Wouldn't be good if..?

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We think this could be a really engaging concept to develop literacy, thinking and creativity.

It is worth a look, want to know how it's done??

Family learning

Last year we were involved in a family learning project targeted at young people with low levels of basic or functional skills across the primary and secondary phases.  The project had at its heart a trip to London for children and parents to develop literacy around a creative stimulus which was pre-planned.  We knew that many of the children would not have visited their capital before or had time to view art in galleries - what surprised us was how many parents were also experiencing these things for the first time.  So much for "narrowing the gap".

We are repeating this and will be in London (why always London?) next week to prepare for the family trip next term (over 400 individuals!).  If any one cares to share some creative ideas about how to share an appreciation of impressionist and post impressionist art which translate into some shared family learning I'd love to hear them.  Last year Keith made "teething rings" which were carried around and featured key words to help express emotional responses to art - this is just the sort of practical idea that we need to build in.

I hope that we can learn from this and try a similar project in the North with all of our Year 7's and possibly use it as a vehicle for primary/secondary transition.