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CREATIVITY PRESENTATIONS

DESIGN MODELMAKING PRIVATE TOURS TAUGHT BY ARCHITECTS

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7(!4 $/ (%!$4%!#(%23 0!2%.43 3!9 h!T +ING S #ROSS !CADEMY WE WHOLEHEARTEDLY BELIEVE THAT OUR SCHOOL IS WHERE SUCCESSFUL LEARNING HAPPENS WHETHER THAT BE BEFORE DURING OR AFTER SCHOOL !RCHI MAKE SHARES A SIMILAR VISION THAT EMBRACES AND NURTURES YOUNG CHILDREN IN A FUN CREATIVE EXCITING AND STIMULATING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

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&ROM OBSERVING THE !RCHIMAKE CLASSES AND DIPPING IN AND OUT OVER THE COURSE OF A TERM ) BEGAN TO NOTICE HOWx s 4HE WORKSHOP SESSIONS WERE CAREFUL PLANNED AND THOUGHT OUT TO ALLOW EACH CHILD TO GET THE BEST FROM THEM s 3TAFF WERE ADAPTING THE SESSIONS TO SUIT THE NEEDS OF ALL PUPILS AND DIFFERENTI ATED ACCORDING TO THE PUPIL S STYLE FOR LEARNING s 0UPILS WERE BEING GUIDED THROUGH THE WORKSHOP SESSIONS AND ENCOURAGED TO BE INDEPENDENT WEEK UPON WEEK s 0UPILS LEVELS OF CONCENTRATION AND FOCUS WERE INCREASING THEY WERE MORE ABLE TO COLLABORATE AND SHARE IDEAS PROBLEM SOLVE AND FIND WAYS INDEPEN DENTLY OR WITH A PARTNER TO THINK OF SOLUTIONS RELATING TO THEIR PROJECTS s 0UPILS WERE BECOMING MORE CONFIDENT WHEN TALKING TO THEIR PEERS AND ADULTS HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO @SHOWCASE THEIR LEARNING TO PARENTS AND CARERS AT THE END OF THE PROJECT HAD DEVELOPED PUPILS ORACY SKILLS s 0UPILS WERE ABLE TO ARTICULATE THEIR LEARNING WITH CONFIDENCE AND TO A LARGER AUDIENCE

!LL OF THE ABOVE HAS LED TO BETTER OUTCOMES FOR OUR PUPILS 4HANK YOU TO #HERYL AND THE !RCHIMAKE TEAM ) WOULD MOST DEFINITELY RECOM MEND YOU ALL TO OTHER SCHOOLS THINKING OF EXTENDED DAY PROVISION AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS ETC 9OU ARE DEVELOPING OUR ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS OF THE FUTURE v

h(ERE IS A REVIEW OF YOUR SUPERB !RCHIMAKE WORKSHOP

,UCY (UDSON $ESIGN TECHNOLOGY #OORDINATOR #HANNING 3CHOOL

4ODAY THE !RCHIMAKE TEAM VISITED #HANNING *UNIOR SCHOOL WHERE GIRLS IN +3 HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE AND MAKE $ STRUCTURES INSPIRED BY FAMOUS BUILDINGS AND LANDMARKS 4HE GIRLS WORKED WITH CREATIVITY AND DETERMINATION TO MAKE THEIR $ STRUCTURES USING MARSHMALLOWS AND TOOTH PICKS 4HE GIRLS DEVELOPED THEIR SKILLS IN

DESIGNING MATHEMATICS PROBLEM SOLVING TEAM WORKING COMMUNICA TION AND INDEPENDENT THINKING 4HANK YOU VERY MUCH TO #HERYL 0ILLINER 2EEVES AND HER TEAM OF ENTHUSIASTIC ARCHITECTS FROM !RCHIMAKE 9OU WERE SO PROFESSIONAL AND SUCH AN INSPIRATION TO THE GIRLS !S THE $ESIGN AND 4ECHNOLOGY SUBJECT CO ORDINATOR AT #HANNING *UNIOR 3CHOOL ) THINK IT WAS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE GIRLS TO LEARN FROM YOUR WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND ARCHITECTURAL INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE !FTER THE WORKSHOP ONE GIRL IN +3 SAID ) LOVED LEARNING ABOUT THE FAMOUS BUILDINGS AND LANDMARKS AND ) WANT TO BE AN ARCHITECT WHEN ) GROW UP -ANY THANKS AGAIN FOR COMING v


