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Schoolhouse teachers shortlisted for IT Educator of the Year 2019
We’re celebrating the achievements of two of our Lead Teachers, John Stitt and Roisin Rice, who have both been shortlisted for the IT Educator of the Year 2019.
Hosted by Andi Jarvis, the awards ceremony held in conjunction with Digital DNA by the Northern Ireland region of the BCS, will take place on 18 June showcasing some of the best Computing talent in Northern Ireland this academic year.
Immersive careers at the Festival of Education: Our esports pop-up
Next week we embark on our first festival of the summer, but forget the wellies and wet wipes, we’re headed to Wellington College for the Festival of Education. From Thursday 20 June - Friday 21 June, in an event which brings together education’s most forward-thinking advocates, practitioners, policy makers and teachers, we’re delighted to be joining their prolific roster which includes the BBC, BFI Film and David Baddiel.
Best of both worlds: Estelle’s journey in a pioneering role - Jun 19
I’m not very good at talking about myself.
And yet here I am having agreed to write a monthly blog post about my journey into a pioneering hybrid teaching role with Digital Schoolhouse. I can’t promise that this will be the best piece of writing ever but I can promise that it will be an open and honest account of my successes and challenges as I embark on this journey.
Meet the BAFTA YGD class of 2019!
The much-anticipated BAFTA Young Game Designers competition has revealed its finalists. This year’s 53 finalists thoroughly impressed the judges with powerful and thought-provoking game concepts and ideas, portraying a wide range of important themes in creative and innovative ways.
ESL One - Margot James MP, Dota 2 action, and lifelong impressions
This Friday, Mike and I travelled up to Birmingham for the anticipated ESL One Dota 2 tournament. Thanks to ESL and Intel, the Digital Schoolhouse team, as well as a handful of Schoolhouse teachers & students, were given the opportunity to witness an incredible pro esports tournament firsthand.
What game will you play this May?
This month Ukie has partnered with the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) to promote the new campaign, Must Play May. A month-long in-store and online promotion, Must Play May aims to bring families and friends closer together over the bank holidays and half term. Highlighting the biggest and best games on the market, the campaign shows there's a game for everyone, whilst celebrating the positive aspects of video games.
Diary of a Lead Teacher: Making global connections!
The beginning of the summer term has been something I’ve been looking forward to for a long time (not just because it’s a short one!). This half term marks the official beginning of our school’s partnership with a school in Nepal, just outside Kathmandu. Following a link made through Connecting Classrooms of the British Council and a successful grant proposal, myself and a colleague will be venturing off to South Asia to visit our new partners and begin to plan a unique project together.
Our 10 favourite moments of the 2019 esports tournament
It's been over two weeks since the blast that was the DSH esports grand final, and we couldn't have hoped for a better end to this epic journey! Over the course of the last 7 months, students, teachers, and industry professionals have contributed to make this tournament the biggest and best it's ever been.
We can't help feeling a little deflated now that all the action is over, so let's delve into some of the moments that made the tournament so memorable...
Scorpions crowned UK esports champions 2019 at gfinity's esports arena
The highly anticipated grand finale of the Overwatch Digital Schoolhouse Esports tournament came to an explosive end yesterday at Gfinity’s London arena, as eight teams battled it out for the title of UK Esports Champions 2019.
Our Top 10 Highlights of the Regional Qualifiers
March has been momenumental for Digital Schoolhouse! With a 55% increase in school & college participation on last year's esports tournament, there's been more talent, teachers, travelling and andrenalin than ever before... and it's still not over! Our team has also grown, as we welcomed brand new Esports Programme Manager, Mike. As we look forward to our Grand Final on 10 April at Gfinity's arena, we reflect back on our top 10 highlights from the tournament so far.
