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‘Shaping Our Place – arc seminar for schools’

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Thursday March 13th 2008.
10am – 4pm (lunch provided). KC Stadium, Hull

FREE To Humber regional schools and partners – lunch provided

Humber School’s Decision Makers and Design Teams are invited to attend the arc Seminar for Schools ‘Shaping Our Place’.

arc are facilitating a discussion of the benefits of engaging pupils in the design processes, and mechanisms for doing so.

The day is appropriate for anyone involved in any schools capital projects, including landscape, (Governors, Extended Schools coordinators, Head Teachers, Building Managers, Local Authority design teams, lead teachers, Academy teams, BSF coordinators, etc).

for full details and pdf booking form click here

deadline for RSVPs 14 feb 2008 send back word booking form to:

Gillian Dyson, Head of Learning, email: gillian@arc-online.co.uk

 

How Places Work

Spring/summer terms 2007/08

arc is delivering the CABE How Places Work programme to regional secondary schools.
Pupils go behind the scenes of a contemporary building with an Inspiring guide – the architect, the building manager or just someone who loves the building.

“The visits were a real eye opener for the kids. They are still thrilled.”

Teacher, Vermuyden School. How Places Work

If your school is interested in joining the programme please contact arc for details

Buddyabuilding

Spring/summer Term 2008

arc is inviting local Primary Schools to ‘buddyabuilding’. Children will learn about the historic and contemporary use of a neighbourhood building and become it’s closest friends! It could be a chapel, a library, a factory or shop. Teachers will be supported in developing learning resources based on the built environment for experiential learning for subjects such as Geography, Design and Technology, History and Art. Pupils will find out more about their community and take an active role in taking responsibility for it’s future.

If your school is interested in taking part contact contact Gillian Dyson – Head of Learning 01482 327675

Shaping Our Place

A CABE programme for schools using creative activities as a means of exploring design and architecture.

Click on the video below to see how gifted and talented pupils 7-11 years old from the Andrew Marvell school engaged in a design process in 2006 to improve their school as a learning environment. With the assistance of Hodson Architects and Sarah Wigglesworth Architects. An arc project with Creative Partnerships, Hull.