corridor glazing installed

ground floor corridor window designs

Design key requirements:
monochrome (no colour)
transparent so as not to obstruct light
site responsive and educational

images of school children with flower motif (child’s drawing) have been constructed with reference to the ‘golden section’ or Fibonacci numerical series.

The idea references the ‘golden section’ & was prompted by a conversation with Tom Mason – we mentioned how the hall seemed of cathedral proportions & Tom thought the ‘golden section’ may have been used in it’s architectural design.

The flower drawings in the design illustrate the Fibonacci number series:
1>2>3>5>8

In the 12th century, Leonardo Fibonacci discovered a simple numerical series that is the foundation for an incredible mathematical relationship behind phi.

Starting with 0 and 1, each new number in the series is simply the sum of the two before it. 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, . . .

Divide any number in the Fibonacci sequence by the one before it, for example 55/34, or 21/13, and the answer is always close to 1.61803. This is known as the Golden Ratio, and hence Fibonacci’s Sequence is also called the Golden Sequence. (http://goldennumber.net/fibonser.htm)

This image illustrates use of the Golden Grid™ – you can print the “Golden Ruler”© grid and use it to see the golden section and phi in various objects. (http://goldennumber.net/images/goldenrulercard.gif)

recycle more..schools section

Welcome to the recycle-more schools section. This section is for both pupils and teachers keen to learn more about the environment. Take a look at our key stage activities, read our rubbish facts or even try out some of the recycling games. The schools section is constantly developing so do keep coming back!

energy chest (KS2 – KS3)

energy chest Covers energy in buildings, energy and the environment plus energy sources. The site includes basic information on energy and its use, curriculum activities, notes for teachers and a library of links to other energy and environmental sites.

WOW – wild over waterways

“We want you to have a great experience when you visit canals and rivers. To enhance the quality of your visit, the WOW website offers curriculum resources and useful information about waterways for teachers and 7-11 year old children.” http://www.wow4water.net

KS1 & KS2 links to sustainable travel

“in slow moving traffic, pollution levels are higher inside cars than outside” http://www.saferoutestoschools.org.uk

This resource is free and is for use by all teachers or those involved in teaching Key stage 1 and Key stage 2 in England. The resource highlights some of the ways in which the national curriculum links to Sustainable Travel as a topic. It also highlights how the School Travel Plan can be used to deliver the national curriculum.

The Growing Schools Garden;

.. a route to learning, was first unveiled at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show in July 2002. Its aim was to demonstrate how schools can, and do, transform barren playgrounds into welcoming and exciting green spaces, providing enrichment, stimulation and learning for all pupils. A series of factsheets have been produced to show how the 21 core schools created their features for the Growing Schools Garden

Organic Gardening

..and its links to the National Curriculum

HDRA is dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food, the organic network for schools is a very good resource. Tips and advice, learning zone, teaching zone, school reports, facts and figures. Helpful, informative – highly recommended.Has downloadable resources suitable for all key stages

Cool Planet

Lesson plans and classroom activities on Cool Planet

On this page, you will find links to all the lesson plans and classroom activities on Cool Planet. They are arranged in age order. Site for young people and teachers on development, education and global citizenship. Information, activities, quizzes, global citizenship etc.

British Glass online learning for KS1 & KS2

..lots of activities and information about the history of glass and recycling. The needs of both teachers and pupils have been carefully considered when compiling the package which British Glass is offering to inform infant, junior and primary schools.Components

CD Rom – with interactive activities for KSI and KS2

Website – suitable for school or home use. Containing learning resources, e-mail communications, games, teachers’ notes including printable certificates, stickers, worksheets and completed teachers’ weekly planning sheets.

Environmental Involvement for Young People

The Young People’s Trust for the Environment is a charity which aims to encourage young people’s understanding of the environment and of the need for sustainability.

Free information service – for member schools and individual young people on a wide range of environmental and wildlife topics. Many of our sheets are available online from this site. See Animal Facts or Environmental Facts.

Free school talks – this service is available to schools, colleges and youth organisations. Early booking is normally required. These talks are free, although we do accept contributions towards travel costs.

Woodland activity sheets

 

This set of activity sheets are designed for Yr 3-6 pupils [P4 – 7 in Scotland and Northern Ireland].

They were produced by teachers for teachers and have been tested by pupils. These activity ideas can also be used by youth and community groups.

