Hover over the images to reveal captions. Click on the images to enlarge them. It was a slightly different approach to our workshops this week. Instead of the usual one day, virtual multi-schools event, we decided to trial spreading the content over the course of a week to enable youngsters and teachers to fully engage with the material, have more …
GAIF initiative is a success!
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 …
A rather ambitious Arctic adventure!
Hover over the images to reveal captions. Click on the images to enlarge them. This week began with a rather ambitious virtual trip to the Arctic. On board today was an enthusiastic bunch of over 330 Upper Key Stage 2 pupils and their teachers from six schools located throughout the UK, namely St. James’ C of E Primary Academy (https://stj.hslt.academy/) …
Time to travel to the Arctic!
Hover over the images to reveal captions. Click on the images to enlarge them. Another busy week for me, starting with a virtual trip to the Arctic. On board today was an enthusiastic bunch of more than 230 Upper Key Stage 2 pupils and their teachers from three schools, namely The Olive School in Blackburn, Lancashire (https://www.oliveblackburn.com/), Buxton Junior School …
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 …
All were certainly up for our sustainability art challenge!
It was time to launch another week long project with primary schools today; a half day workshop at the beginning of the week and a half hour showcase on the Friday afternoon with time in between for teachers and pupils to participate in a sustainable art challenge. On board today to explore the question, ‘How can we make plastic fantastic?‘, were more than 670 Key Stage 2 …
Colder climes call!
Hover over the images to reveal captions. Click on the images to enlarge them. The start of a new academic year and time for another virtual trip to the Arctic. Today, we were joined by an enthusiastic bunch of more than 120 Key Stage 2 pupils and their teachers from two schools, namely Hayfield Lane Primary School in Auckley near …
Time for a new offering!
Following a very thought-provoking and topical presentation given by Anthony Barlow at GlosGeog’s virtual Primary Geography Teach Meet entitled ‘Plastic Fantastic!‘ (https://create2inspire.co.uk/2024/04/23/glosgeogs-virtual-primary-teach-meet-is-a-big-hit/), I approached Rhianna Davies-Smith at Wicked Weather Watch (https://wickedweatherwatch.org.uk/) to see if we might be able to incorporate some of the ideas and messages into a new virtual offering. After much discussion, it was decided to trial a …
What a feat!
Hover over the images to reveal captions. Click on the images to enlarge them. It was time for another virtual trip to the Arctic, and it was a biggie! On board today were over 300 Key Stage 2 pupils and their teachers from seven schools located throughout the UK, namely Holy Trinity C of E Primary School in Cookham, Berkshire …
Back to it … heading north once again!
Our first Arctic adventure of 2024! Hover over the images to reveal captions. Click on the images to enlarge them. It was time for another virtual trip to the Arctic; rather apt as the weather has turned much colder of late and some places have even seen ‘the white stuff’, snow! On board today were over 125 Key Stage 2 …