Meaningful maps research project

Fetlar children have been taking part in a research project with a team led by Professor Stephen Scoffham, Canterbury Christchurch University alongside other children in the UK producing maps from their memory of their local area.

They learned what a key was and had to include one in their own map but choice of symbol or colour was left to them. The aim of the project is to involve children from diverse backgrounds and geographical settings to find out what places matter to them.

Evaluation and summary of the data analysis will be made available for all the schools participating at a later date.

Unexpected sites exhibition Mareel and Bressay lighthouse trip

On Tuesday 29th May 2018  Fetlar Primary School visited the Mareel to view their work in the Unexpected Sites exhibition.  The exhibition was part of a collaborative project to bring children to art and vice versa.  We made large maps and used our sketch books to create viewing frames and pictures from our environment.  Our pieces des resistance were the papier mache boulders which were based on the boulders slung over the wall at the big house in Houbie.  Everyone asked what the boulders are for since they look really old and its unusual to see them hung over the wall but they are weights to keep the ivy on the other side of the wall from falling down!

We met the children from Skeld Primary School there and then went on a bus to Bressay lighthouse with them to meet the resident artist Amanda Welch who lives in London but loves Shetland so much she keeps on visiting and drawing. She has drawn and made sculptures of the Shetland Islands.  One was made from dress material.

Aaron said the best thing he enjoyed was to see the rocks he had made at school with Amy. Darcy said the best thing she enjoyed was making new friends and going over to Bressay.

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