Learning through Landscapes, The UK School Grounds Charity

Sense of Time and Place was a national pilot project aimed at engaging young people (11-18yrs) and secondary schools in heritage. This pilot ran from May 2001 - December 2002.

How did it work?

Three secondary schools were selected to focus on how schools might engage young people with heritage.

The pilot programme was entitled A Sense of Time and Place to reflect how a personal response to our environment might begin the process of understanding and caring more about the heritage around us.

During a year of activities three very different projects developed. All were considered to be extremely successful by those who participated. Together they have given a real insight into working with young people and finding out what heritage means to them.

Who was it for?
Sense of Time and Place is now recorded and celebrated in a small publication, 'Hearts and Minds' as a series of approaches, techniques and ideas that could help anyone who works with young people (in particular those who work in a formal secondary education sector although many techniques could be transferable).

Sense of Time and Place was designed to be useful to a wide range of people including teachers, education officers, project officers, youth leaders, artists working in education, heritage project workers and community workers.

What should I do now?
If you would like a copy of 'Hearts and Minds', or if you are a secondary school that might like to be included in a future national programme exploring 'heritage' with your own students, please contact Sonia Percival.

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Programme Partners

Groundwork
www.groundwork.org.uk
Groundwork is a leading environmental regeneration charity making sustainable development a reality in many of the UK's poorest communities. Groundwork Greater Nottingham and Groundwork Caerphilly were directly involved with this pilot.

Heritage Lottery Fund:
www.hlf.org.uk
The Heritage Lottery Fund uses money from the National Lottery. We give grants to support a wide range of projects involving the local, regional and national heritage of the United Kingdom.

ExxonMobil:
www.exxonmobil.com
ExxonMobil contributed funds to Sense of Time and Place, supporting their commitment to local community development work especially education based initiatives within ExxonMobil Link schools.

Sense of Time and Place schools:
Millbrook Community School, Southampton. www.millbrook.southampton.sch.uk
Greenwood Dale School, Nottingham. gwdschool.org
Lewis Girls School, Caerphilly. www.lewisgirlsschool.com