Places + Children = Learning

Places is a partnership between artists, architects and childcare practitioners working to develop an innovative approach to promote creative learning in young children. Our work explores ways in which the experience of buildings and living in urban spaces can help children to construct and expand their learning. This is a collaborative approach involving children, teachers and families and the emphasis is on learning taking place in the context of the city.

The name of the partnership is made up from the words we use to describe the elements of places in towns and cities.

People

The individuals who make the built environment their own

Location

The surroundings on which our lives are focused

Architecture

The spaces and structures in which our lives take place

Community

Groups of people defined by culture and tradition

Environment

The circumstances and events that influence our lives

Sentiment

The feelings and emotions that we experience in and about places

The outcome of each project varies but it records and reflects on the learning that has taken place in both words and image. This process of learning is communicated in either an exhibition or film that communicates the enrichment that has been generated in the children’s lives and those of their families. It is this process of enrichment that is fundamental to the work of the partnership and the driving force of our work.

John Bishop
Catherine Clements
Daniel Wheatley

Manchester – 2010

	Working together to explore our built environment Home What we do The Team Projects Sketchbook Publications Contact us Places + Children = Learning Places is a partnership between artists, architects and childcare practitioners working to develop an innovative approach to promote creative learning in young children. Our work explores ways in which the experience of buildings and living in urban spaces can help children to construct and expand their learning. This is a collaborative approach involving children, teachers and families and the emphasis is on learning taking place in the context of the city. The name of the partnership is made up from the words we use to describe the elements of places in towns and cities. People The individuals who make the built environment their own Location The surroundings on which our lives are focused Architecture The spaces and structures in which our lives take place Community Groups of people defined by culture and tradition Environment The circumstances and events that influence our lives Sentiment The feelings and emotions that we experience in and about places The outcome of each project varies but it records and reflects on the learning that has taken place in both words and image. This process of learning is communicated in either an exhibition or film that communicates the enrichment that has been generated in the children’s lives and those of their families. It is this process of enrichment that is fundamental to the work of the partnership and the driving force of our work. John Bishop Catherine Clements Daniel Wheatley Manchester – 2010
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