Flamborough

1 July  2012
Arthur
Frank
Dan
Laura
Chalk
Sand
Metal
Spade
Big
Small
Tiny

Children and Diversity

University of Sheffield

Centre For The Study of Childhood and Youth

9th July 2012

Den building in the Sharman Room

30 minutes

coats

chairs

plants

coat stands

open

enclosed

defensive

cosy

circular

inside and out

memories of dens collected for the archive

Children and Creative Engagements
Mansfield College
Oxford
29th / 30th / 1st July 2012

www.interdisciplinary.net

Educational beliefs shared
trust
belonging
space
care
child led
teachers learn
children teach
teachers facilitate
Ivan Illyich - deschooling, not providing information
creative classroom
the child's interest at the heart of education
Colin Ward - Exploding School - local as curriculum
teenagers lead from the heart
emotions

in a boat

follow my leader

hide the oject

aah the object

make a museum

a game with 20 peebles

and so much more

Jump and Draw

over 400 children at primary school did 'jump and draw'
and other sport / drawing activities
finding out what happens when we draw and move
charcoal
paint
string
chalk
footballs
basketballs
running jumping
cartwheels
rolls
aim and throw
chalk on floor hopping
an octopus
rain
criss cross
action
zebra
tracing round body