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EARLS COURT PROJECTSESSION ONE:

Mapping the Changes

Geography | Key Stage 2 | Duration: 1.5 hours

Engaging with Urban Regeneration

SESSION ONE:

Mapping the Changes

Objectives• Tobecomefamiliarwiththelocalenvironmentincludinglandmarks,transportlinks,housing,

businessandretailareasandopenspaces• Tolearnabouttheheritageofthelocalarea• Todiscoverthechangesthathavetakenplaceinthelocalareaoveraperiodofahundred

years• Touseaerialphotographs,archivephotographsandmaps

Introduction:• Showlargeaerialviewofpresentdaylocalareatotheclassandshowthemainlandmarksand

featuresofinterest• Discusstransportroutesandnaturalfeatureswithclassandhowthesehaveshapedthearea• Identifyimportantfeaturesinthelocalarea• Children,inpairs,identifyfeaturesonanA4aerialphotographinpairs,includingroads,tube

stations,openspacesandlandmarkbuildingsthattheymayalreadyknow.Thechildrenlabeleachfeaturethattheyrecognise

• Childrenbrieflyfeedbackaboutlocallandmarkstheyfound• Gothroughallthelocalfeaturestogetheragainonthewhiteboard

Main: Comparing the local area with 100 years ago• Sharesomeofthestoriesofthepastthattookplacelocally• Lookatarchivephotographsonthewhiteboardofthelocalarea100yearsagoandtalkabout

them

Mapping changes over the years (cut and paste exercise)• Children,inpairsorthrees,matchphotosoflandmarksandlocalplacesfrom100yearsagoto

thoseofthepresentdayandpositionthemontoamapofthelocalarea• Eachgroupfeedsbacktotheclassaboutwhattheyhavediscoveredaboutchangesintheir

neighbourhoodoverahundredyears

Geography | Key Stage 2 | Duration: 1.5 hours

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Resources• 10-15setsofarchivephotographsofthelocalareafromLocalArchivesCentre• 15A4mapsofthelocalarea• 15A4aerialphotographsoflocalareawitharrowspointingtoimportantfeatures• powerpointpresentationonthehistoryofthelocalarea• powerpointofaerialviewofthelocalarea

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Objectives• Toundertakeaseriesofgeographicalinvestigationsinthelocalarea• Torecordourownpersonalimpressionsofthelocalarea• Toreadandannotategooglemaps• Toexploreandassessthelocalareaintermsoflanduseandenvironmentalquality

Introduction • Showalargegooglemapofthelocalareaandaskthechildrentopointouttheplacesthey

knowalready• Showthechildrentheroutetheywillbetakingandwherethemainsitesforinvestigationare

situated• Gothroughtheworksheetssothattheyarefamiliarwitheachactivity(15minutes)

MainVisitthelocalarea,stoppingatanumberofdifferentplaces(upto4)preferablydiverseinnatureeg.abusyshoppingarea,quiethousingestate,businessarea,openspace• Ateachplacethechildrencanfindwheretheyareonthegooglemapandrecordtheir

immediatefirstimpressionsoftheareaintheirownwordsonthemapandhowtheyfeelwhentheyarethere.

• Alandusetablecanbeusedtorecordresidential,business,transportandentertainmentprovisionlocally.

• Anenvironmentalqualitysurveycanbecompletedtorecordthechildren’sassessmentofnoiselevels,pollution,graffiti,qualityofopenspaceetc.

