SCILT opportunities
Created in session 2018-19 and inspired by the design-based television programme Amazing Spaces, this inter-disciplinary competition combines and celebrates Spanish language learning with aspects of design and technology. Aimed at S2 and S3 learners, the competition focuses on building valuable employability skills such as team-working, creativity, organisation, communication and problem-solving. Espacios Increíbles aims to broaden learners' horizons and introduce them to a variety of potential career pathways in different fields.
Francofoot and Calciamo consist of authentic, up-to-datefootball-themed resources and a national competition for learners in S2 and S3, available in both French (Francofoot) and Italian (Calciamo). Created through a British Academy-funded research project in collaboration with the University of Stirling and schools across Scotland, the resources and competition aim to inspire learners to engage with languages by connecting them to the high-profile environment of professional and international football. Plans are underway to expand the resources and competition into German and Spanish. Watch this space!
Students on their year abroad are linked with a primary or secondary school keep in regular contact with their partner school during their time abroad using blog posts, emails, postcards and other resources. The two-way correspondence between student and class brings the language and culture of the student's host country alive for pupils.
This exciting multilingual poetry project celebrates linguistic and cultural diversity through creative writing, and showcases the many languages which are spoken and learned by young people in school and at home. Pupils from P1-S6 can participate, as well as bilinguals and those studying languages beyond school.
Our World is a national, inter-disciplinary competition for secondary schools, previously run by the Scottish European Educational Trust (SEET) and now organised by SCILT, Scotland’s National Centre for Languages. It combines language learning with the art of filmmaking, bringing in aspects such as design, drama, sound and technology within the context of Learning for Sustainability and environmental education. The competition builds valuable employability skills such as team-working, creativity, organisation, communication, problem solving and much more.
Run for the first time in session 2021-22, this competition invites learners in Scotland to use their words to show how the world can be a better place. Competitors could be asked to write about climate change, helping the environment, how we treat one another, equality – whichever area the competition focus is on that session. Entries can be in any language (or languages) other than English, in the specified written format.