Himbleton Church of England First School, Worcestershire

The Whole School Plan

Vision Mapping Project Whole School Plan

The purpose of the project: To work with the local community of Himbleton to produce a Parish Map that records its local distinctiveness and reflects the feelings and emotions people in the Parish have towards their landscape and local wildlife.

Our purpose for the project: Share knowledge and experience to inspire our children so that they can enjoy and value their environment.

Autumn Term 2005

Focus all term ~ People & their relationship with place (environment & wildlife)

Activities:

Visits, interviews/collecting stories

1^st visit/meeting - getting to know

2^nd visit?What is special about....?

What makes it distinct?

Why is it special to you/interviewee?

Is it special to the children. Why/how?

Lower Key Stage 1 & Chris Gent:

Periodical visits throughout the year to John Keel, Saldons Farm Himbleton Oct 11^th & Nov 18^th

Canon David Wells, St Mary Magdalene Church, Himbleton Nov 21^st

Upper Key Stage 1 & Meryl Gwilliam:

Canon David Wells, St Mary Magdalene

Church, Himbleton Nov 22^nd

Maurice Jenkins - long term resident Nov 2nd

Paul Rendle, established farming family in Himbleton Date to be confirmed

Lower Key Stage 2 & Rachel Watkins:

3 generations of family-Roma & Gilbert Parker, daughter Julie & grand-daughter Amy. All attended Himbleton School, live/farmed locally.

Oct 7^th & Nov 16^th
Artist Involvement:

Ben Haggerty, Storyteller, to work with staff & children to develop ways in collecting stories from our key people to be interviewed -1 day funded through project. Oct 12^th(planning), Nov 14^th & 17^th (pm)

Rick Goldsmith-video artist to record Vision Mapping process- 2 x ½ days funded through project

Nov 16^th, Gilbert Parker- to be confirmed
2^nd date to be agreed
Record:

Photography including montages

Film: video interviews/visits

Children-digital blue cameras

Children-powerpoint presentations

Story Books-collection of stories,poems etc

Drawings & text

Spring Term 2006

Focus 1^st half term ~ Place

What is there?

What makes Himbleton a special place?

Activities:

To excite & enthuse the children to connect with the environment - led by Rupert Brakspear

1^st visit - getting to know

2^nd visit-What is special about....?

What makes it distinct?

Is it special to the children. Why/how?

Lower Key Stage 1 & Chris Gent:

Rabbit Wood (adjoining Saldons Farm)

Jan 9th led by Rupert Brakspear

Jan 30^th on our own

Upper Key Stage 1 & Meryl Gwilliam:

Trench Wood

Jan 9^th on our own

Jan 30^th led by Rupert Brakspear

Lower Key Stage 2 & Rachel Watkins:

Horn Hill Wood (including possible coppicing project involvement)

Jan 11^th led by Rupert Brakspear

Feb 6^th (TBC) on our own

Artist Involvement:

Mark Riley, visual artist in mixed media ? drawing, collage, photography to work with staff & children.

1 day preparation & 3 days in school funded through project.

www.creative-states.co.uk

Dates to be agreed
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Focus 2nd half term ~ Wildlife

What is there?

What is special about Himbleton?

Activities:

Identifying & recording species - led by Becky Lashley

Lower Key Stage 1 & Chris Gent:

Rabbit Wood (adjoining Saldons Farm)

Feb 28^th on our own

Mar 21^st led by Becky - signs of spring

Upper Key Stage 1 & Meryl Gwilliam:

Trench Wood

Feb 27^th on our own

Mar 20^th led by Becky - wildflowers & wildlife

May? on our own - Bluebell survey

Lower Key Stage 2 & Rachel Watkins:

Horn Hill Wood

Feb 21^st led by Becky, & Mr Paterson - Brown Hairstreak Butterfly survey

*Continue survey on our own in other identified known habitats as directed by Becky

'Significant others' Involvement:

Becky Lashley, Community Wildlife Officer, to work with staff & children identifying species & collecting data - 3 days funded through project

Rupert Brakspear, Education for Sustainable Development Officer, to lead explorations of local wildlife/woodland area - 3 days funded through project

Summer Term 2006

Focus 1^st half term ~ Parish Mapping

Activities:

Re-inspire children through visit to a flower rich meadow

Create a whole school Parish Map that visually represents the information, stories and feelings collected.

Create wildlife silk flags to be erected in school gardens.

Lower Key Stage 1 & Chris Gent:

Meadow visit - Date & site to be agreed

Upper Key Stage 1 & Meryl Gwilliam:

Meadow visit - Date & site to be agreed

Lower Key Stage 2 & Rachel Watkins:

Meadow visit - Date & site to be agreed

All children & staff:

Everyone to work with artist, Cate Clark, to design & make a silk flag recording local wildlife

May 9^th & 10^th

Cate Clark pre-visit & help with vision map if appropriate

May 8th
Artist Involvement:

Mark Riley, visual artist in mixed media to work with staff & children -1 day preparation & 3 days in school funded through project

Dates to be agreed

Cate Clark, Lead Artist to project, to work with staff & children - 2 days, 1 day to be funded via Artists in schools scheme, 2^nd day additional funding through project &/or school funding May 9^th & 10^th

Focus 2nd half term: Project completion & evaluation

Planning Meetings:

Sept 20^th CG Project planning, Bishops Wood

Sept 21^st CG & Becky Lashley, Community Wildlife Officer

Nov 2^nd CG & Mark Riley, Visual artist (mixed media)

Jan 10^th CG Project planning, Bishops Wood