Making a positive difference
The Town That Cares for the Planet is a collaboration between Single Steps Learning and Our Holy Redeemer School in Clydebank, Scotland. Continue reading to see how the Grade 3 and 4 students designed and built a Mini Town with Makedo! In the process they learned about how their creative decisions can make a positive difference in the world.
Documenting the process
Their extensive documentation, which you can check out in full detail on Single Steps, outlines the various stages of the project in which students were town planners and worked in engineering teams. With Makedo, they made citizens, vehicles, buildings and renewable energy sources. Single Steps Learning use a ‘Think it, Try it, Fix it, Share it’ design process (refer to their thorough documentation to see how this works). The project provided opportunities for students to develop a variety of positive attitudes and skills demonstrated through their reflection process like; have a go, keep on trying, listening, speaking, writing, using numbers and teamwork.
About Single Steps Learning
‘Single Steps Learning’ was created by Lynne Williams and Andrew Pearce for the purpose of sharing knowledge about effective learning and teaching. They aim to make a positive difference through embedded professional development. As well as designing and facilitating events, projects and training for educators, they work alongside real teachers in real classrooms to empower, lead and train educators creating collaborative learning communities in the UK.
To do this, they use Makedo and problem-based learning!
via Single Steps
