A Placed  Based Learning pilot project

Mapping for Change in collaboration with the Humanities Education Centre (HEC) and local specialist on learning and ‘place’ Maggie Hewitt, have been working with three schools in Tower Hamlets to pilot a brand new process in which Year 4 pupils personalise maps of their local area with their own likes, memories and views on change. The process includes learning how to navigate online systems like Google earth, Google maps, and will help develop a child-centred view of the area. Children will be encouraged to reflect on their experiences of place, supporting geographical content, exploration and sharing around identity and enhancement of self-esteem and confidence. Once the pilot is over we hope schools will be interested in running this process, supporting literacy, I.T. and technical map skills, and the wider school agenda of community cohesion and the aims of Every Child Matters.

The Project