News & Events at Sir Jonathan North Community College

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On Tuesday 29 to Thursday 31 January 2013, 11 enthusiastic students from Year 8 were nominated to be part of the INCA Animation workshop; they were given a brief to create their own 2 minute animation films!

Students were put forward for this inclusion arts 3 day workshop by members of Sir Jonathan North staff, based on a wide selection criteria; the aim being that students have the opportunity to work with others that they perhaps usually would not and develop problem solving, team building and communication skills whilst building self confidence, extending their skills base and widening their experiences.

Barry Skillin from Animation Nation based in Salford, provided the students with a brief to make a 2 minute animation film on the theme of personal aspirations. After spending the morning learning how to put an animation together and seeing some examples, the INCA students soon came to realise the laborious efforts that go into making the animations that they have grown up watching on television, and how time consuming making 20 seconds of footage is! Students brainstormed ideas for their own animations and made story boards and scripts, then they designed and created their characters using modelling clay. Student’s used iStopmotion to capture each second of their animation and later used Garageband to add music, sound effects and voiceovers.

Students were extremely patient and supportive of each other during the filmmaking process and showed their sense of achievement during the afternoon of the final day; students showcased their animations to each other. All of the films will be screened within college over the next few months and they are available to view here online.

Congratulations to the Year 8 Animation students;

Emma Andrews, Zainab Dhariwal, Morgan Glendinning, Progress Olusanya, Katie Dawson, Jayna Grewel, Remi Gunn, Kshama Patel, Gulcan Gocke, Kara Gill-Harrison and Emi-Leigh Collie.

Gemma Wright
Community Sports and Arts Manager 

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Gemma Wright
Community Sports and Arts Manager

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Opportunity’s at Embrace Arts

Richard Attenborough Centre, Lancaster

Road, Leicester LE1 7HA

Become a young puppeteer!

Saturdays, 9.30am – 11.30am

27 October – 1 December, £5 per session (total of 6)

Learn the skills to bring puppets to life and create your own puppets to tell new stories.

Learn new performance skills and take part in the Spark Children’s Arts Festival 2013! For 8 – 12 years.

Book in advance to avoid disappointment! Marianne: 0116 252 2455

Enter the magical, sensory world of Turned on its head at Embrace Arts! Join dance artists Liz Clark and Oksana Tyminska as we create a multi-sensory environment in the main hall, tailored for children with complex needs and their families. Join us for creative movement, tea and cake at our wonderful friendly Sunday afternoons of visuals, materials, sounds and smells… and see the magic unfold from Sunday 28th October 2012. Please contact Marianne: 0116 252 2455

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Gemma Wright
Community Sports and Arts Manager 

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Sir Jonathan North was invited to be part of the Leicester Schools Comedy Showcase which took place at Regent College on Thursday 21 February 2013. Our Year 10 GCSE Drama Students have been looking at different types of comedy and incorporating various styles into their current drama module. They were initially given the starting title of What hat are you wearing…” to interpret as they wished. The results were fantastic and everybody embraced the comedic element and committed to their performances! They performed alongside; St Pauls, Bushloe and Soar Valley Colleges to be part of the showcase, which was compered by professional comedian Ben Hustwayte.

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“I really enjoyed the whole experience of performing in the show; it was a great opportunity to showcase our work to a large audience. It helped me to improve my drama skills for my GCSE”      Mia Loyal Yr 10

“It was an amazing experience! I was nervous at first but the audience were really supportive, which gave me a confidence boost” Shannon Basi Yr 10

“It has given me so much more confidence to perform better in class and learn from my mistakes” Georgina Cadney Yr 10

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Gemma Wright

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You may remember that at Christmas we sent two huge boxes of Christmas presents to the Laura Crane Trust to distribute to young cancer patients who were spending Christmas in hospital. The Charity was delighted to receive all of your thoughtful gifts and the patients had a lovely surprise!

We had a mention in their newsletter and would like to pass on the feedback from the young people who received our gifts:

‘Many thanks for the Christmas box of presents which I received this Christmas. It was very generous and a great surprise to receive something whilst in hospital.’ Arthur, Oxford.

‘A huge thank you from my son Deryn for his lovely Christmas presents.’ Simon, Trumpington.

We would like to thank everyone who took part. The project was very successful and hopefully we can continue to support this charity in the future.


Ruby, Bethan, Mariyah and Mia, Student Council Executive