what3words

Visitors to my school may notice we have started to use the what3words addressing system to guide visitors and parents to particular parts of the school site for sports fixtures or school events. The company kindly provided us with their signage for around 25 key locations which parents have difficulty finding, and we also add it to e-mail signatures and other communications and are the first in the county to have forged this relationship which we plan to develop further. I am currently working on some materials to connect what3words with geography (and other) curriculum topics, and also some activities for form time and geography clubs / activities sessions. 

This is also forming part of a connection with the D3 ERASMUS project which the school is involved with via the geography department.

The website has provided a 3 word address for every 3m square area of the world - 57 trillion in total. It is starting to be used in cars for navigation, and also by emergency services. There are plenty of other exciting uses being developed all over the world.

On Friday morning, I welcomed Jack Waley-Cohen, one of the co-founders to school. After a fascinating discussion about the company's work, and a chat with the Head of the Junior school, I gave Jack a tour of the site, showing him some of the signs in situ. Jack spoke to some students about what3words and we discussed how he could work with the school as a pioneer to explore how other schools could make use of the technology and the idea. I have had my room 'located' in this way for several years.

Jack also left us some excellent swag which we shall use as prizes for student who engage in some proposed work using what3words.

Why not download the app or visit the website https://what3words.com/ and find the address for your own front door or classroom?