19/6/2008GLASGOW PROJECT STRIKES A CHORD WITH SCHOOLCHILDREN
Robert Layden the St Enoch Centre Property Manager, Lesley Dunlop, from Glasgow City Council’s Education Improvement Service and children from Avenue End, Sunnyside and Wallacewell primary schools.
The St. Enoch Centre has teamed up with Glasgow City Education and Social Work Services to give schoolchildren an insight into the city’s past, present and future.
Primary four pupils from Carntyne Primary, Sunnyside Primary, Avenue End Primary, Wallacewell Primary, Royston Primary, and Cranhill Primary school are using music and art to learn about the city as part of the project which has a theme of ‘Glasgow the future and Glasgow the past’. The children had the opportunity to visit the St. Enoch Centre, which is currently undergoing a £100 million transformation. During their visit, the children learned about St Enoch’s and its place in the community now, and in the future, once work is complete. The pupils from the schools also visited the Tall Ship as part of the project.
Two musicians, Karen McIver and Alan Penman, worked with the schoolchildren to produce a CD which will fit in with the Glasgow theme. The children wrote music and lyrics for the CD and performed their work at two special concerts held at St Enoch.
Two of the schools involved in the music project have also worked with an artist to create a large piece of artwork, illustrating what the pupils have learned about Glasgow. The children will then get to see their work displayed in pride of place in the St. Enoch Centre.
-more- Susan Nicol, General Manager at the St. Enoch Centre said: “The Centre is proud to be involved in such a rewarding and worthwhile scheme. By learning about Glasgow’s history and future, the children are able to find out about the city they come from and its great culture. The kids are having brilliant time too, combining learning with fun activities in music and art.
“The Centre has always had close links with the local community and we are delighted to offer it as a platform for the children to show off all their hard work.”
Lesley Dunlop, from Glasgow City Council’s Education Improvement Service added: “The possibility of visiting places of interest in the city relating to the work in the curriculum is a fantastic way of engendering enthusiasm for the past and the future of Glasgow. “This project has helped these Primary pupils increase their knowledge of the map of central Glasgow, identify places of interest in the city and experience first hand conducted tours relating to the history of their city. They have had the opportunity to engage with the expertise of all the adults they met. “Working with the musicians has not only improved their music skills but has increased their confidence to perform. We are grateful to the St Enoch Centre for their sponsorship of the textile artist, Serena Partridge. The work she produced with Avenue End and Wallacewell primary schools will be exhibited in the St Enoch Centre in June.”