3IMON #OLUMB (EAD OF !RT .ORTHBRIDGE (OUSE

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h&OR ALMOST A YEAR !RCHIMAKE HAVE DELIVERED !RCHITECTURE ART CLUB SESSIONS TO OUR STUDENTS IN 9EAR AND 4HE STUDENTS HAVE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THE SESSIONS AND HAVE BEEN INSPIRED BY THE ARCHITECTS WHO DELIVER EACH WEEKLY ACTIVITY !S AN ART TEACHER THE CONNECTION BETWEEN REAL WORLD PROFES SIONS AND THEIR ART LESSONS IS CRUCIAL AND THIS IS A PERFECT WAY TO CONNECT THE TWO !RCHIMAKE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THOROUGHLY PREPARED AND HAVE CLEAR OBJECTIVES TO EACH AND EVERY SESSION WITH A CONCISE OVERALL PLAN FOR EACH TERM )T HAS BEEN AN IMMENSE PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THEM IN THE LAST YEAR v h-Y DAUGHTER ATTENDED THIS YEARgS !RCHIMAKE 3UMMER #AMP AND THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT 3HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT MANY FAMOUS LANDMARKS ACROSS ,ONDON AND ENGAGE IN SOME FUN ACTIVITIES INCLUDING GAMES ART AND DESIGN PROJECTS #HERYL WHO LED THE SESSIONS WAS BRILLIANT WITH THE KIDS AND MY DAUGHTER FELT IMMEDIATELY COMFORTABLE IN THE ENVIRONMENT FROM DAY !RCHIMAKE IS A GREAT WAY FOR KIDS TO SPEND THEIR SUMMER HOLIDAYS AS IT OFFERS A RICH LEARNING AND CREATIVE EXPERIENCE 4HANK YOU !RCHIMAKE FOR GIVING MY DAUGHTER AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE v h!RCHIMAKE HAS BEEN OF GREAT BENEFIT TO MY YEAR OLD CHILD 4HE SUMMER CAMP WAS REALLY FANTASTIC AS IT COMBINED SKETCHING SKILLS LOOKING AND STUDYING ICONIC BUILDINGS THEIR CONSTRUCTION AND DETAILING MEETING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AND HAVING SOME DOWNTIME FOR OLD FASHIONED OUTDOOR PLAY IN BETWEEN DRAWING AND MAKING TASKS AS WELL AS HAVING A LOT OF FUN IN A SMALL AND MANAGEABLE GROUP (AVING ALSO ENROLLED IN THE EXTRACURRICULAR CLASSES DURING TERM TIME THESE SESSIONS HAVE ENHANCED HIS CURRICULUM SUBJECTS AT SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY TARGET AN UNDERSTANDING OF VISUAL AND SPATIAL REPRESENTATION AS WELL AS THE MARSHALLING OF MATHS TOPICS SUCH AS GEOMETRY AND SCALE IN A PRACTICAL CONTEXT 4HE PRESENTATIONS SECTION AT THE END OF EACH SESSION HAS BEEN BRILLIANT IN PROMOT ING HIS CONFIDENCE IN SPEAKING IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE AND EXPRESSING CREATIVE IDEAS AND CONCEPTS THAT ARE PACKED WITH THE PLAYFULNESS OF A CHILDgS IMAGINATION ) WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND !RCHIMAKE FOR ANY CHILD WHO HAS A VIVID IMAGINATION OR AN ARTISTIC SIDE AND IS NATURALLY INTERESTED IN DESIGN DRAWING AND CONSTRUCTION v

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7E ARE AN AWARD WINNING ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION PROGRAME WINNING "EST !RCHITECTURE %DUCATION )NITIATIVE !RCHIMAKE IS THE ONLY ORGANISATION RUN BY PROFES SIONALLY QUALIFIED ARCHITECTS PROVIDING OUTSTANDING ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AT AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS IN SCHOOL

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#HILDREN MAKE MODELS AND DRAWINGS USING A VARIETY OF EVERYDAY MATERIALS SUCH AS PAPER CARD AND WOOD

7E TEACH CHILDREN REAL PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS THAT HAPPEN IN THE PROFESSIONAL LIVES OF ARCHITECTS URBAN PLANNERS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS DEALING WITH SPACES !RCHITECTURAL SKILLS ARE SO VERSATILE THEY ARE USEFUL FOR DESIGNING ANYTHING FROM A TABLE TO A ROOM A BUILDING OR A CITY

/UR CUSTOM DESIGNED WORKSHEETS ENCOURAGE A RANGE OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS INCLUDING VISUAL THINKING SKETCHING AND ORTHOGRAPHIC DRAWING LITERACY AND DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE

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