Case studies

In this section you will find a range of case studies all of which demonstrate good practice within Learning Outside the Classroom. They cover the eight Learning Outside the Classroom sectors, fourteen school subject areas and the four key stages. The case studies are added to regularly – if you have a case study demonstrating good practice, which you would like to share with visitors to the Learning Outside the Classroom website, please use the ‘submit a case study’ form.

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03 August 2010

Record Breaking Time Travel

Case Study

This case study provided by Learning through Landscapes covers an extensive heritage project conducted by William Edwards School and Sports College. Some interesting archaeological finds pave the way for an engaging school grounds project.

  • Heritage
  • School grounds

28 July 2010

Cross Curricular Creative Writing

Case Study

26 Year 9 boys were taken to the Leicester Outdoor Pursuit Centre on a project which aims to use a learning outside the classroom experience to engage disaffected boys in creative writing.

  • Adventurous activity

07 May 2010

LOtC Community Cohesion Project

Case Study

Leicester City Council use LOtC to bring young people together from different areas of the city and foster cohesion.

  • Adventurous activity

12 March 2010

School aims for National Challenge target with outdoor learning

Case Study

All Saints Catholic Centre, Merseyside, works with Pro-Active Adventure as part of the National Challenge Programme which helps schools achieve a Government target of 30 per cent of GCSE children achieving five A to C grades.

  • Adventurous activity

13 November 2009

Mind Space bringing meditation to schools

Case Study

Mind Space has recently expanded into working within schools with positive results. Feedback from both learners and teachers was encouraging.

  • Arts and creativity
  • Sacred space
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