The Learning Lighthouse City Learning Centre

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The Learning Lighthouse runs courses and activities for all areas of the curriculum but we specialise in Multimedia, Digital Imaging, Music Technology and in particular Video Production. We offer extensive curriculum and technical support to CLC users and have a broad range of facilities ranging from fast powerful computers, Internet access, and video conferencing through to virtual reality, advanced chroma-keying and live video projection with a wealth of stuff in between.Typical recent activities include a Video Conference especially for younger children. The Video Conference was a fun filled session with a Pirate theme involving numeracy, literacy and social skills. The children enjoyed talking with a Pirate from Fort Nelson, Portsmouth and singing their favourite sea shanty for him. Everybody involved dressed up as pirates and the children used Logotron’s ‘Magic Forest’ to create their own Treasure Map Game.

The Learning Lighthouse runs courses and activities for all areas of the curriculum but we specialise in Multimedia, Digital Imaging, Music Technology and in particular Video Production.

We offer extensive curriculum and technical support to CLC users and have a broad range of facilities ranging from fast powerful computers, Internet access, and video conferencing through to virtual reality, advanced chroma-keying and live video projection with a wealth of stuff in between.

Typical recent activities include a Video Conference especially for younger children. The Video Conference was a fun filled session with a Pirate theme involving numeracy, literacy and social skills. The children enjoyed talking with a Pirate from Fort Nelson, Portsmouth and singing their favourite sea shanty for him. Everybody involved dressed up as pirates and the children used Logotron’s ‘Magic Forest’ to create their own Treasure Map Game.

Another typical event, in partnership with Wirral Able Children’s Centre, was a Gifted & Talented Summer School in the first week of the summer holiday period. The Summer School ran along a similar theme to one held in 2002 based around the North Wirral Coastal Areas. Seashore Searches 2 investigated habitats a little further inland which were affected by their proximity to the coast. 36 students enjoyed using digital video and still cameras, they created a website, compiled a database of species linked to mapping of the area, rehearsed and performed a dance using Soundbeam Technology (an ultra-sonic beam which triggers sound) and created art work to complement the performance. An action packed week!

Four Year 12 students from Wirral helped during Seashore Searches 2 and learned skills which they used for their Nuffield Bursary Project during the summer holidays. The Project was to assist Wirral Rangers to map part of the North Wirral Coastal Park, identifying and locating rare species of plants which they mapped using the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software available at the Learning Lighthouse.

Up and coming events include more of the successful ICT enrichment sessions and teacher/pupil workshops please see website for more details http://www.thelearninglighthouse.org.uk/courses/index.php

We are delighted that Lighthouse Productions has recently been awarded the North West film partnership by FirstLight films and over the next two years this will enable us to make a further four films with young people, working alongside professional filmmakers, as well as a number of filmmaking activities.

For more information please contact admin@thelearninglighthouse.org.uk, tel 0151 678 2509 or have a look at the Website http://www.thelearninglighthouse.org.uk/

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