Links to Living Geography
About 'living geography'
Living geography is geography which is alive and relevant. It supports and encourages curiosity about the wider world through an enquiry approach and develops students' ability to give creative and critical responses to everyday issues. In this way, it is bound up with education for sustainable development (ESD) and has a strong fieldwork component to underpin active engagement. It:
- is current and future oriented
- is local but set in wider (global) contexts
- investigates change processes
- evaluates change and questions sustainability
See some examples of living geography at the secondary phase in the Living Geography project area and on the Young People's Geographies website.
Time to reflect
By now you should have gained an idea of your students' opinions and / or initial questions. You should also have familiarised yourself with some of the contexts for investigating identity and place through a geography led unit of work. Reflect on what your focus might be and some outcomes you wish to achieve.
Going full circle, refer to the statutory aims common for all curriculum subjects and note the sub-aims that are most pertinent. In this way you are building a strong case for geography making a significant contribution to the school's duty to promote community cohesion.
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