Our most recent Smart School Council project focused on improving learning streets. Cathedral’s four learning streets (Discovery Drive, Brainbox Boulevard, Winners Wynd and Ambition Avenue) are extensions of classrooms and we want them to be vibrant, well-organised spaces which support our Active8 approach and inspire and facilitate amazing learning.
Pupils across the school were asked through Smart School Council how they would like to improve their learning street and came up with the following requests:
- We would like learning streets to be zoned to include a technology/construction area, a reading area, a Publication Station for independent writing and a ‘wellbeing area’;
- We would like systems in place to ensure resources are quickly replenished when they run out;
- We would like systems in place to keep learning streets tidy and organised, including brushes and dustpans to clear up after messy learning.
Staff in Winners Wynd worked together on the inservice day to respond to the children’s requests by zoning the learning street and reorganising and labeling resources. New technology/construction resources have been ordered, a well-being area set up and pupils are already enjoying the new reading area, where they can curl up with a book.
Pupils and staff from Brainbox Boulevard and Ambition Avenue are pulling together their final plans and the children will see these two learning streets transformed in the coming weeks.
