Connection Breakfast - Arts in Education

Join Digital Schoolhouse and Electronic Arts for a fun-filled creative careers and computing conference for school students and teachers! The Festival of Play returns, brought to you by Digital Schoolhouse and Electronic Arts. Immerse your students in a day of interactive workshops, industry-led talks, and hands-on gaming as we dive deep into the technology and creativity driving the UK video games industry. Target audience: Students in Years 5-9 and their teachers. Cost: Free (via a refundable deposit). Lunch and refreshments included. What is the Festival of Play? These events, free to schools thanks to support from Electronic Arts, will provide young learners with invaluable insights into the world of video game development. Students will have the opportunity to: Learn about the technology behind video games. Meet and hear from industry professionals. Explore how their interests align with exciting STEAM careers. Gain hands-on experience with creative tools and technologies. For Teachers (CPD Opportunity): Gain innovative methods to bring the computing curriculum to life. Explore real-world applications of computer science to share with your classes.

A practical introduction to Outdoor Education as a teaching methodology, rather than a subject. This nature-based workshop is a practical introduction to Outdoor Education as a teaching methodology rather than a subject. Participants will explore how outdoor environments can be used to enhance learning, wellbeing, development and connection through purposeful, hands-on experiences. Participants will enjoy a fully outdoor course focused on sensory, experiential and educational activities that bring learning to life. We will discover how risk, play, exploration, and curiosity can be powerful tools for engagement and development in any setting, while connecting to a wide range of broader themes such as curriculum, sustainability, biodiversity, and wellbeing. This workshop is suitable for teachers, youth workers, volunteers, industry professionals, educators, and anyone interested in learning about Outdoor Education (and Outdoor Learning). Participants should expect to be outdoors for the full course duration, and take part in lots of hands-on activities that support place-based education and experiential learning. This is the first stage in our Outdoor Education training pathway and leads to further certified training workshops by Field Studies Ireland, including: Leading ‘Outdoor Education/Learning’ Leading ‘Education for Sustainability’ Leading ‘Nature Wellbeing’

The event explores how institutions can respond to technological transformation while preserving their educational mission & public purpose. Artificial intelligence is accelerating change across higher education, challenging established assumptions about teaching, assessment, expertise, and the value of a university education. As new models of learning emerge, what should the university of the future look like? Who will shape it, who will benefit from it, and what role should universities play in preparing people for a rapidly changing world? This panel will explore how institutions can respond to technological transformation while preserving their educational mission and public purpose.