Update of Age Range for Create and Discovery Students!

Hi!

This is a quick update about the age range for the students.

We were advertising for students aged 7 to 16 years.  Key Stage 2 (7 to 11 year old in primary school), Key stage 3 (11 to 14 year old in high school) and Key Stage 4 or GCSE (14 to 16 year old in high school).

Following recommendations from our first committee meeting we are now advertising for the age range of 7 to 12 years.  

This is because the first intake of students were mainly this age group and so we are to continue to focus on these workshops and activities only.

Please read the poster and if interested or know anyone who may be interested then get in contact!

Mentor for Create and Discovery Project!

Hi and Happy New Year!

I would like to advertise for a mentor for this community project so that we can continue to develop and improve the quality of the workshops and activities.  Their role would be as follows:-

Provide an outside perspective on the project coordinator and project, listen confidentially to any issues or concerns, share own personal experiences of success or failure.  Provide constructive feedback and help with decision-making process.  Mentor would not be involved in provided activities or workshops unless believed to be suitable

Please read the following poster and if interested or know someone who can help and support the project then get in contact!

Photos of Create and Discover Project in Rugby Observer - Page 14!

I have some more fantastic news!  You should read page 14.  This is in paper  - 13th September 2012.

Please open the following link - Rugby Observer Paper and read page 14.

Create and Discover project have had their pictures and story published.  This is an incredible ending for part 1 of 4!

Thank you to all tutors, students and supporters as your help is greatly appreciated! 

I can't wait to work with everyone again during part 2 of 4.

In addition I believe the project can now move forward with even greater confidence as we are now going to provide music production workshops! Music which is to be broadcast on the internet by the students.

Also the students are to learn how to make short videos by using the camera equipment and editing software!

I am extremely grateful and pleased that I was able to be a part of the project and share these experiences with the tutors, students, parents and guardians, as well as everyone else involved. 

Thank you all once again! We are all happy for all help and support.

We are also to increase all our promotional and advertising activities to raise even more awareness of this free, community-based project.


Just to let you know as part of the project all certificate holders, that is, students with first and second place certificates are now part of the children and young people committee!

This means that they now would sit on the co-ordinators and tutors discussion table.  This is so that they are involved in deciding what workshops and activities we could add to the project for part 2 of 4 in January 2013.

For example, on the blog website Abigail would be part of the children and young people committee only for the computer animation, free hand drawing, science and business workshops and activities.  So would be on the discussion table with 4 of the workshops and activities we provide.

Again well done to you students!  Remember students: Keep on going, keep on going - No one can ever reach their dreams or make them a reality by standing still.

Create and Discover: Touch Your Imagination - Produce Inspiration

Certificate Event - 1st September 2012

This video was of the students who took part in the mini-competition.

All the tutors were impressed with their focus and determination!

Jodhveer (8 years old), Key Stage 2 - 2nd place (joint) in science and technology, 2nd place (joint) computer animation, 1st place in free hand drawing and 2nd place in free hand drawing.

Darian (11 years old), Key Stage 2 at time of competition - 2nd place (joint) in science and technology, 2nd place in electronic art, 2nd place computer animation, 1st place in project management.

Dionne (9years old) Key Stage 2 - 2nd place in business, 1st place (joint) in computer animation, and 1st place in electronic art.

Abigail (7 years old) Key Stage 2 - 1st place (joint) in computer animation, 2nd place in free hand drawing, 1st place in science and technology, and 1st place in business.

There were 6 categories:-

1.  Free Drawing Art - Producing a piece of art using paper and coloured pencils

2.  Electronic Art - Creating a piece of art using a palm pad device and computer software (Sketch Book Pro)

3.  Project Management - Building the tallest tower using £1500 monopoly to buy materials within 20 minutes as a team leader and team players

4.  Science and technology - Building a radio in the shortest amount of time as a team leader and team players in 20 minutes using the available Hot Wires kit

5.  Business - Collecting rent money from property portfolio (Monopoly)

6. Computer animation - Using computer programming skills to make a computer animation using computer software called Scratch.

Watch the video and enjoy!

End of Part 1 of 4 - 1st September 2012

We would like to congratulate the students who 'created and discovered' a variety of finished products during their with us!

They gained a lot of positive experiences and we have posted a selection of their photos.

During their time with Create and Discover they have shown that they can feel fulfilled with their achievements and we have recommended to take this confidence in their abilities while at school too!

Plus they have have the certificates to prove they can achieve things!  Such as with chess, art, science, business and project management!

Together as well as individuals they - touched their imaginations (had to think creatively) and produced inspiration (finished products of high standard).

Please join us and congratulate the students for their efforts while viewing these photos!

Create and Discover: Touch Your Imagination - Produce Inspiration.

Project Management - Darian (left and Team Leader), Raymond (volunteer tutor) and Dionne

Project Management (Dionne, Team Leader)

Abigail (left and Team Leader) and Jodhveer

Raj (left, volunteer tutor), Abigail (Team Leader) and Jodhveer

Darian and Art, Free Hand Drawing

Abigail and Art, Free Hand Drawing

Abigail

Jodhveer and Dionne

Chess and Electronics Workshops

Bob Wildig (volunteer chess tutor and youth coordinator at Rugby's Chess Club) carried out a chess workshop to help enable the students discover the moves of the chess pieces and how to play chess.  For more information open the Rugby Chess Club link.

Raj (volunteer science tutor) also helped to enable the student's skills involved with creating programmable electronic circuits - for example an electronic device that would behave like a mini - traffic light system (using small red, yellow and green lights).

Watch the videos and enjoy!

Chess Workshop - Interview Recorded by Craig (volunteer coordinator and tutor)

Electronics Workshop - Interview Recorded by Dionne

Pictures and Video of Project Management-Based Activity

Students were enhancing their project management skills by discovering how to recognise and improve their communication and construction techniques.

This task is called Jelly Spaghetti and students were given £1500 (monopoly money) to buy materials and also asked team players to help them build the tallest tower possible.

Robbi and Raj (volunteer tutors) helped student team leaders to discover their own confidence in communicating ideas to their team.  This is before they start creating their own style of towers.

All tutors were very pleased by the way the students expressed their creative abilities in this task as both the towers produced were taller than the provided structures.

Students had to choose whether to copy the structures available or to discover alternative ways to produce the highest tower.

Have a look at the pictures and video and enjoy!

Robbi (Volunteer Tutor) with Omar's (Team Leader)Tower  (Omar not in picture)

Raj (volunteer tutor), Jodhveer (team leader and his tower) and Omar

Abigail's Recorded Interview of Project Management Group