Hover over the images to reveal captions. Click on the images to enlarge them. Well, how better to mark World Oceans Day than with a virtual trip to the Arctic (which includes the Arctic Ocean and the eight countries located within the Arctic Circle)! On board today were nearly 200 Key Stage 2 pupils and teachers from two schools located …
GlosGeog successfully collaborates with local charity, Wicked Weather Watch!
Hover over the images to reveal captions. Click on the images to enlarge them. GlosGeog, Gloucestershire’s local GA branch, seized the opportunity to work with Wiltshire-based charity, Wicked Weather Watch (WWW) (https://wickedweatherwatch.org.uk/) to offer a virtual multi-schools event to the Arctic for Key Stage 2 pupils and their teachers. On board today were over 270 Key Stage 2 pupils and …
Off to colder climes!
Virtual multi-schools event, Wicked Weather Watch (WWW)
Due to continued interest and demand, we managed to squeeze in another virtual multi-schools adventure to the Arctic before the Easter holidays. On board today were over 600 Key Stage 2 pupils and teachers from nine very different schools located throughout the UK, namely Linton-on-Ouse Primary School near York, North Yorkshire (https://www.linton.n-yorks.sch.uk/home), Bilsdale Midcable Chop Gate C of E (VC) Primary School …
Off to the Arctic, but this time with a European contingent on board!
An Arctic adventure with a slight difference today; a virtual single school as opposed to a multi-schools event and involving an international establishment, namely the Geneva English School (GES) in Switzerland (https://geschool.ch/). It turned out to be a rather small world too as Rhianna Davies-Smith, Project Manager at Wicked Weather Watch, had spent three years in Switzerland when she was …
Off we go to the Arctic again!
Virtual multi-schools event, Wicked Weather Watch (WWW)
Hover over the images below to reveal captions or click on them to view enlarged versions. Due to continued interest and demand, we managed to squeeze in another virtual multi-schools adventure to the Arctic before half-term. On board today were well over 350 Key Stage 2 pupils and teachers from seven very different schools located throughout the UK, namely Lane End Primary …
Virtual multi-schools event, Wicked Weather Watch (WWW)
Hover over and click on the blackened areas below to reveal captions and enlarged images of the children in action. It was time for another virtual multi-schools event with Wicked Weather Watch (WWW), a charity based in Box, Wiltshire and keen to raise awareness about the impacts of climate change, particularly concerning the Arctic region. On board today were nearly 500 …
Geographical Association (GA) In the Know webinar series
Well, it was time to deliver another In the Know webinar series for the Geographical Association (GA). This series of six, interactive webinars is a quick, easy and cost-effective means of updating your subject knowlege, whether you are a Geography Subject Leader, experienced classroom teacher, ECT or trainee. Further details about the series can be found by accessing the web-link …
Geographical Association (GA)’s In the Know webinar series
(Webinar 1: Climate, biomes and vegetation belts)
Due to the success of three webinar series over the past couple of years and further interest and demand, the Geographical Association (GA) approached me to see if I would be keen to lead another six online sessions via Zoom. The ‘In the Know’ series is designed to help primary school teachers with their background knowledge of geographical themes and topics that …
Here we go again!
Geographical Association (GA) ‘In the Know’ webinar series
Due to the success of two webinar series last academic year and further interest and demand, the Geographical Association (GA) approached me to see if I would be keen to lead another six online sessions, this time using Zoom. The ‘In the Know’ series is designed to help primary school teachers with their background knowledge of geographical themes and topics that they …
Geographical Association (GA) ‘In the Know’ webinar series
Due to the success of the first webinar series and further interest and demand, the Geographical Association (GA) approached me to see if I would be keen to lead another six online sessions, this time using Zoom. The ‘In the Know’ series is designed to help primary school teachers with their background knowledge of geographical themes and topics that they are expected …