• Thechildrencantakephotosofwhattheymostandleastlike,indicatingwhichiswhichbyfacialexpressionor‘thumbsup’and‘thumbsdown’.(1-1.25hrs)

Plenary • Intheclassroom,askchildrentocollatetheirfindings,addingupsurveyscores.• Childrencantalkfor5minutesinpairsandthenreportbackonwhattheyfoundoutaboutthe

localareaandwhattheylikedthemostandtheleast.• Askchildrentothinkwhetherthereareparticularproblemsintheareathatshouldbelookedat

sothatimprovementscanbemade(15mins)

Geography | Key Stage 2 | Duration: 2 hours

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SESSION TWO:

Assessing Our Environment

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Resources• Worksheets-googlemapoflocalarea,environmentalqualityassessmentform,landuse

surveyformandsmallcameras

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Geography | Key Stage 2 | Duration: 1.5 hours

Objectives• Togainagreaterunderstandingofthelocalarea• Toappreciatetheeverchangingnatureoftheurbanenvironment• Tocollatetheclassimpressionsofthelocalarea

Introduction • Remindthechildrenoftheenvironmentalsurveysundertakenlastweekinthelocalareaand

askthemtocollatealltheirfindingsreportbackthemainfindings.(10minutes)• Showthemalargegooglemapofthearea,thesameastheonestheywereusinginthelast

sessionandaskthemtopointoutthedifferentplacesthatwevisited.• Explainthattheyaregoingtouseakeywithsymbolstoindicateplacestheylike,placesthey

donotlike,memoriesandquestionsandemonstratehowitisused.(10minutes)

Main: Making Community Maps• Childrenworkingroupsof3toannotatepost-itnoteswithsymbolsandcommentsaboutthe

placestheyvisited• Theycanincludememories,questions,suggestionsforimprovementsaswellasshowing

placestheyfelthappyinandthosetheydidnotlike(30minutes)• Whentheclasshavefinishedtheycanvieweachothersworkandsomeofthecommunity

mapscanbeshownandtalkedthroughtotherestoftheclass(15minutes)

PlenarySomeofthecommunitymapscanbeselectedtobeshownandexplainedtotheclassbyafewgroupsandtheclasscanaskquestionsandgivefeedback(15minutes)

Resources• Googlemaponinteractivewhiteboard• Largegooglemapsx10• Post-itnotesandpencils

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SESSION THREE:

Community Mapping

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Geography | Key Stage 2 | Duration: 1.5 hours

Objectives • Todesigna3Dvisionofthelocalarea• Toselectandchoosearangeoffacilitiesthatpeopleneedinthenewdevelopment• Tofindouthowthechildrenwouldliketheirlocalareatofeel

Introduction• Askthechildrentobrainstormtheirideasforavisionofthefuturefortheirlocalarea• Explainthattheycancreatetheirownpersonalvisionoftheareabasedontheirownselection

ofdifferentfeaturesofanurbanlandscape.

Main• Presentplentyofcolourphotosofdifferentfeaturesofacity,includingofficebuildings,shops,

roads,streetfurniture,housing,parks,openspaces,communitycentres,sportsfacilitiesetc.sothattheycanchoosethefeaturestheywouldliketoseeintheirvisionandcutthemout.

• Askthechildrentopastetheirlandscapefeaturesuprightontoacardorfoamboardwithabackgroundofthearea,sothattheycreatetheirown3Dlandscape

• Someofthechildrencanpresenttheirlandscapetotheclassandtalkthroughwhytheymadetheirchoices

Plenary• Askthechildrentoimaginewhatitwouldbeliketoliveintheirlandscapes.Isthereanything

missingthatpeopleneedtohaveintheirlocalarea?Istheretoomanyofonetypeofbuilding?

Resources• A4foamboardorcard• Backgroundphotoofthelocalarea• Alargerangeofpicturesofdifferentkindsofurbanfeatures• Scissorsandgluesticks

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SESSION FOUR:

Creating a Vision

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Objectives • Toconsidertheneedsofpeopleinthelocalarea• Totakeacriticallookatthemasterplanofa‘regenerationarea’andseehowitmeetsthe

requirementsoflocalpeople

Introduction• Askchildrenwhattheythinkpeopleneedtohaveintheirlocalarea• Brainstormideasontotheboardeg.housing,shops,businesses,parks,healthcentre,

entertainmentplaces(15minutes)

