Short Professional Photography Course
The first SCOLA Short Professional Course (SPC) was held on Tuesday 22nd February at the Sutton centre. The intensive one day course focused on studio portrait photography and had been fully booked for weeks before the start date. Tutor Miles Winter covered areas such as lighting, background and setting up cameras as well as shooting sessions on single and group photography.
The course was extremely popular with feedback from attendees including ‘enjoyed!’, ‘will definitely be signing up for more!’, ‘amazing’.
The College will be holding a further SPC in Wedding photography in July. See www.scola.ac.uk soon for details.
Thursday 24 February 2011
Wednesday 23 February 2011
Spring Craft Fair
Saturday 19th February saw over 220 people walk through the main centre doors to attend the first SCOLA Spring Craft Fair. Students and tutors brought a range of handmade, traditional and contemporary crafts to the College including jewellery, stained glass and pottery. Handmade fine foods and treats including chutneys, chocolates and an Italian delicatessen added to the ambience and many an unusual, unique gift was purchased.
Visitors commented on the ‘great atmosphere’ and the ‘wide variety of wonderful jewellery available’ as well as learning more about the College and what we have to offer. The fair was a huge success and was the first of many to follow.
The next fair will be held at our Wallington centre on Saturday 25th June and we will see you there!
Wednesday 16 February 2011
16 February 2011 - Sharing poems
Take the time to read these two inspirational poems by William Ayot
A Doodle at The Edge
Another meeting, another agenda, another
list of buzz-words, initials and initiatives.
PSU is entering Phase Three
while the CDR wants G2 to go to Level Five.
If we go the full nine yards on this one;
if we get pro-active, get out of the box, get
our teams together and on the same hymn-sheet;
if we hit the ground running, if we downsize HR.
if we get the money on board, and our asses into gear,
then we can change something, make a difference,
change what the other guys changed last week.
Meanwhile the god has left the garden,
the muse lies minimised in the corner of our screens.
Not dead, not buried, but ignored and unseen,
like a doodle at the edge of an action plan.
Me? I say make a sacrifice to the doodle;
pick some flowers, speak a poem, feed the tiny muse.
Draw, paint, sing or dance, and you'll bring the gods
back into the board-room; the laughing, smiling,
weeping gods of the night-time and the wild.
William Ayot
The Contract
- A word from the led -
And in the end we follow them –
not because we are paid,
not because we might see some advantage,
not because of the things they have accomplished,
not even because of the dreams they dream,
but simply because of who they are;
the man, the woman, the leader, the boss,
standing up there when the wave hits the rock,
passing out faith and confidence like life jackets,
knowing the currents, holding the doubts,
imagining the delights and terrors of every landfall;
captain, pirate, and parent by turns,
the bearer of our countless hopes and expectations.
We give them our trust. We give them our effort.
What we ask in return is that they stay true.
William Ayot
A Doodle at The Edge
Another meeting, another agenda, another
list of buzz-words, initials and initiatives.
PSU is entering Phase Three
while the CDR wants G2 to go to Level Five.
If we go the full nine yards on this one;
if we get pro-active, get out of the box, get
our teams together and on the same hymn-sheet;
if we hit the ground running, if we downsize HR.
if we get the money on board, and our asses into gear,
then we can change something, make a difference,
change what the other guys changed last week.
Meanwhile the god has left the garden,
the muse lies minimised in the corner of our screens.
Not dead, not buried, but ignored and unseen,
like a doodle at the edge of an action plan.
Me? I say make a sacrifice to the doodle;
pick some flowers, speak a poem, feed the tiny muse.
Draw, paint, sing or dance, and you'll bring the gods
back into the board-room; the laughing, smiling,
weeping gods of the night-time and the wild.
William Ayot
The Contract
- A word from the led -
And in the end we follow them –
not because we are paid,
not because we might see some advantage,
not because of the things they have accomplished,
not even because of the dreams they dream,
but simply because of who they are;
the man, the woman, the leader, the boss,
standing up there when the wave hits the rock,
passing out faith and confidence like life jackets,
knowing the currents, holding the doubts,
imagining the delights and terrors of every landfall;
captain, pirate, and parent by turns,
the bearer of our countless hopes and expectations.
We give them our trust. We give them our effort.
What we ask in return is that they stay true.
William Ayot
Tuesday 8 February 2011
8 February 2011 - MoLE Workshop
I will be attending the MoLE Workshop for the next 3 days. The Mobile Learning Environment (MoLE) Coalition Warfare Program (CWP) project will leverage "smart" mobile phones, the global cellular network infrastructure, and emerging mobile application/service models to build a mobile learning (m-learning) capability. That capability will integrate with the United States Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) Joint Knowledge Online (JKO) e-learning infrastructure to facilitate the sharing of educational content between the US and partners in support of medical stability operations (MSO).
MoLE is based on a requirement by the Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CNE)/Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa (CNA)/Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet (C6F) to operate effectively in a large maritime area of responsibility (AOR). The ability to train and communicate with limited internet connectivity and infrastructure is a significant challenge, and MoLE will help by delivering low-bandwidth on-demand training through mobile devices.
Apart form being very excited about this 3 day workshop I look forward to seeing how this platform can be used to improve access to learning from our college. I hope to be able to cope with the amount of 3 letter word abbreviations that I will be introduced to over the next few days. Watch this space for further posts!
Saboohi Famili
Principal
MoLE is based on a requirement by the Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CNE)/Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa (CNA)/Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet (C6F) to operate effectively in a large maritime area of responsibility (AOR). The ability to train and communicate with limited internet connectivity and infrastructure is a significant challenge, and MoLE will help by delivering low-bandwidth on-demand training through mobile devices.
Apart form being very excited about this 3 day workshop I look forward to seeing how this platform can be used to improve access to learning from our college. I hope to be able to cope with the amount of 3 letter word abbreviations that I will be introduced to over the next few days. Watch this space for further posts!
Saboohi Famili
Principal
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