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  1. Moved Kids From US to Spain; Going Better Than Expected, Surprises

    Everyone said the same thing when my husband and I shared our plans to move from Connecticut to…
    #Spain #ES #Europe #Europa #EU #boy #dayfestivity #friend #husband #kid #languagebarrier #month #move #newschool #peer #spanish #time #US #way
    europesays.com/spain/6977/

  2. Tonight is some Morton Feldman with the JACK Quartet and Amy Williams

    #music #concert #NewSchool #WollmanHall

  3. I am hoping that tonight's performance of Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time will not prove prescient

    #music #concert #Stiefel #NewSchool

  4. Green light for £30m rebuild of Llangatwg Community School as council approves major new campus

    The project will see the existing school replaced with a modern, purpose‑built English‑medium campus designed for up to 850 pupils, including specialist provision for learners with additional needs.

    The new building will be constructed on the current site, but the council says the difference in quality will be “transformational”, with a focus on flexible teaching spaces, sustainability and facilities that can be used by the wider community.

    The plans include state‑of‑the‑art classrooms, science labs, IT suites, a learning resource centre and roof‑terrace teaching areas. A new sports hall, performance hall, vocational workshops and conference rooms form part of the design, alongside extensive outdoor facilities including two sports pitches, three multi‑use games areas and a forest school.

    Artist’s impression of the new Llangatwg school
    (Image: Neath Port Talbot Council)

    The campus will also feature a greenhouse, an outdoor amphitheatre and dedicated food‑growing areas, with the council emphasising the school’s role as a community hub. New bus, car and taxi drop‑off zones, EV charging points and accessible parking are also included.

    Council officers say the design has been shaped around sustainability and energy efficiency, with ecology, landscaping and drainage specialists involved from the outset. The project complies with the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Communities for Learning standards, which require modern, low‑carbon, future‑proofed school buildings.

    Cllr Nia Jenkins, Cabinet Member for Education & Early Years, said planning approval marked a major milestone.

    “Securing planning approval means we can now move forward with delivering a state‑of‑the‑art learning environment for pupils at the school,” she said. “This investment will provide modern, inclusive and sustainable facilities that not only support excellent teaching and learning but also benefit the wider community.”

    Artist’s impression of the new Llangatwg school
    (Image: Neath Port Talbot Council)Artist’s impression of the new Llangatwg school
    (Image: Neath Port Talbot Council)Artist’s impression of the new Llangatwg school
    (Image: Neath Port Talbot Council)Artist’s impression of the new Llangatwg school
    (Image: Neath Port Talbot Council)

    The council says the rebuild forms part of a wider multi‑million‑pound programme to upgrade schools across Neath Port Talbot, delivered jointly with the Welsh Government.

    Construction timelines and phasing details are expected to be confirmed later this year.

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    #CllrNiaJenkins #education #LlangatwgCommunitySchool #LlangatwgCommunitySchoolRedevelopment #Neath #NeathPortTalbotCouncil #newSchool
  5. The computer art festival and multi-platform demo party "Edison" will take place this year in central Stockholm (Sweden) on board the M/S Borgila from 18 - 20 July. The two-day event offers competitions in programming, graphics and music as well as a social gathering.

    amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-

  6. Plans revealed for Port Talbot eco-school

    Planning consultants Asbri Planning have released the details as part of a pre-planning consultation with the local community, ahead of the council submitting a formal planning application.

    The proposals call for the demolition of the existing primary school and Tir Morfa Centre, and construction of a new school incorporating community facilities, a sports pitch and play areas, as well as highway and access improvements to the site.

    The school will be packed with energy efficient technology including a ground source heat pump system and photovoltaic panels.

    Plans say the use of carbon intensive materials will be discouraged where practicable in favour of natural and renewable materials and the use of recycled materials, where appropriate, will be encouraged.

    It’s proposed that the new school will include a Welsh Language Immersion Unit and Community Hub delivering a range of educational and community services provided by Neath Port Talbot Council, partner organisations and voluntary groups.

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    The school design is part of the Welsh Government’s ‘Sustainable Schools Challenge’ and have been designed with help from school pupils.

    Neath Port Talbot Council declined to comment on the proposal until a decision on planning approval has been made.

    The consultation on the plans for new school is open on Asbri Planning’s website until 16 April 2025.

    (Lead image: Asbri Planning)

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    #construction #education #NeathPortTalbotCouncil #newSchool #PortTalbot #Sandfields #YsgolGynraddGymraegRhosafan

  7. Scheduled for Apr 30, 2025:

    For years the music of Sun Ra was only available to those brave enough to spend time in his Arkestra. A master composer, arranger, bandleader and pianist, Sun Ra's works are overdue for critical attention by music students. Sun Ra compositions give students a range of challenges with music of odd intervals covering territory from ballads to swing and beyond.

