Successful Animation Session at Colne Library

Well done everyone who came to our animation session at Colne Library and a big thank you to Dan and Alice for putting on the session and showing us the wonders of animation and storyboards.

WOW! Can I say I was really impressed with the concentration and effort that all of the young people put into it! Well done. The films and photos will be on here soon.

All that remains is to wish you all a lovely Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us here at Inspiring Communities. For information we are back at work on Monday 3rd January 2011.

Posted by Claire :)

Events for the New Year

I'm having a blogger day today!!

Just to let you all know of events for the new year...

10th January - Gym Induction sessions start for Primet students (6 week block)

18th January - Hair and Beauty Workshop for Primet students

2nd and 16th February - Animation workshops for Pendle Vale Students

Pendle Leisure Trust are also holding Street-dancing sessions at various venues in Pendle and a Multi-Sports Club at Pendle Vale College.

Posted by Jen

Animation - Wednesday 22nd December 2010

Become an animator for the day!

Animation Workshop takes place on Wednesday 22nd December 2010


• Sketch animation ideas
• Create a story board and script
• Create and make everything you need for the film with models
• Record voices for the animation
• Add sound, sound effects, titles and credits
• Watch back the finished animations

Contact the team for more details (01282 868743/ inspiringcommunities@pendle.gov.uk)

Posted by Jen

Celebration Event

Hi All,

On Wednesday the 8th December we celebrated the achievements of the families who attend our community panel meetings. The winners of the Christmas card competition were revealed... these cards have been printed and sent out to families and organisations that Inspiring communities have worked with throughout the year! Well done!

Have a look dome photos of the event:

Posted by: Jen

Happy Holidays!

For all those of you who have now finished school for the festive season - have a lovely and safe holiday!!!

Don't forget Animation next week :)

Posted by Claire

Broth, wonderful Mum, smarties and prezi

Finished the last session at Pendle Vale and all the lovely prezi's are out and about on the web. Pupils were so quick to get the hang of the program, going above and beyond what was asked of them. Wanted to say a big thankyou to the Mum who came in to help. She was insightful and always looking for ways to help, great at contributing, patient with the pupils, an all round star. Thanks to the pupil who reminded me to give out the prizes for the quickest Prezier, hope you enjoy your fruity smarties.

If anybody wants the links to the pupils prezis let me know and I will post them on here. Also have more pictures which the pupils drew, currently on a disc, If its useful I'll add them to the picture blogs already created on here so that anybody can copy and use them, comment if you want them on here.

Through this project I've discovered, broth and dumplings, sad cakes (looked like an Eccles cake only sader) some lovely clever people, 7 layers of clothing is not always enough on a drafty Blackburn station and when technology goes to plan it can add a lot to learning and life.
Kind Regards and Happy Christmas,
Beth

Prezi.com session at Pendle Vale College are well underway and pupils have been creating their road maps with Beth Barlow. You will have seen an example on the blog of what they have been creating. The pupils have created their own images to represent their goals and ambitions. The Guidance teacher, Ms Riazat have been really supportive of the workshops and is now helping us to create a teachers resource pack which can be left with the school and also sent out to other school for pupils to creatively think and plan their futures. We are developing a DVD resource with the four stories created through the live forum theatre which will have supporting activities for teachers and pupils to have fun with. This pack will be designed to make sure the work contributes to schools assessments and aim to make a lesson good to outstanding in OFSTED's eyes. Check out some of the photos and short film of the sessions with Beth.

Team update

Jen is away now until Monday 6th December - you can still contact either Claire or Warren in the meantime.

(It is TOO QUIET in the office now! Come back soon Jen)

Posted By Claire

Visit to Nelson Town Hall - 24/11/2010

A small group of Inspiring Communities young people joined a group of Connecting Communities Young People on a trip behind the scenes of Nelson Town Hall.
They took a look inside the Council Chamber.
They also listened to talks from Paul Hussey - Chief Executive's Policy Unit Manager, and Sara Mumby - Brierfield Neighbourhood Manager, Connecting Communities.
Claire, Jen, and Warren from Inspiring Communities also introduced the I.C. programme to the group.
The group listened to Role Models Carley and Rachel. Some of the feedback left:

"Cally inspired me to just enjoy your work", Ashley, Young Person.
"Rachel was very inspiring and interesting. I understand that she was a bit bad in her past, but has got her head together" - Chantelle, Young Person.

A prezi example by a Pendle Vale Pupil

Map To Succes on Prezi

Prezi pics

The pupils at Colne Primet and Pendle Vale have created a series of pictures to be used in their prezi's ( you can see all these in the next few blogs and the groups will be able to access their images from this blog page). A prezi is created in a computer programme and allows you to put on lots of information and keep adding to it. Over the next few weeks the groups will be going on to tidy up their images a bit and add them to their very own prezi's the theme of which is Road Maps to Success.

Bags of ideas

The containers here will be used in your Prezi's to store ideas to help you achieve your goals. You can use the pictures in your own prezi's or other documents. To do this right click on the image you want, there are pictures with backgrounds called jpg's or see through backgrounds called png's. Choose Save Image as from the menu. Save the image to a place on your computer where you can find it. Now you can go to insert files in the programme you are using and put the picture in.

We want to travel in the future

The images here were created by pupils at Primet and Pendle to show how important travel will be to them in their future. You can use the pictures in your own prezi's or other documents. To do this right click on the image you want, there are pictures with backgrounds called jpg's or see through backgrounds called png's. Choose Save Image as from the menu. Save the image to a place on your computer where you can find it. Now you can go to insert files in the programme you are using and put the picture in.

We want good friends in the future

Here are the pictures pupils at Primet and Pendle created to show how important friends are to them in the future. You can use the pictures in your own prezi's or other documents. To do this right click on the image you want, there are pictures with backgrounds called jpg's or see through backgrounds called png's. Choose Save Image as from the menu. Save the image to a place on your computer where you can find it. Now you can go to insert files in the programme you are using and put the picture in.

We want family

Here are the pictures pupils at Primet and Pendle created to show how important family is to them in the future. You can use the pictures in your own prezi's or other documents. To do this right click on the image you want, there are pictures with backgrounds called jpg's or see through backgrounds called png's. Choose Save Image as from the menu. Save the image to a place on your computer where you can find it. Now you can go to insert files in the programme you are using and put the picture in.