Archive for the ‘Media’ Category

Tollesby & Holmwood Speed Stacks

Friday, May 15th, 2009

Students from Tollesby and Holmwood were at the Study Support Centre this afternoon and were involved in creating a TV advert for our favourite game at the centre, Speed Stacks.

Before we got the cameras out to record the ad, students were given a set of Speed Stacks to play with so that they could get some ideas for the advert. A brief thought shower session followed where students came up with features and benefits of Speed Stacks which they wanted to promote in their ad.

Next we got the cameras out. Students were shown how to use the camera and what makes and effective shot. They filmed each other playing with the Speed Stacks and delivering lines to the camera.

The following week we asked the students to create a print ad for Speed Stacks using a digital camera and a computer program called Comic Life.

We think you’ll agree that the students from Tollesby and Holmwood have made Speed Stacks a must have item!

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Freebrough Sound Science

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Students from Freebrough Specialist Engineering College have been attending the Study Support Centre this term, carrying out investigations all about sound.

During the first session students welcomed Chris Jackson, an Environmental Health Officer (EHO) with Middlesbrough Council. Chris spoke about many aspects of his job including a how to become an EHO and noise nuisances and also showed the students some interesting maps of Middlesbrough showing how sound levels differ throughout the area.

In a later session the students participated in an experiment where the aim was to calculate the speed of sound. Students recorded the echo created inside of the Riverside Stadium when beating a drum and analysed the sounds on the centre’s computers to get the most accurate figures for the calculations. Rather than simply writing their experiment in the usual manner they were then tasked to produce an audio podcast detailing their research and findings.

Below are examples of their fine work.

Lindsay & Hannah

[audio:http://mfcstudysupportcentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lindsay-hannah.mp3]

Alisha & Connor

[audio:http://mfcstudysupportcentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/alisha-and-conner.mp3]

Lucy

[audio:http://mfcstudysupportcentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lucy.mp3]

Yasmin & Lauren

[audio:http://mfcstudysupportcentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/yasmin-lauren.mp3]

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Centre Activities – Press Room (March 2009)

Friday, March 20th, 2009

You could be forgiven for thinking that students from Teesside’s primary schools were in the Riverside’s Press Room during their visits this week. They were in fact in the Study Support Centre’s TV Studio in front of a green screen with the Press Room superimposed in the background.

The students took on the roles of either the Boro Manager or a player and Scoop Daily, a sports journalist asking tough questions.

These videos will be embedded the student’s own unique web site that they have been producing during their time on our Playing for Success project.

Take a look at some of the student’s efforts.

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Centre Activities – Comic Relief (March 2009)

Friday, March 13th, 2009

This Friday students from Tollesby, Homewood and the Pathways project were at the Study Support Centre taking part in their weekly DJ skills course. They took some time out from cutting and scratching and dropping beats to tell a few jokes in front of the camera in aid of Comic Relief.

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Mobile Bullies

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Mobile Bullies is a film made in partnership with students from a year six class from St. Joseph’s school in Middlesbrough with Middlesbrough Football Club’s Playing for Success project and the help of Middlesbrough Media Zone.

Lizzie is a young girl who is alone. Nobody wants to know Lizzie and her ‘friend’ Chloe has made sure of this. Too afraid to tell her teacher or her parents, Lizze finds herself with nowhere to turn. Even her life at home is ruined by text messages and phone calls. However, a chance encounter, early one morning reveals more than she could have ever expected to know.

The film was premiered in front of a full house at Cineworld in Middlesbrough and was later shown at the Odeon in London’s Leicester Square where it was nominated in the ‘Best Drama’ category of the First Light Movies awards.

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Player Visit – Stewart Downing (February 2009)

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

Students from Hall Garth school and members of their family have been at the Riverside this week take part the Communicating for Success project.

The participants worked closely with poet, author and Boro fan Andy Croft to create unique poetry based around football memories. Newly learned ICT skills were then put into practice to create a short film with evocative images and music with the spoken words of their poems.

Boro and England winger Stewart Downing was our special guest on the final day and was treated to several of these short films including poem all about himself.

After the presentation Stuart was the focus in a question and answer session where he revealed his thoughts on many subjects including progressing through the Boro ranks, playing for England and his career as a DJ.

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Player Visit – Josh Walker (February 2009)

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

Up and coming Boro youngster Josh Walker joined students from Captain Cook’s this afternoon at the Study Support Centre and his presence cause quite a stir. Reporters and photographers came to interview and photograph the latest Boro wonder kid but not Josh helped the students with their task.

The students were asked to rank the various ‘Qualities of a Captain’ in order of importance such as, ‘The Most skillful player’, ‘Someone who’s good at shouting’ and ‘Someone who’s cool and calm under pressure’ and Josh was on  hand to offer his expert opinion having captained England at under 17, 18 and 19 level.

He then answered the students’ questiontions about his career so far, future amibitions and his taste in music, turning up some interesting and unexpected responses. Finally the professional journalists got their chance to speak to the next big thing in a Boro shirt as students from Captain Cook said goodbye.

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Centre Activities – All Saints (Green Screen)

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

This evening the students from All Saints were using the centre’s television studio to record a promotional advertisement for their Riverside Stadium Tour. Using green screen technology, the students were able to superimpose some footage of the Boro in action behind themselves whilst delivering a powerful advertising message.

All Saints must be experts by now as someone forgot to push the record button and so they had to go back into the studio to record it all again. It’s a good thing the students really enjoyed the activity!

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Player Visit – Rhys Williams (January 2009)

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

This afternoon we had a special guest join is at the Study Support Centre, Welsh international and Boro startlet Rhys Williams.
Rhys was happy to answer questions that the students from Newport had prepared for him and talked openly about his life in Austraila, signing for the Boro and his international career.

Click below to hear what Rhys has to say when he met students from Newport Primary.

[audio:http://mfcstudysupportcentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/newport-rhys-williams.mp3]

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Presentation – Robert Huth (December 2008)

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

The Riverside Suite hosted the MFC Playing for Success project’s presentation evening on Tuesday December 9th. Students from primary and secondary schools from across Middlesbrough attended the award ceremony where their achievements were marked with certificated, trophies and special prizes.

The students were celebrating the end of a ten week literacy course where the football club has been the focus of their learning.

Making the evening even more memorable was Premiership star Robert Huth who presented the students with their awards. The Boro defender arrived to a hero’s welcome from the 150+ students, parents and teachers and later posed for pictures and signed autographs.

Martin Hedgley centre manager commented on the success of the evening. “Robert’s attendance capped off a very successful ten week course and helped make the awards evening very special. Having a Premiership star share in your success and celebrate your achievements is a great way to mark the end of the course.”

One excited students said, “The course was fun and we learned a lot but meeting Robert Huth was the best bit!”.

It wasn’t just the students that were excited though. One parent remarked, “My son has taken part in the Playing for Success course and has enjoyed coming every time. The children took us on a guided tour around the stadium last week and this week we all get to meet a Boro player!”.

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