    In the #SunRaEnsemble class, compositions are rehearsed in a very unusual big band format. They are presented in a unique style, which offers an understanding of the philosophical underpinnings that gave rise to the music. His lyrics, speaking of space travel and a planet without cemeteries, will challenge students to expand their horizons and understanding of art music.

    The multi-disciplinary vision that combines poetry, music, and dance with lyrics, characteristic of the Sun Ra legacy, will be afforded opportunity to develop within this ensemble class.

    youtube.com/watch?v=EbypsglZgK

    #sunra #newschool

  8. Gestern durfte ich einen Impuls zu #newschool beitragen. Experten, Praktiker und Interessierte kamen zusammen, um Ideen auszutauschen, Best Practices zu teilen und gemeinsam an der Gestaltung der Bildung von morgen zu arbeiten. Es war ein Fest! #lernraumentwicklung #schulbau #BNE

  9. @pboivin Blogs are arguably #newschool after the crash and burn state of certain social media sites. I don’t even know if my site has feeds… why yes it does, but not at a common url. Discoverable though from the headers. Looking forward to your blog!

  10. @neilhimself submitted a short speech to the #NewSchool alternate graduation: mastodon.social/@neilhimself/1. He did not use any of the words "#trans", "#LGBTQ", etc.

  11. Congratulations to the #NewSchool faculty, students and ACT-UAW Local 7902 for winning their strike. Special shout out to @newschooloccupied.

  12. bell hooks would have supported the #newschool #strike. Very sad to see what’s happening up the street. Baldwin and bell hooks would not have wanted this. (If this subtoot is cryptic, please look up updates on the New School strike.) #academiclabor #dei #academicmastodon #litstudies @litstudies

  13. @profcarroll I hope you're right and thanks for link to McKenzie Wark's piece #NewSchool #Strike

  14. Mistodon: this #newschool #asciiart logo for our original WHQ, #TheScreamingTomato, was drawn by Plastic as part of his magnificent spree in the Mistigris World Tour stop with the Blade Nation in the BLDE9612 artpack collection released 26 years ago this month.

  15. An analysis by Professor Sanjay Reddy of the New School's finances and its ability to pay its part-time more

    drive.google.com/file/d/1bpfdq

    #newschool

  16. #Tattoo appreciation time!

    Here’s my #Cyberpunk Rosie the Riveter what do you guys think?

    Artist: bobavhett on instagram 🇺🇦
    Studio: Voice of ink 🇵🇱

    What’s your favorite tattoo?

    #neotraditionaltattoo #NewSchool #PolandTattoo #InkMag #blackWork #tattoo

  17. @profcarroll thanks. As the parent of a #newschool junior nice to see faculty here. Any rec for best explainer to share with friends? Thanks!

  18. @kaylapainter @aptamusic
    It's best to just click around a bit and try things out. It eventually starts to make sense.

    I think @Concretism described it as like your first day at a new school.

    Top tip: Use hashtags a lot. Otherwise people can't home in on your posts.

    #hashtag #NewSchool #newbie

  19. Many good videos of Anwar Shaikh talking about his book, Capitalism: Competition, Conflict, Crisis.

    What Happens When Economics Doesn’t Reflect the Real World?

    youtu.be/qIlhSSL3gbY

    #economics #realcompetition #NewSchool #AnwarShaikh

  20. @Fionabelle I rather liked your #oldschool version, authentic and personal. The #newschool version is also pretty cool. You're living the best of two #lida101 worlds 😂

  21. "Platform cooperatives are a tool for creating quality jobs on a large scale and they are already a reality! At a time when the concentration of big tech companies is through the roof, this course is not limited to generating an analysis and vigilance of capitalism. It prepares people for success as platform entrepreneurs in the exponentially growing ecosystem that is the gig economy."

    mondragon.edu/en/-/segunda-edi

    #PlatformCooperatives #webinar #Mondragon #NewSchool

  22. Deanna Kamiel, 1946-2018

    Back in September of 2012, when Ken and I had just finished 1913 Massacre, Deanna Kamiel invited us to screen our new film for her graduate documentary filmmaking class in the School of Media Studies at The New School. Like other screenings in the DOC Talk series, it included a videotaped Q & A with the filmmakers, which Deanna moderated and produced.

    At the time, we were on our way to Calumet — where we would hold the first public screenings of the film at the Calumet Theatre. We were bringing the film back to where it came from, back to the town and the people it was about. When we mentioned our upcoming trip during the Q & A, Deanna said that George Stoney had done the same thing with Uprising of ‘34 (his film about the General Textile Strike in the south). That was all we needed to know we were on the right track.

    Deanna kept in touch throughout our Calumet trip, and encouraged us after that to take the film to Twin Cities Public Television in Minnesota — where it was broadcast on Labor Day of 2013.

    Ken emailed yesterday to let me know that Deanna had passed away over the weekend. We will remember her as a teacher, friend, and guide.

    #1913Massacre #CalumetTheatre #DeannaKamiel #documentary #documentaryFilmmaking #friends #NewSchool