tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5069674826503269939.post8875192748851844602..comments2024-03-24T17:17:42.341+00:00Comments on LivingGeography: GA Conference 2015 - 6 - Year of FieldworkAlan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5069674826503269939.post-65791978782829999262015-04-13T01:13:47.146+01:002015-04-13T01:13:47.146+01:00We have been looking to boost field work throughou...We have been looking to boost field work throughout the year. Planned at present is a cross curricular 'Oceans' themed trip with Geography, Art, Music and Science, with Year 7's. We're also looking at a Sand dune analysis with IB students, Year 8's are investigating the role of environmental quality by assessing 2 very different areas in their 'Crime' unit, plus a GCSE residential trip that includes river studies that truly get into the river, on a river tracing/canyoning trip. That's just this term!<br /><br />An interesting article/video from last week that most have probably picked up, but... http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/video/2015/apr/08/time-to-rewild-your-child-george-monbiot-video<br /><br />Useful, where possible, to sneak under the noses of those that decide if you can take out trips or not.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762949638675820221noreply@blogger.com