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2007 Educators providing EDI courses

Edinburgh School of Icon Painting

edinburgh school of icon painting

4.4(18)

Edinburgh

Our school supports students in developing creative confidence and finding courage through a range of icon painting courses and workshops open to students at all levels. Edinburgh School of Icon Painting was founded in September 2013. It is a small school based in the artist hub St. Margaret's House. The school mission is to teach icon painting (writing) to people of all different backgrounds but at the same time maintaining the ethos and essence of it's spirituality. Introducing this unique form of art to students of the school I introduce a way of practising art which is different the other forms of art and it is said to be more then just art. Students learn egg tempera technique which has been used in art for centuries and it is one of the most lasting painting techniques. There are still reasonably well preserved icons from VI Century. Egg tempera involves preparing own paints using egg yolk and dry pigments. Through the whole process of work we try to limit synthetic materials. Using organic materials helps to develop a connection with nature and in consequence with the Divine. Basia Mindewicz - founder and teacher. Born in 1978. Graduated from The Maria Grzegorzewska Academy of Special Education, MA and College of Iconography (Policealne Studium Ikonograficzne) in Bielsk Podlaski in 2008. She has been working for a major icon painting workshops in Poland. Organized many private workshops and residential courses. Workshops in Poland: Droga Ikony (The way of Icon) http://www.drogaikony.org.pl/ [http://www.drogaikony.org.pl/?fbclid=IwAR0vxEIaxHte2QXz6qYTpzSSsg7vkGnHYASE20fJ4TUGdSALp6bSQP9rSwI] Studium Chrzescijanskiego Wschodu (School of Eastern Christianity) Workshops organized or co-organized by other organizations in UK Retreat at Craig Lodge Family House of Prayer, may 2015. 3 day workshop at the Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre, march 2016 ''Art of Icon. Art of life'' retreat at Hacienda Los Olivos in Spain, may 2016. http://www.haciendalosolivos.org/ [https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.haciendalosolivos.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1ul4kqR27pAvXcHaukwpsKVrW-JJdAzvgkwjiF0NmvYDuvYZXBIDHXzKQ&h=AT1Gv3F-ik-nJGhloFQUo3EmqZYW-hcRuWmEr19K-OdZgjxx-Mf1q6VR-uoDwvYXrCf3FeAWDnFf8OjtEf4AQmBFIwC2kZ9P13eXX7ukZqSRYFTS7BLmYlg8o-U-yXTfUw] Member of British Association of Iconographers. She has taken part in many group exhibitions in Poland and Scotland. She curated few. Most important shows: "Icon Today" Contemporary Icon (Ikona Dzis, Wystawa Ikon Wspolczesnych), Exhibition was a part of the Conference under the same title 6.06-31.07.2008 at the Monastery of Dominicans in Warsaw, Poland "Oblicza Ikony" Ukrainian and Polish Contemporary Icon, The Museum Of South Podlasie in Biala Podlaska, Poland, 11.09-30.11.2011 ''The Sacred Face'', March 2014, as a part of MESP Festival. Edinburgh. Curated. ''Doorways to the Divine'', January 2015. St. Margaret's House. Edinburgh. Curated. ''Artist as a Seer in a quantum age'', march 2015. MESP Festival. Summer Hall. Edinburgh. Curated.

Pda Training

pda training

3.5(182)

London

Founded in 1986, PDA is one of Lewisham’s most successful development centres. PDAs core values of Respect, Integrity and Adaptability underpin our reputation for professionalism. Our values shape and define the culture of our company. They guide how we respond and make decisions. PDA has a wealth of experience in conducting assessments and testing against a wide range of recognised standards, this includes literacy, numeracy support, NVQ assessment, and BCS approval to offer qualifications in all areas of IT skills and support. We have achieved both IiP and Matrix accreditation and are a Home Office approved centre offering invigilation and testing for the Life in the UK Citizenship test. PDA (Training) Limited has also become one of the first in the Lewisham borough to be awarded the Mayors Procurement Standard for Equality and Diversity. Our work with the local community Stephen Tavernier, Managing Director "We continue to be active in the community and have developed actions arising from our corporate social responsibility.” We continue to work effectively with a range of networks to support regional priorities closely linked to business support. We continue to forge and embrace our partnerships in the region. Key Partnerships:- Voluntary Action Lewisham DiversiTrain EWGroup Greenwich Community College Abass Training CTC Training UK Border Agency University for Industry Choice Support Lewisham Disability Coalition Assessment Services PDA has a wealth of experience in conducting assessments and testing against a wide range of recognised standards, with many that recognise links with diversity and inclusion concepts. We have been successful in achieving a number of centre accreditations such as: City and Guilds Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR) Education Development International (EDI) BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT Investors in People (IiP) Matrix (Information, Advice and Guidance Approved) Mayors Procurement Standard in Equality and Diversity