Why take part ?
There are many reasons why schools benefit from the participation and support of outside organisations and businesses. Essentially, Panasonic funding provides:
Panasonic's support for KWN provides participating students with an opportunity to be creative and have a great deal of autonomy outside of the mainstream pressures of the curriculum. Having said that, the skills that they will pick up as part of course are invaluable tools for supporting almost any part of that curriculum.
The essential skills learned are based around video production and these skills offer the students a fresh way of looking at familiar subjects and also a way to explore new ground without the perceived barrier of written work or book-based learning. The video productions skills include technical know-how but also encompass team-work, verbal communication, visual literacy and story-telling.
QUOTES FROM UK TEACHERS " What a journey it has been! It has been a fantastic opportunity to see the students take responsibility for their own learning...The skills that these students have acquired will be beneficial to many subject areas, not only in terms of technical skills but in terms of personal development and responsibility. " Kirsty Elgar, Wildern School |
" The life skills that the puplis have learnt are immeasurable during this project. " Adam Wilson, The Catholic High School
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" Before setting out on this project we had no idea how much work went into the kind of short films you see on TV but now we have learnt to appreciate TV and film making on a whole new level. " Katherine Nicholls, Oriel High School |
" The training has been excellent and set the students on the correct course, something which shows in the increased clarity of this year's entry. " Tony Adamo, George Dixon International School |
" Several of the teachers in the school have commented on the 'buzz' which many team members had about the project. The team is very mixed ability but all have made a valuable and recognisable contribution." Pete Hallmann, Testbourne Community School |