Living Geography is how the GA is working to 'brand' a fresh approach to school geography. It captures geography which:
- Is current and future oriented
- Is local but set in wider (global) contexts
- Investigates change processes
- Evaluates change
Living Geography is how the GA is working to 'brand' a fresh approach to school geography. It captures geography which:
View this Google Map to see different locations embraced by the Living Geography approach.
The realities of how we choose to live have formed young people's experience before they start school. As they become more independent in their local community their actions determine these decisions. Learning in geography helps make sense of it all and provides the skills to take an active part. This leads to effective roles in their community, as individuals and through work.
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This project was run in partnership with the Academy for Sustainable Communities which has since become the Skills and Knowledge team at the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).
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This issue focuses on refreshing the primary curriculum, offering advice on planning for integrated learning and using the concept of place as a focus. It also includes examples of how three schools have successfully combined art with geography.
GeogEd - Free online access for everyoneThe Summer issue, which focuses on young people’s geographies, discusses how we can use students’ personal experiences to help make a geography curriculum which is meaningful and relevant to their everyday lives.
GeogEd - Free online access for everyoneThis issue features a series of articles that attempt to demonstrate the value of a geographical perspective in facing up to the current global food crisis. Article topics include the EU sugar reform and its effects on Caribbean producers, aquaculture in Thailand, and the obesity 'epidemic'. The issue also features a Spotlight On article on the URBAN EARTH project.
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