Hover over the images to reveal captions. Click on the images to enlarge them. Back in August 2024, Rhianna Davies-Smith, Director at Wicked Weather Watch (https://wickedweatherwatch.org.uk/) and myself submitted an application to the Geographical Association Initiatives Fund (GAIF) in an attempt to secure some funding to facilitate another virtual event for Key Stage 2 pupils and their teachers, particularly those …
Wow … ‘the colours of Antarctica’!
It was time for GlosGeog‘s second event of this academic year; a virtual, interactive speaker session aimed at Key Stage 3 students and their teachers. This afternoon, through my work with Rhianna Davies-Smith at Wicked Weather Watch, a charity based in Box in Wiltshire, we were able to welcome Hanna Yevchun, a female polar ecologist based at the National Antarctic …
geography southwest Conference, University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol
Well, what a buzz there was in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at UWE today (https://www.uwe.ac.uk/about/faculties-and-departments/environment-and-technology/geography-and-environmental-management)! I was there to support Simon Ross and John Davidson, the founders of the geography southwest website (https://www.geographysouthwest.co.uk/) and Harry West, Senior Lecturer in Geography and Environmental Management at UWE (https://people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/HarryWest), with the registration process, as well as having the opportunity to …
‘Arctic Alive’ workshop, Christ Church C of E Primary School, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
I just love the ‘Arctic Alive’ kit bag with its giant floor map, lesson plans and resources (https://www.canadaukfoundation.org/arctic-alive/), and so did the teachers and children at Christ Church C of E Primary School, Cheltenham in Gloucestershire (http://www.christchurchschool-chelt.co.uk/), judging by the photographs and feedback below! The Canada-UK Foundation (https://www.canadaukfoundation.org/our-story/) aims to foster a greater understanding of Canada in the UK through education. …