After two flights (and a six hour layover in Jeddah), I’m finally home in Liverpool following an amazing time in Malaysia. Representing as creatives, and working with the local Learning Adventure Resource Network, I’ve delivered a week of creative learning workshops to students from a range of schools – and you can read about Days … Read More
Author: Jackson Kavanagh
Creative Malaysia, August 2016: Blog3
I’m at the end of a five day programme in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, delivering workshops for the local Learning Adventure Resource Network – and what an amazing five days it’s been. You can read about Days 1 and 2 here, and Day 3 here – but onto Days 4 and 5 … Day 4: Spelling, … Read More
Creative Malaysia, August 2016: Blog2
I’m back in Malaysia to represent as creatives as we deliver a week of workshops for the Learning Adventure Resource Network – and I’m having a brilliant time. You can read about my first two days here – but as for the next stage of my adventure … Day 3: The Stuarts, The Somme – … Read More
Creative Malaysia, August 2016: Blog 1
After a successful pilot programme with Malaysia’s Learning Adventure Resource Network in 2015, I was delighted to be asked back to Petaling Jaya in the summer of 2016 to represent as creatives again. This second programme was to see five days of creative learning workshops, exploring maths, literacy, science and history, with a group of … Read More
Targeted Progression in Maths
We’re always very excited when schools ask what we can do to challenge their more able students or motivate some of those who are underachieving. Because our programmes for Targeted Progression in Maths can really make a difference.We’ve now visited Carmarthen’s Queen Elizabeth High twice, offering their More Able and Talented KS3 students especially fiendish … Read More
Creative Malaysia – Making a Difference, Macbeth, and Medicine Buddha: Blog 6
“In Malaysia,” a committee member of the Bandar Utama Buddhist Society told me on Saturday, “if you don’t work, you don’t get paid. And if you don’t get paid, you don’t eat.” Which is why the Society has adopted as its charity Limbs for Life, an organisation providing free prosthetics for amputees. Every Saturday, patients come … Read More
Creative Malaysia – Time to Reflect: Blog 5
This evening marked the end of the “official” side of my trip to Malaysia – so I’ve now got two days to take in the local sights (and tastes) before I fly back to the UK. Although I got to do some of that today anyway, as Cassandra kindly helped me achieve some of the … Read More
Creative Malaysia – Getting Creative with Science – Skills and the Solar System: Blog 4
For a few days now, I’ve been wondering what “kelua” means, noting that, certainly in its written form, it seems to be one of the most common words in the Malay language. And now I know. It means “exit”. And today, sadly, saw the young people I’ve been working with all week exit the room for … Read More
Creative Malaysia – SoundScapes, Shakespeare – and Slides: Blog 3
It’s Wednesday evening in Petaling Jaya – and I’ve learned lots of things today. Including … a peeled longan fruit looks suspiciously like an eyeball – but tastes delicious … a red light by a lift door doesn’t mean it’s broken – it means it’s going down (a pity it’s taken me so long to … Read More
Creative Malaysia – A Day of CSI Maths and Lotus Buns: Blog 2
Was it the complexion? The linen suit? Or some hitherto unnoticed resemblance to Vladimir Putin? Whatever the reason, I was mistaken for a Russian three times this morning. The fact that I can say “Hello” in Russian didn’t help – because my new found friends then expected me to continue in the language … My … Read More
Creative Malaysia – Blog 1
Every cloud has a silvery lining, they say – so although a delayed flight at Manchester meant that I’d eventually get in to Kuala Lumpur three hours later than planned, it had the advantage of putting me on a direct transfer at Heathrow. And this meant that I no longer had to change at Bangkok … Read More
Case Study: Black History Month
UK schools have been celebrating Black History Month since 1987 – and we were delighted to take part this year in the work being undertaken by Someries Infants in Luton. Year 1 and 2 children had been looking at the lives and achievements of two pioneers in their fields – Mary Seacole (nursing) and Matthew … Read More