Rawmarsh City Learning Centre
Rawmarsh City Learning Centre has been established under the Excellence in Cities initiative to be a centre of excellence for the use of ICT in teaching and learning and the enhancement of learning opportunities through innovation. Rawmarsh City Learning Centre provides high quality learning environments and state of the art ICT equipment hosted in exceptional facilities. Our aim is to motivate students and promote heightened educational attainment, motivation and skill levels.
Activities for Summer 2007
With the rain you wouldn't be able to tell but Summer is upon us once again!
Don't forget to check out all the fun activities that are going on at the CLC over the Summer holidays.
We have activities ranging from Mask Making to creating your own T-Shirt. Also, Addictive music are back to lead workshops in music production, making musical instruments and dee jaying.
Check out the full list of Summer 2007 Holiday events for dates and more details.
Young and Old Filmmakers Required!
One of our future projects is a film project with Plum Pie Media. We are hoping to create a media project which crosses the generations, where people of all ages can share their life experiences.
So if you’d like to be involved or you know people who would be interested, register your interest on the application form. We’ll contact you when the project is ready to begin, but we do not have a start date at present.
Virgin Media supports Rotherham’s young film talent
From 29 June, the work of Rotherham’s next potential Spielbergs and Tarantinos will be available through Virgin Media’s TV on demand service across the UK.
Virgin Media and FilmFlex Movies have teamed up with First Light Movies, the National Lottery-funded filmmaking initiative to screen Which Witch?, a short film created by local children from schools in Rotherham in conjunction with Rawmarsh City Learning Centre who for the first time, will have their work viewed by millions of UK households.
Which Witch?, about a magic duel between two plasticine witches will be shown alongside 14 other films from the 2007 First Light Movies Awards. Dubbed Britain’s own Mini Oscars®, the awards reward young filmmakers, aged between five and 18-years-old, for their achievements in making short digital films.
Trish Sharp, development manager from Rawmarsh City Learning Centre said: "We’re really excited about Which Witch? being screened on Virgin Media TV, it’s a fantastic opportunity for the children who have worked so hard on this project. It will take the film to a much wider audience and it’s great to see young people’s work celebrated in this way."
First Light Movies Awards 2007
Update: Check out the First Light Film Awards Photo Gallery!
Rawmarsh CLC are delighted to announce that 2 of the projects that we have worked on have been entered as finalists to the First Light Movie Awards 2007. Personal Demons was entered in the Best Documentary Category and Which Which was entered in the Best Animation Category
Personal Demons
A group of young people, aged between 12 and 18, talk about their disabilities as their personal demons. All the participants of the documentary have frustrations in their life that they can’t control, whether it’s a peanut allergy, a physical disability or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Personal Demons was created and produced by a group of 32 young people all of whom have disabilities.
Which Witch
Rawmarsh CLC are delighted to announce that our animated film Which Witch has been selected as a finalist for the First Light Movies Awards 2007 in the Best Animation Category.
The awards, which take place in London today, are being judged by a celebrity panel including actors Kate Winslet, Minnie Driver, Noel Clarke and William Mosely as well as directors Debbie Isitt and Sir Alan Parker and comedienne Catherine Tate.
In the mean time please feel free to view an excerpt from Which Witch in your preferred format
- Which Witch Excerpt - Apple Quicktime (MOV, 23mb)
- Which Witch Excerpt - iPod Video Format (M4V, 17.1mb)
Good Luck Guys!
Note: These files require Apple Quicktime to play, which is available for both Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X
New Microsite - Inspired Creativity
Rawmarsh CLC are proud to announce the launch of a new microsite for the Inspired Creativity teacher and associated professional training programme that is being delivered through the Rotherham CLC's.
The Inspired Creativity Project is an opportunity for teachers and associated professionals across South Yorkshire to participate in creative training. The training will be delivered by the two Rotherham City Learning Centres in association with the University of Hull.
Cinemagic Young Filmmakers Festival 2006
Rawmarsh CLC has many opportunities around filmmaking and animation. In April a group of 19 children attended the CLC to create an animated film. Which Witch was produced, a 9 minute animated film about 2 witches.
We are delighted to let you know that the animated film was selected for the final of the Cinemagic Young Filmmakers Festival 2006.
The final took place on Friday 24th November at the Queens Film Theatre, Belfast. Which Witch was given the award of Highly Commended, 2nd place.
Cinemagic was looking for imaginative and original films made by young people to be screened as part of Cinemagic Young Filmmaker 2006. The children were given the freedom to decide how they made their film and the storyline. They had the choice of fact or fiction, comedy or drama, news programme or documentary.
The event was able to showcase the best short film entries and there will also be a series of workshops and masterclasses with renowned members of the film and TV industry. The prizes were awarded for best film in each category - the winning entry will be screened during next year's Cinemagic World Screen Festival for Young People in December 07.
The winning films will also be championed by Cinemagic and sent into other film competitions around the world.
A spokesman for the department for education and skills said:
This project has demonstrated that Rotherham’s children can compete and succeed against the best in the country. The fact that their work will now compete in an international arena will be a massive boost to all those involved. I wish them every success in the next stage and hope their work inspires others to follow.
The competition was open to anyone aged 25 and under from the UK and Ireland. The children have done exceptionally well to reach this final. There was over 3000 entries!
Dreams Project
The Dreams Project is an exciting filmmaking initiative that will involve the participation of South Yorkshire based young athletes who are training for the London Olympics 2012. The Dreams Project will focus on six athletes across different sporting disciplines and will capture personal reflections, testimonies from parents and footage from training sessions, competitions and races between October and January 2007
Rawmarsh City Learning Centre has supported the Dreams project both financially and through the recruitment of young film makers and athletes in association with Rawmarsh Community School - A Sports College.
Check out the Dreams Project website to get all the latest information about the athletes on their journey to be ready for the London Olympics in 2012.
New Microsite - All About Me
All About Me was a summer activity that gave local children the opportunity to explore how they see themselves using a digital medium.
What did they like to do?, how did they see themselves? Use the thumbnail pictures to gain access into their digital world...
2006-2007 Action Plan
Check out our 2006-2007 action plan and see whats in store for this year.
2005-2006 Action Plan
Check out our 2005-2006 action plan