, beginning its epic journey around the 70 nations and territories of the Commonwealth. It won’t be long before the baton returns to Scotland – and organisers want you to be part of its final journey! The baton holding the Queen’s Message will cross continents, terrains and time zones. Once its
CPD session 1: Interdisciplinary learning through the 2014 Commonwealth Games Focus: Expressive Arts & Creativity Tuesday, 3 September, 4pm – 4.45pm Join here: http://bit.ly/gosexpressivearts This is the first Glow Meet in a new series around the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games highlighting opportunities for interdisciplinary across all 8 curriculum areas. This CPD session will provide practitioners with a kaleidoscope of ideas and opportunities in using the Games as a context for
DEBATE TIME: Thursday, 13th of June from 1100-1300; Target age: 7 – 14 Join pupils around the world for the first ever Commonwealth Class debate. How it works In class, watch the film on the Commonwealth Class website about the ‘women behind the fastest man alive’. Talk about this in class and gather some opinions, examples and comments to share with pupils around the world. Go back to this page
The BBC, the British Council and the Commonwealth Secretariat have joined forces to bring you Commonwealth Class, an exciting new opportunity for schools. Commonwealth Class is a special initiative that provides teaching resources, online debates and interactive activities for schools to mark the run-up to the 2014 Commonwealth Games. It celebrates the values of the Commonwealth and connects schools and young people as they learn about how to be active,
Three new exciting learning journeys as well as an additional three videos have been released this week on Game On Scotland. Learning Journeys The learning journeys have been developed around migration and human rights issues with Community Learning in mind as well as in support of creativity and expressive arts: Glasgow – Constantly renewing The Commonwealth Games – a focus for human rights, principles and actions Creating ambitions – beyond
Two-thirds of tickets to experience the action and thrills of the Commonwealth Games will be priced at £25 or less, it was revealed today. Announcing a family-friendly ticketing strategy focused on delivering packed stadia and a ‘Games for Everyone’, the Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee unveiled that access to sporting events at one of the world’s greatest multi-sports Games will start from just £15 for adults. Half-price concessions will also be
