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Archive for January, 2011

Can we learn from Oprah?!

Posted by John Naples-Campbell on 9th January 2011

Found this amazing article on BBC News re Arts in todays Curriculum… click HERE to read it This article made me think about the impact of popular culture in our classrooms. Looking at the Sugababes inspirational video Ugly (below) or Christina Aguilera’s Beautiful (also below) or even Katy Perry’s latest song ‘Firework’ (also below) we are [...]

Posted in Budget Cuts, Citizenship, Life Skills, Oprah Winfrey, Uncategorized, What is theatre | No Comments »

A New Year… A New Chapter…

Posted by John Naples-Campbell on 9th January 2011

As 2011 starts as does a new term and therefore new events; curricular and extra curricular to look forward to… With still no word from SQA/Government re examinations for senior pupils sitting Curriculum for Excellence we move forward with developing our S1 and S2 courses with a cautionary step. I have to say that I [...]

Posted in Curriculum for Excellence, Extra Curricular, Higher Drama, Knox Academy, Learning and Teaching Scotland, London Trip, NC, New York Trip, Playwriting, S6 drama, Standard Grade, The Scottish Government | No Comments »