A resource to support teaching and learning through buildings and places
The leading guide to using buildings and places for learning. Lesson plans, teaching resources about architecture and design, great places to visit or learn about, organisations, events and inspiring features. Whether you’re teaching in a classroom or learning with the family – Engaging Places has something for you.
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We think we know the places we use every day – but how well do we really know them?
What would your perfect house look like? This question can lead to some great activities for all ages...
What secrets lie behind the most famous door in the country? Find out here...
What does the Teaching Resources section have to offer? Find out here...
Find out all about this great addition to the ranks of Britain's new generation of art galleries...
A tour of the Olympic site reveals the major buildings in place and a vast infrastructure taking shape…
How important is BIGNESS to our ideas about an event like the London Olympics? And where do you experience this sense of enormous scale yourself?
Can it make a difference? An introduction to the new Engaging Places teaching resources for exploring beauty across all Key Stages.
Wembley is the biggest of the six stadiums staging the London 2012 Olympic Games Football competition. It will host the gold medal events in both the Men's and Women's competition.
Streetscapes provide a host of hidden avenues for learning. On the doorstep, free to visit and with scope for inspiring activities across the curriculum - what are you waiting for?
Be inspired by a cross-curricular project which involved students creating designs for a new development in Bristol that would meet the community's needs.
How much has our local urban landscape changed? And what can we learn about the history of our neighbourhood through these changes?
Read about how a teacher in Greenwich introduced her pupils to thinking about how they could make their school more beautiful.
Inspired by stories about Kensington Palace and its inhabitants, year 5 students wrote, performed and directed short films that breathed new life into the past.
Read this introduction to Unforgettable Lessons before finding out more about these exciting projects, each one exploring the ways that buildings and places can become a great teaching resource…
Presenting research that assesses the supply and demand of built environment education in schools throughout England.
What is Engaging Places and what does it have to offer you? Find out here...
Find out the benefits of built environment education and how buildings and places relates to the national curriculum.
Find out how to get in contact with the Engaging Places team.
List your educational resources and events on the Engaging Places website.
