Our World
“Balfron High has been involved in this competition for a few years now. We genuinely love it! I feel it is important to point out that Our World is so much more than a competition. It inspires our young people, gives them the freedom to be as creative as they like, builds confidence and social skills, highlights new career paths or hobbies and most importantly is a lot of fun!! ”
What is Our World?
Our World is a languages and citizenship based filmmaking project for secondary school pupils. It's designed to complement the Curriculum for Excellence and help tackle the Attainment Challenge by providing a free project which uses an interdisciplinary approach to encourage pupils to become more engaged in their language learning.
The project is divided into two categories: Our World Juniors (S1-3) and Our World Senior Phase (S4-6).
The project consists of 3 main stages, which are outlined below:
Phase 1: Research and Development
September - December
Teams of 4 design a storyboard which outlines the film they propose to make. This year's films will explore the idea of global citizenship, must include the use of a language other than English, and should touch on the following theme:
UN Sustainable Development Goals
There are 17 of these Goals, so please choose (at least) one to base your film on. Please see our Resources page for learning and teaching ideas based on the SDGs.
Once the idea is finalised, teams send it to us in storyboard form. Storyboard templates are available for download in our Downloads section. Our tutorials on how to create a storyboard are included below.
Filmmakers in Senior Phase also submit an audio or video recording alongside their storyboards in which they talk us through the idea. All entries should be submitted to SEET by Friday 1st of December 2023.
Support sessions
SEET staff offer a CLPL session for teachers to help them feel more confident in taking on Our World with their class. This session will be made available on YouTube in September 2023. Click here to request that a particular topic is covered in this session, or discuss it further.
SEET staff also offer school visits for schools who are interested in taking part. These are aimed at pupils participating in the project. Click here to request a live online school visit.
Storyboarding Tutorial: Part 1
Storyboarding Tutorial: Part 2
Phase 2: Filmmaking Workshop
February - March
The second phase of the project will be an all-day filmmaking workshop, where teams turn their storyboards into real films. Pupils will have the opportunity to work with media professionals and SEET staff to produce and edit their films on the iPads provided. The films should reflect the original theme and include at least one language other than English. Digital workshops will be held throughout February and March. If you want to see how previous Our World workshops took shape, then watch our Highlights Film below.
Phase 3: Premiere & Awards Ceremony
June
The third stage of Our World takes place in June after all the films are completed. All teams who made a film will be invited to attend a Premiere and Awards Ceremony where they can showcase the films they have made. Pupils will be welcome to invite their friends and family to join them in viewing and celebrating their work. Then, following the screening, there will be an Awards Ceremony where pupils will receive recognition for their hard work and achievements throughout the project.
Highlights from Our World 2019-20
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