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Site analysis – outdoor (Day 1)

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To gain knowledge and understanding of placemaking through exploring the school grounds and surrounding local area OUTCOME: Pupils carry out a site analysis of their school and surrounding area, noting down their observations TASK DEPENDENCIES: N/A Curriculum Links: Geography, English, Maths, Art, Design and Technology, Citizenship, Cultural Capital

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To gain knowledge and understanding of placemaking through exploring the school grounds and surrounding local area OUTCOME: Pupils carry out a site analysis of their school and surrounding area, noting down their observations TASK DEPENDENCIES: N/A Curriculum Links: Geography, English, Maths, Art, Design and Technology, Citizenship, Cultural Capital

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Site analysis – desk based (Day 1)

Learning Objective: to gain knowledge and understanding of placemaking through exploring the school grounds and surrounding local area. Outcome: Pupils use maps of their school and local area to carry out a site analysis Curriculum Links: Geography, English, Maths, Art, Design and Technology, Citizenship, Cultural Capital

Learning Objective: to gain knowledge and understanding of placemaking through exploring the school grounds and surrounding local area. Outcome: Pupils use maps of their school and local area to carry out a site analysis Curriculum Links: Geography, English, Maths, Art, Design and Technology, Citizenship, Cultural Capital

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Contextualising our school (Day 1)

Learning Objective: To gain knowledge and understanding of placemaking through exploring the school grounds and surrounding local area OUTCOME: Pupils conduct online research of their school: geographical location and how historically how their school has changed. Opportunity to conduct research at local library TASK DEPENDENCIES: Conducting research on the internet, books, case study writing, knowledge […]

Learning Objective: To gain knowledge and understanding of placemaking through exploring the school grounds and surrounding local area OUTCOME: Pupils conduct online research of their school: geographical location and how historically how their school has changed. Opportunity to conduct research at local library TASK DEPENDENCIES: Conducting research on the internet, books, case study writing, knowledge […]

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Reflecting on fieldwork observations (Day 1)

Learning Objective: To gain knowledge and understanding of placemaking through exploring the school grounds and surrounding local area Outcome: Pupils reflect on their recordings and observations from the site analysis. They interpret any numerical data, drawing up graphs. They determine the strengths, challenges, opportunities and threats of the area they have looked at TASK DEPENDENCIES: […]

Learning Objective: To gain knowledge and understanding of placemaking through exploring the school grounds and surrounding local area Outcome: Pupils reflect on their recordings and observations from the site analysis. They interpret any numerical data, drawing up graphs. They determine the strengths, challenges, opportunities and threats of the area they have looked at TASK DEPENDENCIES: […]

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Interviewing local people (Day 2)

Learning Objective: To gain knowledge and understanding of placemaking through a local history study, interviewing people in the local area and examining how land and buildings have changed over time OUTCOME: Pupils will interview local people to gain knowledge and understanding of how others experience their community and how the area has changed over time […]

Learning Objective: To gain knowledge and understanding of placemaking through a local history study, interviewing people in the local area and examining how land and buildings have changed over time OUTCOME: Pupils will interview local people to gain knowledge and understanding of how others experience their community and how the area has changed over time […]

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Character profiles (Day 2)

Learning Objective: To gain knowledge and understanding of placemaking through considering the needs of others and how they experience place Outcome: Pupils read different character profiles and explain how their different needs will be met through their design ideas. They complete the character fact file before presenting and explaining their approach to their peers / […]

Learning Objective: To gain knowledge and understanding of placemaking through considering the needs of others and how they experience place Outcome: Pupils read different character profiles and explain how their different needs will be met through their design ideas. They complete the character fact file before presenting and explaining their approach to their peers / […]

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Case study (Day 2)

Learning Objective: To gain knowledge and understanding of placemaking through a local history study, interviewing people in the local area and examining how land and buildings have changed over time OUTCOME: Pupils conduct online research about their school, surrounding area or local heritage building to understand its history and how it has changed over time […]

Learning Objective: To gain knowledge and understanding of placemaking through a local history study, interviewing people in the local area and examining how land and buildings have changed over time OUTCOME: Pupils conduct online research about their school, surrounding area or local heritage building to understand its history and how it has changed over time […]

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Creative task (Day two)

INTRODUCTION: To understand different features of what makes a place and how that can change over time by imagining their school and surrounding area in the future OUTCOME: Pupils design and/or write a postcard illustrating their future vision of what their school and surrounding area will look like in the furture TASK DEPENDENCIES: Option to […]

INTRODUCTION: To understand different features of what makes a place and how that can change over time by imagining their school and surrounding area in the future OUTCOME: Pupils design and/or write a postcard illustrating their future vision of what their school and surrounding area will look like in the furture TASK DEPENDENCIES: Option to […]

