Kirkcaldy School Pupils Are World Leaders

05 February 2010

Pupils from Kirkcaldy High School have proved they are world leaders in creative digital media. The pupils have been involved in a unique project, ‘Digital Creator’ which was run in partnership with Adam Smith College and the British Computer Society (BCS) – The Chartered Institute for IT. The project was piloted at the school in 2009 and was such a great success that it is now being rolled out across the world including, Ireland, The Netherlands, South Africa and the US.

Pupils and staff from Kirkcaldy High School along with representatives from Adam Smith College and BCS at the recent presentation of certificates and prizes to mark their fantastic achievement.

Around 200 pupils took part in the project which involved the creation and sharing of digital audio (such as podcasts), the capture and manipulation of digital images and filmmaking. The pupils’ work was of such a high standard that it has impressed experts in the field of film and radio who work with BCS..

Pupils gathered at the school recently for a special presentation of certificates and prizes to mark their fantastic achievement.

Peter Leavy, Digital Creator Manager from BCS, attended the event and said, “The pupils have been fantastic and the work they produced during the project was outstanding. They have learnt a great deal, improved their individual IT skills and had lots of fun too.

Our sharing site, www.eurocreator.com, has also been translated into 11 different languages and we now plan to roll Digital Creator out to countries throughout Europe,and the rest of the world – always remembering of course that it all started here in Kirkcaldy with the pupils in Kirkcaldy High School.”

Fraser Durie, Director of Education and Development at Adam Smith College added,
“Adam Smith College was excited to be involved in such a ground breaking project. It is a world first for Fife, which we can all be very proud of. The joint partnership between the College, School and the BCS is a shining example of how we at Adam Smith can enhance the educational experience of individuals throughout the community. By bringing industry and education together we can improve the opportunities and options for young people in Fife.”

Derek Allan, Head Teacher at Kirkcaldy High School added, “By sharing their expertise with schools the College and BCS have given our pupils the skills and know how to excel in the area of creative digital media and benefit from many other skills such as team building and communication.
I am very proud of the pupils and staff who have worked extremely hard and become world leaders in this project.”
 

Adam Smith College

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