Once
again, Fernando Machado is collaborating with Soundcastle (www.soundcastle.co.uk)
and developing an exciting cross-cultural music leadership experiences. The
project, that is happening this July,is an ongoing partnership with Elac Study Vacations (www.elac.co.uk).
Elac
Study Vacations is a British Council Accredited
provider of English language and activity courses. It is also a member of English UK
and of its special interest group for young learners. They run
multi-national centres for students between the ages of 12 – 17 years in a
variety of locations in the UK. Working with students from a wide range
of countries, Elac has particularly strong links in Italy, Russia, Japan,
Spain, Turkey, Poland, France, China and Austria.
To enrich the student programme and encourage
communication skills, Fernando and Soundcastle have been commissioned to lead
inter-cultural music workshops accessible to all levels of English speakers.
These workshops will be open to all the students regardless of their musical
ability and aim to improve their English language skills, English culture
knowledge and encourage new relationships and friendships between youngsters
from different countries.