Sister City
Landmark Projects
This project
aims to contrast and compare key elements of life in
Birmingham, past and present with the same data from
Sister Cities.
Areas of contrast could
include:
 | Industrial heritage
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| Transport links
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| Significant
individuals
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| Sport and leisure
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| Physical landmarks
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| Growth and development
of the city
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| Climate and Weather
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| Cultural life of the
city
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Schools would identify an
area of interest to them, which would enhance their
curriculum and provide opportunities for Out of Hours
Learning.
The format used for this
project has a great deal of flexibility, and the
decision can be made by the individuals concerned, but
may include mapping, paper based projects, web
pages etc.
Completed Birmingham
projects could be swapped via electronic mail with
schools in the Sister Cities.
Participating schools
will be involved in a exhibition of their work.
City
Centre Visitor Trail
The aim of
this project is to produce a visitor’s trial around
key sites of Birmingham. The trail would be aimed at
European young visitors and students, and would have a
humanities theme, i.e:
| Industrial heritage
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| Architectural styles
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| Cultural landmarks
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| Municipal buildings
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| Street art
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| Transport
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Individual schools can
determine their preferred option and can liaise with a
variety of Birmingham City Council departments for
support.
The trial could take the
form of annotated maps, photography, use of ICT
including digital camera trails and web pages with ‘hotspots’.
Completed trails will be
available to view via this web site and one trail will
be produced into leaflet form and translated into
different languages for use by the City.
Black
Pasts, Birmingham Futures
This seminar
and subsequent workshops will help teachers:
| Find out about local
and national projects concerned with Black history
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| Make links with
various community groups and hear their experience
from the inside
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| Improve the range of
quality of history/citizenship in City schools
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| Plan activities for
the following Black History Month
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For more information
please contact Alision Gove-Humphries. Full
contact details are given on our Useful People page. |