Main • Groupthechildrenintogroupsof5/6foraroleplaygame“WhoamI”• Giveeachgroupasetofcharactercards-elderlyperson,teenager,parentwithchild,young

child,youngcouple,workerandaskthemtotaketurnstotakearoleplaycardandmimeacharacter.Theothermembersinthegroupcanask‘yes’or‘no’questionstofindoutwhothecharacterisiftheycannotguessfromthemime.(20minutes)

• Askthechildrenifthefacilitieswehavecollectedtogetherontheboardaresufficientforallthedifferenttypesofpeoplefromthecharactercards(5minutes)

• ShowaPowerpointpresentationofthemasterplanoftheregenerationareashowingthemainthemes

• Childrencanaskquestionsaboutthechangesthatareplannedandclasscandiscusshowthechangesarelikelytoaffectdifferentgroupsoflocalpeople(15minutes)

• Dividethechildreninto5groupsandgiveoutlargecolourcopiesofthemasterplanshowingthemainchangesthatarecurrentlyplanned.

• Givethemplentyofcolouredpost-itsandaskthemtoputtheircommentsontoareasoftheplan-usingsymbolstoshowaspectsthattheylike,don’tlike,haveaquestionabout,aconcernoracommenttomake.(20minutes)

Plenary• Askthechildrenifthemasterplanprovideseverythingthatallthepeopleofthelocalareawill

requireinthefuture?Dotheythinkthepositiveaspectsoftheregenerationmakeupforthedisadvantagesanddisruption?(15minutes)

Citizenship | Key Stage 2 | Duration: 1.5 hours

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SESSION FIVE:

Thinking of Others

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Resources • Charactercards(6),6A3copiesofthemasterplanpluspost-itnotes,powerpointpresentation

showingthedifferentaspectsofthemasterplan(fromprojectarchitect)

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Objectives• Todiscovertheheritageandcharacterofthelocalarea• Tophotographandproduceartworkofourimpressionsofalocalgreenspace

Introduction• Talkaboutthelocalgreenspaceyouaregoingtovisiteg.park,woodorcemeteryandfindout

whatthechildrenalreadyknowaboutitformtheirownexperienceandmemories• Talkaboutthehistoryofthesite,sharestoriesandexplainhowthisformspartofthecharacter

oftheareaandneedstobevalued

Main• Visitalocalcemeteryorparkwithsomelocalheritagevalue.Itshouldbesomewherethatwill

notbeaffectedbythefutureregenerationprocess• Childrencantakephotos,makenotes,readandrecordinscriptionsonmonumentsetc.• Arethereanyparticularfeaturesthattheythinkarespecial?Childrencanmakesomesketches

ofthese.• Isthisavaluablesiteforwildlife?Whatwildlifecanwesee?• Whatareotherpeopledoinginthegreenspace?Whyisitimportanttothemtohavespace

likethisintheurbanenvironment?• Aretherestoriesaboutourlocalareathatwecancollectfromthevisit?

Plenary• Backatschool,childrencancompletetheirsketchesandfeedbackonwhattheydiscovered• Askthemiftheythinkthatitisimportanttoprotectlocalheritagewhentherearechanges

happeninginthelocalarea• Howcouldweincludesomeofthethecharacterofourspeciallocalplacesinanew

development?

Resources• Paperorsketchpadsforsketching• Smallcameras

History and Art | Key Stage 2 | Duration: 1.5 hours

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SESSION SIX:

Discovering Our Local Green Spaces

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Objectives• Tocreateapieceofdescriptivewritingaboutthecharacterofthelocalarea• Toconsiderthepast,presentandfutureofthelocalareaandcomparethem

Introduction• Showthechildrenimagesofaninterestingperiodfromthepastoftheareaagain.Askthemto

imaginewhatitmusthavebeenliketoliveorvisithere.(15minutes)• Showsomeimagesofthemasterplanforthefutureofareaandaskthemtoimaginewhatit

mightbeliketolivehereortovisitintwentyyearstimeafterregenerationhastakenplace(15minutes)

