Children's Parliament on the Environment 2012
We will be working with 10 Year 6 Primary school classes in the borough who will be researching a range of environmental topics and presenting their work in the council chamber of the town hall on March 14th 2012.
Earls Court Project
St. Cuthbert with St. Matthias CE Primary and Fulham Primary schools Years 5 and 6 have been involved in a project focussing on the Regeneration of Earls Court. The project was commissioned by Capital and Counties as part of an ongoing consultation on the regeneration of Earls Court over the next twenty five years to improve the area with new businesses, homes, shopping areas, open spaces and entertainment.
The children took part in environmental quality surveys of the local area, undertook a community mapping exercise and discovered some of the heritage of the two exhibition centres. They created dioramas of their own vision of the future for Earls Court, contributed to a public consultation event and met some of the stakeholders involved in the project to ask them questions and give them their views.
St. Cuthbert with St. Matthias designed and created their own model sustainable buildings from recycled materials and Fulham Primary school held an exhibition of photography and artwork inspired by the local area.
Download the Earls Court Education Project report
In 2012 we will once more be working with Fulham Primary and St. Cuthbert with St. Matthias CE Primary schools on the next phase of the education project.
School Travel Project
We are working with 10 primary schools this year to assist with the development of their School Travel Plans. This project is delivered in 5 sessions and is suitable for Key stage 2. It enables children to use a wide range of enquiry skills, including fieldwork and IT, data processing, geographical skills, making and using maps and photographs.
Teachers can acquire a range of practical transferrable skills by taking part in this project including learning how to conduct Environmental Quality Assessments of the local area. Contact us to book this free project.
Download the school travel brochure.
Waterside Wildlife Project!
Throughout 2011 we led wildlife walks with primary school classes within Hammersmith and Fulham along the Thames path, the Grand Union Canal and local parks and green spaces. The project was funded by Big Lottery Fund Community Wildlife programme and featured photography and hands-on environmental activities. Details of the wildlife we discovered can be found on our Wordpress blog.
Young Olympians Project
During the build up to the London 2012 Olympics, we are working with 6 Hammersmith and Fulham Primary schools to engage children from west london with the forthcoming Olympic Games in Stratford. The project has featured the heritage of London's previous Olympics in White City 1908 and Wembley 1948, healthy living and active sports sessions and a guided tour of the 2012 Olympic site. This project is funded by Big Lottery Awards for All fund. More information can be found in our latest newsletter and Wordpress blog.
Young Friends of Wendell Park
We have recently started a Young Friends of Wendell Park with Wendell Park Primary school students. If your school is interested in starting up a 'Young Friends' group to support a local park, please let us know as we may be able to help set one up.
