Comments for Curious Minds http://www.curiousminds.org.uk/blog Blog Fri, 21 May 2010 10:49:13 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Connected and Cohesive Learning Communities by Chris May http://www.curiousminds.org.uk/blog/?p=64&cpage=1#comment-161 Chris May Fri, 21 May 2010 10:49:13 +0000 http://www.curiousminds.org.uk/blog/?p=64#comment-161 Carole - thanks for the reply. The best problem solver for database queries is Dave Muir in our Burnley office 01282 435835 William Titley is very used to working in community situations - his strength is his maverick intelligence and hugely inventive approach combined with a down to earth approach to connecting with communities. http://www.williamtitley.org/ Abbas Shah is based in Birmingham - I've known him for a while and as a qualified architect he's great at focussing on exploring a range of issues through looking at structures his website will provide details - http://mimar.org.uk/ I hope this helps cm Carole – thanks for the reply. The best problem solver for database queries is Dave Muir in our Burnley office 01282 435835

William Titley is very used to working in community situations – his strength is his maverick intelligence and hugely inventive approach combined with a down to earth approach to connecting with communities. http://www.williamtitley.org/

Abbas Shah is based in Birmingham – I’ve known him for a while and as a qualified architect he’s great at focussing on exploring a range of issues through looking at structures
his website will provide details – http://mimar.org.uk/

I hope this helps

cm

]]> Comment on Connected and Cohesive Learning Communities by carole trenaman http://www.curiousminds.org.uk/blog/?p=64&cpage=1#comment-155 carole trenaman Tue, 18 May 2010 09:24:05 +0000 http://www.curiousminds.org.uk/blog/?p=64#comment-155 Very useful blog. My change school is moving into new premises in one year's time. One strand of their current exploration is working with families and community. They plan to have several sessions next year looking at types of involvement etc. Can you provide some more information on William and Abbas's contributions. I can't access their details through the database as it keeps blocking me! Thanks Carole Trenaman, Creative Agent. Very useful blog.
My change school is moving into new premises in one year’s time. One strand of their current exploration is working with families and community. They plan to have several sessions next year looking at types of involvement etc.
Can you provide some more information on William and Abbas’s contributions. I can’t access their details through the database as it keeps blocking me!
Thanks
Carole Trenaman, Creative Agent.

]]> Comment on Our new friends from the Netherlands by Cath Ford http://www.curiousminds.org.uk/blog/?p=69&cpage=1#comment-133 Cath Ford Thu, 13 May 2010 13:12:35 +0000 http://www.curiousminds.org.uk/blog/?p=69#comment-133 Over the years I have encountered a number of excellent CMV students from the Netherlands through their placements at Action Factory (even lived with two for several months). Most seemed to have a really clear understanding of the role of creative, sporting and social engagement in building cohesive and active communities and taught me a thing or two about activity planning, communication styles, group dynamics etc and they certainly contributed a great deal to the organisation. Sadly, the divide between rhetoric and action seems to result in a lack of employment opportunities for these skilled and enthusiastic practitioners. I know one former student returned to work as a youth worker in Preston after failing to find work in the Netherlands and of the two other students I am still in touch with, one is working in a kiosk shop on a railway station and the other finding bits and pieces of volunteering and freelance work. They were amazed when they came to the UK by the level of community arts activity and the opportunities available. They were also amazed to find out that a social worker in the UK is very, very different to a social worker in the Netherlands. Over the years I have encountered a number of excellent CMV students from the Netherlands through their placements at Action Factory (even lived with two for several months). Most seemed to have a really clear understanding of the role of creative, sporting and social engagement in building cohesive and active communities and taught me a thing or two about activity planning, communication styles, group dynamics etc and they certainly contributed a great deal to the organisation.
Sadly, the divide between rhetoric and action seems to result in a lack of employment opportunities for these skilled and enthusiastic practitioners. I know one former student returned to work as a youth worker in Preston after failing to find work in the Netherlands and of the two other students I am still in touch with, one is working in a kiosk shop on a railway station and the other finding bits and pieces of volunteering and freelance work.
They were amazed when they came to the UK by the level of community arts activity and the opportunities available. They were also amazed to find out that a social worker in the UK is very, very different to a social worker in the Netherlands.

]]> Comment on Greetings from Oman by Khalfan Hamed Alharrasi http://www.curiousminds.org.uk/blog/?p=10&cpage=1#comment-5 Khalfan Hamed Alharrasi Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:17:50 +0000 http://www.curiousminds.org.uk/blog/?p=10#comment-5 Hi Chris, It’s been a pleasure having you in Oman, and specifically in the Ministry of Education (Oman). Thank you for introducing and sharing with us the creativity of the Curious Minds, and its many projects. I shall write more on this later, but for now I just wanted to welcome you to Oman, and wish you success in your mission here. I hope that more of your colleagues will visit us. All the best, Khalfan Alharrasi, PhD http://khalfanhamedalharrasi.wikispaces.com/ Curriculum Evaluation Consultant Ministry of Education (Oman) Hi Chris,

It’s been a pleasure having you in Oman, and specifically in the Ministry of Education (Oman). Thank you for introducing and sharing with us the creativity of the Curious Minds, and its many projects. I shall write more on this later, but for now I just wanted to welcome you to Oman, and wish you success in your mission here. I hope that more of your colleagues will visit us.

All the best,

Khalfan Alharrasi, PhD
http://khalfanhamedalharrasi.wikispaces.com/
Curriculum Evaluation Consultant
Ministry of Education (Oman)

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