Main• Askchildrentowriteandillustrateapostcardfromeitherthepast,presentorfutureofa

particularplaceintheirlocalareaandaddressittoafriend• Thepostcardshouldhighlightsignificantaspectsoftheareaandwhetherornotitisagood

placetolive(30mins)

Plenary• Childrencanswaptheirpostcardsandthesomeoftheirimaginativewritingcanbereadaloud

totherestoftheclass(15minutes)• Theclasscanusetheseideastodiscussthechangesthataretakingplaceovertimeinthe

localareaandtheeffectthatthesechangescouldhaveonlocalpeople.(15minutes)

Resources• Archiveimagesofthelocalareainpowerpoint• Imagesofthemasterplanforregenerationinpowerpoint• 30largeplainpostcards• Pensandfelttips• Decorativestamps

History/English | Key Stage 2 | Duration: 1.5 hours

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SESSION SEVEN:

Wish you were here!

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Objectives• Tocreateanexhibitionofworkfromtheproject,includingartwork,photographyandwritten

work• Topreparetomeetprofessionalsfromtheregenerationprojectandthelocalcommunity

Introduction• Remindtheclassofallthevariouspiecesofworkthathavebeendoneoverthepast7weeks

thatwecanputondisplayforthecommunity• Showexamplesofsomeaspectsoftheworkthathasalreadybeendone

Main• Childrenworkingroupsondifferentaspectsoftheexhibition,finishingpreviousartworkor

writtenworkandselectingphotographsandworksheetstouse• Somechildrenrecordandillustratethestoriesfromthepastofthearea• Childrencanthenwritedownwhattheywillsayaboutafewareasoftheprojectandprepare

somequestionsfortheadults

Plenary• Talkabouthowtheexhibitionwillbearrangedonthefollowingsessionandthatlocalpeople

andprofessionalswillbetalkingwithgroupsofchildrenfromtheclassabouttheproject.• Askchildrentopreparethemselvestotalkaboutoneortwoaspectsoftheprojectworktothe

adultswhoareinvitedtocomealongnextweekandtopreparesomequestionsforthem.Theycanmakesomebriefnotesonwhattheywouldliketosayabouttheproject.

Resources• Projectworkfromthewholeclass• Pens,colouredpencilsandfelttips• Colouredandplainpaper• Largecopiesofarchivephotographsofthelocalarea• Children’sphotographsandsketches• Displayboards

English and Art | Key Stage 2 | Duration: 1.5 hours

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SESSION EIGHT:

Preparing for an exhibition

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Objectives• Tomeetprofessionalsandmembersofthelocalcommunitytodiscusstheregeneration

projectandhearabouttheirpointsofvieworareaofresponsibility• Toexhibittheworkthathastakenplacetotheclass,theschoolcommunity,localresidents

andprofessionals

Introduction• Explaintothechildrenthatwewillbemeetingmembersofthelocalcommunityand

professionalsfromtheprojectarea.Thesecouldincludearchitects,surveyors,publicrelationsteamfromdevelopers,localresidentsandcommunitygrouprepresentatives

• Askthechildrentomakesurethattheyhavequestionsreadyfortheprofessionalsandthattheyhavesomethingtosayabouttheprojectworkwehavedone.Questionscanhavebeenpreparedpreviously.

Main• Introducetheadultstothechildrenandmakesureeveryonehasanamelabel• Childrensitwithanadultingroupsof6-8• Childrentalkinturnsabouttheprojecttheyhavetakenpartin• Childrengivetheirviewsontheregenerationprojectsofar• Childrenaskquestionsabouttheadults’jobsandtheprojectitself• Adultsexplaintheirprofessionalroleortheirinterestintheproject

Plenary• Children,ingroups,showtheirworkonthedisplayboardstotheadults• Adultscanaskquestionsastheygo• Refreshmentsandgroupphotos• Volunteerfromtheclasscansummarizetheprojecttothewholegatheringandthankthe

adultsforattending

Resources• Displayofchildren’sworkonexhibitionboards

Citizenship | Key Stage 2 | Duration: 1.5 hours

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SESSION NINE:

Community Exhibition

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