Key stage 1 - 2 lesson plan (173kb). Key stage 3 – 4 lesson plan (173kb). Image bank (3.6M)
As part of the London Festival of Architecture, Engaging Places is pleased to announce the ‘Beauty and the school’ photographic competition. Take a student mascot on a tour of your school and create the perfect photo to illustrate the beauty in your building.
Mascot shows stained-glass window © based on image by A&M Photography and kfury, flickr.com
In the French film Amélie the main character sends her father a series of snapshots of their garden gnome on holidays in exotic locations. These quirky photos are the catalyst for his own explorations outside the confines of his home. As part of the ‘Beauty and the school’ photographic competition students will journey through their own school, discovering the beauty it holds and recording it with the help of their own little mascot!
Engaging Places has produced a lesson plan and image bank resource (see links at top of article) designed to generate discussion about beauty in the built environment. They can be used as preparation for entering the Engaging Places ‘Beauty in the school’ photographic competition, or as a stand-alone resource. This competition is open to schools in the Greater London area.
Students of all ages can observe, compare and discuss a range of buildings to help them decide what they find most attractive in their own school building. Then the real fun begins! The class will take their mascot on a tour of the school, photographing it in the places they love best, producing their own Amélie-style image. The best photo can then be entered into the ‘Beauty and the school’ competition.
Gnome mascot shows us the merit of a school library © sebastien.b, flickr.com
Taking part could not be easier
- The competition has two categories. Category 1 – primary schools in Greater London. Category 2 – secondary schools in Greater London.
- Download your key stage 1 - 2 lesson plan, key stage 3 – 4 lesson plan and image bank.
- Register your details and upload the photo of your mascot showing us the beauty in your school building. Registration opens 3 June 2010.
- The closing date is Wednesday 30 June 2010.
Prizes
- the winning photo from each category will be displayed as part of a public exhibition.
- each school will receive a framed copy of the winning photo.
- winners will be featured on the Engaging Places website.
- teachers of the winning classes will each receive a £100 voucher for the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) bookshop. The RIBA bookshop holds a wide range of titles on all subjects connected to design, architecture and the built environment.
Terms and conditions
- the winning photo should contain the student mascot showing us a beautiful aspect of your school building, as chosen by your students.
- extra points for creative images!
- the competition is open to schools in Greater London.
- one photo per class.
- photos should not contain students – only your mascot.
- the competition closes Wednesday 30 June 2010.
Runners-up will see their images on a special flickr.com image bank. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday 30 June 2010. Upload your entry now.
This competition is part of the London Festival of Architecture, taking place from 19 June - 4 July.