They cover a range of curriculum subjects and are also coded according to whether the activity can take place indoors or outdoors.

sustainable schools

The Sustainable schools website Helping schools to become more sustainable. Information, inspiration, resources and workshops for Education For Sustainable development. SUSchool is a project of the Alternative Technology Centre (ATC), a not-for-profit information and education centre on Sustainable Development. We are proud of our dynamic collaborative approach to developing education resources.

SUSchool  resources are available through membership

71 steps towards becoming a sustainable
school. Click to access.

KS3 Geography

 Check out the Teachers’ Section of the Key Stage 3 Sustainable Development Geography web site. The aim of this web site is to provide teachers with a means of

• delivering up to date material.
  
• using local examples.
• covering a wide range of geographical themes.
  
• integrating ICT with good classroom practice.
  
• examining the themes with a sustainable focus.
  
• applying the differentiated tasks according to ability.

Ollie Recycles

Ollie Recycles is a website for kids all about the 3R’s – “Reduce, Re-use, Recycle.” It’s full of games, puzzles and loads of information for your school projects.

Notes for teachers.. This section includes information and ideas for use in the classroom, related to Key Stage 2. Click on any of the links below to go to more information about that topic.

glass forever

The GLASSFOREVER web site will give you information about glass packaging and how to recycle glass. It is very important that all of us recycle any glass packaging after we have finished using it.

The printable worksheets consist of information, planning and activity sheets to further enhance the GLASSFOREVER programme.

recyclezone

“…the site for schools, children and teachers that tells you what’s what in the world of waste! Although this site is called recyclezone, recycling is only one of the things we can do about waste. We talk about the 3Rs – reduce, reuse, recycle.” http://www.recyclezone.org.uk/

waste related games and online activities.

ways to get busy with waste. learn to teach rubbish.

The powered website – renewable energy for schools

This section of the National Energy Foundation’s website is for teachers and children who want to find out more about alternative sources of energy, such as solar and wind power.

KS 2-4 activity sheets here

Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT)

 www.cat.org.uk/education/
Organise a school/group visit to the centre or make use of CAT’s information service and online resources.

Free National Curriculum-based teaching resources

Friends of the Earth’s Youth & Education programme creates ways for young people to explore:

• environmental issues
• citizenship
• sustainable development

either via educators or individually by themselves.

primary school activities / resources are here

Architecture Week for Schools:

Online resources

“We’ve collaborated with teachers to develop a range of creative, practical and fun activities that are designed to offer experiences that enable young people to connect with their surroundings and develop a sense of place. Each includes printable or downloadable stimuli, images, links to the National Curriculum, and simple ‘how to…’ instructions. The aim is to engage children in a range of learning experiences that explore all aspects of the built environment in school during Architecture Week; buildings, people and the spaces in between.

The built environment is a rich, multi-faceted and free resource. It encompasses old, new, past and present and can be found in and around every school; in the classroom, the playground and the locality.” http://www.architectureweek.org.uk

‘switch off’

we have suggested a morning ‘switch off’

the idea being to raise awareness of energy use in the school and invite staff to use this as an opportunity to do related curricula work with their classes. In support of this we continue to make links to various energy / education websites from this blog and save relevant downloads for print. These activities will range across the key stages fitting in with various subjects such as geography, science, art & citizenship.

I Count is the campaign of the Stop Climate Chaos coalition, the ever-growing coalition of more than 50 organizations.

A short film about recycling

produced with young people at the TC Unit at Tilbury Primary Schoo, Hull.

director – Jon Robson Cafesociety.org

“The main focus of our work in schools and communities is the development of active citizenship and self-expression through training in media skills and literacy.”

Recycler – the rapping robot

Recycler the rapping robot visits schools to spread the message of the three Rs. During his performance, Recycler sings, dances and talks to the children about what they can do to reduce, reuse and recycle their rubbish.

Fun ways of linking recycling and waste into the curriculum. check here for further information.

suatainable schools area at TeacherNet

The Sustainable Schools area of TeacherNet is designed to support schools on their journey to sustainability, introducing the principles of sustainable development and offering guidance on how to embed these principles into the heart of school life. The 2006/07 Academic Year is a Year of Action on Sustainable development for schools. The DfES will be working with partners to provide resources and materials to help embed sustainable development into all areas of school life.