rce north east project

St. Bede’s Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Consett Rd,
Lanchester.
Durham
DH7 0RD

Deborah Merrett

Primary Partner Schools and local Community Primary School
Villa Real Special School
Lanchester Partnership Community Group
Newcastle University, Moorbank Botanic Gardens
Durham University Botanic Gardens

As a Language College and Ecoschool, we will create international wildlife and artwork ‘zones’ around the school grounds. Zones will include: Brazilian rainforest, Mediterranean garden, Chinese zone, Japanese Zen garden, Spanish Sierra, French jardin, Durham Moorland. These zones will:

• reflect the natural habitat,artistic culture and languages of our international partner schools.

• involve students in planning and creating each zone, creating artwork in partnership with local artist, creating habitats, growing and caring for plants.

• involve students in researching the geography, climate, flora / fauna and adaptations of ‘zones’ to reports which will be shared within school and with international partner schools.

• provide a stimulus for students within school, for local partner primaries and in exchange with international partner schools, for artistic work, scientific investigation, creative writing ( in English and international partner languages) and musical composition.

• Create ‘outdoor classrooms’ that enhance learning across the curriculum.

• Develop an appreciation for and understanding of the natural environments and cultures in our global community.

• 7 international zones created around school grounds – artwork / natural habitats

• Development of students’ awareness, appreciation and understanding of cultures, habitats, foreign languages and global community cohesion.

• KS3 curriculum incorporates use of ‘zones’ to stimulate cross-curricular learning.

• Within first 18 months, 3 or more partner school primary groups visit ‘zones’ to stimulate project work.

• Partnership with local artist(s) to produce international zone artworks displayed around the school.

• Enhanced outdoor learning environments across the school.

• Musical compositions created and performed.

Resources to be produced:

• 7 ‘international zones’ including artworks, habitats.

• Creative writing stimulated by ‘international zones’

• Scientific investigation reports stimulated by ‘international zones’

• Musical compositions stimulated by ‘international zones’

Dissemination by:

• Exchange of projectwork with international partner schools.

• Joint project work with partner primary schools.

• Project work disseminated via school newsletter to parents, partner primaries and the local community.

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Students from St. Bede’s Catholic School and Sixth Form College will work with Durham University and Newcastle University Botanical Gardens to research how to maintain tropical rainforest and dry Mediterranean climate conditions in our greenhouses.