Planning the Garden City

Pupils will be transported back in time to the year 1910. Working in the original Drawing Office of Barry Parker’s Architects, pupils will design and create their very own Garden City. This 15 to 20 minute workshop offers pupils an insight into the concept, design and layout of a Garden City. With access to the town’s original development maps, and images from the museum collection, this learning experience brings history into the present.

 
Curriculum links:

History KS2

•  2 - Knowledge and understanding of events, people and changes in the past, recognise why people did things, why events happened and what happened as a result , identify differences between ways of life at different times, Historical interpretation, Breadth of study

Geography KS2

• to use appropriate fieldwork techniques [for example, labelled field sketches] and instruments [for example, a rain gauge, a camera] ,to use atlases and globes, and maps and plans at a range of scales [for example, using contents, keys, grids], Knowledge and understanding of environmental change and sustainable development, Breadth of study, study at a range of scales - local, regional and national.

Art and Design KS2

• Adapt their work according to their views and describe how they might develop it further, the roles and purposes of artists, craftspeople and designers working in different times and cultures.

Pre-visit Activities - The Garden City

Prepare for your visit with a teacher's pack, filled with supporting resources provided by the Museum. Introduce the ideas of the Garden City through a series of photographs from the museum’s collection. Pupils can identify the changes in housing standards, with recognition of the living and working benefits of both town and country.