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Creative task (Day 2)

Learning Objective: To understand different features of what makes a place and how that can change over time by imagining their school and surrounding area in the future OUTCOME: Pupils to design a poster / postcard front cover and think about how they would want to describe their area in the short term / long […]

Learning Objective: To understand different features of what makes a place and how that can change over time by imagining their school and surrounding area in the future OUTCOME: Pupils to design a poster / postcard front cover and think about how they would want to describe their area in the short term / long […]

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Influential architecture (Day 3)

Learning Objective: To gain knowledge and understanding of placemaking, architecture, landscape architecture through looking at architectural styles and urban design OUTCOME: Pupils will gain knowledge and understanding of different architectural styles, landscape architecture and urban design by looking at examples and discussing as a class TASK DEPENDENCIES: N/A Curriculum Links: English, Geography, History, Design and […]

Learning Objective: To gain knowledge and understanding of placemaking, architecture, landscape architecture through looking at architectural styles and urban design OUTCOME: Pupils will gain knowledge and understanding of different architectural styles, landscape architecture and urban design by looking at examples and discussing as a class TASK DEPENDENCIES: N/A Curriculum Links: English, Geography, History, Design and […]

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Mini-design challenge (Day 3)

Learning Objective: To apply new knowledge of architectural styles and use the design, make, evaluate process to design a new seat for the school / local area. To communicate ideas creatively. OUTCOME: Pupils will research for inspiration before using the design , make, evaluate process and a range of materials creatively, (drawing, sketching, model-making) to […]

Learning Objective: To apply new knowledge of architectural styles and use the design, make, evaluate process to design a new seat for the school / local area. To communicate ideas creatively. OUTCOME: Pupils will research for inspiration before using the design , make, evaluate process and a range of materials creatively, (drawing, sketching, model-making) to […]

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Developing a visual brief (Day three)

INTRODUCTION: To design a new seat for the school / local area OUTCOME: Pupils will use the design, make, evaluate process and a range of materials creatively, (drawing, sketching, model-making) to communicate designs for the local area TASK DEPENDENCIES: Link back to Day 1 activities or stand-alone activity 

INTRODUCTION: To design a new seat for the school / local area OUTCOME: Pupils will use the design, make, evaluate process and a range of materials creatively, (drawing, sketching, model-making) to communicate designs for the local area TASK DEPENDENCIES: Link back to Day 1 activities or stand-alone activity 

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Modelling designs (Day three)

INTRODUCTION: To design a new seat for the school / local area OUTCOME: Pupils will use the design, make, evaluate process and a range of materials creatively, (drawing, sketching, model-making) to communicate designs for the local area.  TASK DEPENDENCIES: Link back to Day 1 activities or stand-alone activity 

INTRODUCTION: To design a new seat for the school / local area OUTCOME: Pupils will use the design, make, evaluate process and a range of materials creatively, (drawing, sketching, model-making) to communicate designs for the local area.  TASK DEPENDENCIES: Link back to Day 1 activities or stand-alone activity 

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Presenting ideas (Day three)

INTRODUCTION: To present and communicate design ideas through drawings, sketches and 3D models OUTCOME: Pupils will present and evaluate designs for the local area TASK DEPENDENCIES: Mini design challenge

INTRODUCTION: To present and communicate design ideas through drawings, sketches and 3D models OUTCOME: Pupils will present and evaluate designs for the local area TASK DEPENDENCIES: Mini design challenge

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Day 3 – How can we design for our local area?

How can we design buildings, spaces and structures? Learning objective: To use the design, make, evaluate process and a range of materials creatively, (drawing, sketching, model-making) to communicate designs for the local area. To gain knowledge and understanding of placemaking, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural styles and urban design Outcome: Pupils design and make a 3D […]

How can we design buildings, spaces and structures? Learning objective: To use the design, make, evaluate process and a range of materials creatively, (drawing, sketching, model-making) to communicate designs for the local area. To gain knowledge and understanding of placemaking, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural styles and urban design Outcome: Pupils design and make a 3D […]

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Day 2 – who is in our local area?

How do we all live together? How can we find out about places in the past? / How does my village, town, city change? Learning objective: To gain knowledge and understanding of placemaking through a local history study, interviewing people in the local area and examining how land and buildings have changed over time Outcome: […]

How do we all live together? How can we find out about places in the past? / How does my village, town, city change? Learning objective: To gain knowledge and understanding of placemaking through a local history study, interviewing people in the local area and examining how land and buildings have changed over time Outcome: […]

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