‘Principles of Primary School Design’ Book/film launch

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• Cathy Burke, Thomas Moser, Alison Clark
• Thursday 14 October 2010, 18:00-19:30
• Room GS5, Donald McIntyre Building, Faculty of Education, 184 Hills Road.

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Ewa Illakowicz.

All welcome!

Towards a common vocabulary of practice – Looking back to imagine the future

A team of educators, historians, architects and associated academics headed up by Catherine Burke from the Faculty of Education University of Cambridge have completed studies of a series of primary schools designed by David and Mary Medd, architects. A series of short stories in film have been made by the team during visits to three schools with David Medd.

• Craftsmanship and first hand experience
• Eating, cooking & learning
• The heart of the school
• Children’s perspectives
• The school we’d like
• Enduring themes and a common vocabularly of deign past & present

The programme:

6.00pm Welcome and introduction – Cathy Burke

6.15pm Background to the study ‘Principles of Primary School Design’ and introduction to the publication and films

6.45pm Lessons from Norway. Thomas Moser, Prof. PhD.Vestfold University College, Early Childhood Research Centre, Faculty of Education, Tønsberg, Norway.

7.00pm Transforming Children’s Spaces – Alison Clark (Open University) and Jennifer Singer (CABE)

7.15pm Questions and discussion

7.30 Close

This talk is part of the Histories of Education and Childhood series.

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