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Unforgettable Lessons final report: Bristol Space and Design

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Be inspired by a cross-curricular project which involved students creating designs for a new development in Bristol that would meet the community's needs.

Unlocking the past through our streets and buildings: resources

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

How much has our local urban landscape changed? And what can we learn about the history of our neighbourhood through these changes?

Exploring beauty in practice

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Read about how a teacher in Greenwich introduced her pupils to thinking about how they could make their school more beautiful.

Tales from the Palace

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Inspired by stories about Kensington Palace and its inhabitants, year 5 students wrote, performed and directed short films that breathed new life into the past.

Unforgettable lessons: overview of final reports

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Read this introduction to Unforgettable Lessons before finding out more about these exciting projects, each one exploring the ways that buildings and places can become a great teaching resource…

Unforgettable Lessons final report: White Tower impressions

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Read about a stimulating design project which enabled students to create textiles that responded to conservation work at the Tower of London.

Unforgettable Lessons final report: Stories in Stone, Madeley Academy

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Be inspired by a construction project which gave the students an insight into their local area and enabled them to produce creative work to share this knowledge.

Unforgettable Lessons final report: Stories in stone, Ercall Wood Technology College

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

This project opened the students' eyes to the history of their neighbourhood written out in the architecture of local buildings - find out more…

Unforgettable Lessons final report: SPUD youth group

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Be inspired by an extended schools project which gave students the skills to redesign parts of their home cities.

Unforgettable Lessons final report: People and Places

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Read about this cross-curricular project which involved pupils discovering what makes a beautiful place so they could improve the places where they lived and learnt…

Unforgettable Lessons final report: Mapping your Greenwich

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Find out more about an art project that enabled students to create a new map of the Greenwich heritage site that reflected their reactions and interests.

Unforgettable Lessons final report: Look up, Look back, Look forwards

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Be inspired by a primary school project which encouraged students to create a design for a space in their new library that would meet the requirements of young people.

Unforgettable Lessons final report: Gravesend Riviera

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Be inspired by a primary and secondary school partnership project that enabled the young people to design a development for land in Gravesend.

Unforgettable Lessons final report: Erith Marshes

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

This science project enabled students to create a rough guide to their local marshland, encouraging their peers to visit - find out more…

Unforgettable Lessons final report: Divine Inspiration

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Be inspired by a cross-curricular project which encouraged pupils to look beyond the familiar and be enthralled by a different side of their home city.

Unforgettable Lessons final report: Buildings and Patterns

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Read about an inspiring project which enabled pupils with learning difficulties to feel more comfortable in unfamiliar places.

A window on the past

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In the first of nine Engaging Places case studies, year 10 students from Cardinal Newman Catholic School create a documentary about the changing face of Brighton.

Stories in stone: the student's point of view

Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A student from Madeley Academy talks about his experience of Stories in stone so far.

People and places - the students' point of view

Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Two pupils from Wingfield Primary School in London describe an Engaging Places project involving the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich.

Erith marshes: the students' point of view

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Four year 8 gifted and talented students talk about their experiences exploring Erith marches, Bexley.