Sustainability in the Secondary Curriculum
Here are materials to help you to deliver aspects of Buildings and Grounds "doorways" of the Government Sustainable Schools strategy.
Buildings & Grounds Key ideas
An investigation into improving the school environment is a session by session plan (with resources) of how pupils could use the school grounds to investigate and then design a school for the future.
For an assembly idea - Go to www.teachernet.gov.uk/sustainableschools/ enter 'A sustainable school estate' into the search box to find a number of assembly ideas on the issue of sustainable development. Number 6 is about buildings and grounds.
There are 3 ready-made project ideas available to download at www.buildingconnections.co.uk that could be easily modified and delivered over a number of sessions.
'Sustainable Housing' involves researching housing around the world, collecting data about what parents expect from a house and examining sustainability solutions. It could easily be adapted to include a design a house activity at the end.
'Expressive Model Buildings' looks at different types of buildings and building materials. Pupils then produce their own model of a building.
'The Quadrangle Project' was carried out by a school wanting to redevelop an outside space. Pupils examined how the area was and could be used before producing a plan.
There are 3 ready-made project ideas available to download at www.buildingconnections.co.uk that could be easily modified and delivered over a number of sessions.
'Sustainable Housing' involves researching housing around the world, collecting data about what parents expect from a house and examining sustainability solutions. It could easily be adapted to include a design a house activity at the end.
'Expressive Model Buildings' looks at different types of buildings and building materials. Pupils then produce their own model of a building.
'The Quadrangle Project' was carried out by a school wanting to redevelop an outside space. Pupils examined how the area was and could be used before producing a plan.
... and some resources from NYBEP
This page is under development. For further details, or if you have materials you wish to submit, contact Terry Kirk on terry.kirk@northyorks.gov.uk
| Target Audience | Public CYPS Teachers |
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| Submitted by | Terry Kirk |
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| Organisation | _CYPS_ |
| Created | 02nd September 2008 |
| Publication date | 02nd September 2008 |
| Last updated | 03rd September 2010 6:25 |

