Devising a London Olympics field trip
Course overview
This course will help you find out about the geographical context of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and show you the key places to carry out fieldwork based on this major world event.
The day will start on the edge of the Olympic Park in Stratford, after which venues such as the Olympic stadium, the athletes' village, the broadcasting centre and the multi-sports arena will be viewed. Participants will also visit Holden Point, the area's best vantage point, which gives an amazing panoramic view of the entire park and has been used by the International Olympic Committee to review progress.
The course will also look at the potential impacts of 2012 on Stratford, including new developments such as the Westfield Centre which opened in September 2011. These will be considered within a sustainability framework and ideas of how this might be assessed in the field will be given.
'Practical, useful, informative and relevant. I can transfer this to make an excellent field trip for my students!'
'A really valuable day which gave me a great start to devising my field trip.'
This course has now taken place - contact John Lyon if you'd like to have a bespoke CPD training day delivered in your school.
Who is this course for?
Secondary geography teachers interested in running their own Olympics field trip.
Course date and location
We are no longer taking bookings for this course.
Aims and outcomes
- Update your subject knowledge of the London 2012 Olympics and their impacts.
- Consider strategies for fieldwork in the area.
- Consider broader criteria by which the London 2012 Olympics might be assessed, such as regeneration and sustainability.
Course programme
09:30-10:00 Coffee and registration
10:00-10:45 'London 2012 - transforming east London' - A focus on opportunities presented by the London 2012 and geography classrooms.
10:45-11.15 Refreshments and collection of packed lunches. Walk through Stratford to Holden Point.
11:15-12:15 Walk around the Westfield Centre - suggested teaching activities.
12:15-14:45 The Olympic Park - a walk from Hackney Wick to the View Tube (canalside walk - bring comfortable shoes). A chance for you to see close at hand the main venues including the Broadcast and Media Centre, Multi-sports Arena, Energy Centre, the Olympic Stadium and Aquatics Centre. Walk to Holden Point.
15:00-16:00 Holden Point - a view of the Olympic Park from 22 floors up! Thinking about fieldwork opportunities, and plenary discussion.
16:00 Close
Presenter
Bob Digby, GA Senior Vice President and Community Geographer, Principal Examiner, author and education consultant
Marketing opportunities
If your organisation would like to include an insert in the delegate packs for this event, please contact Lucy Oxley.
Got a question about this course?
Contact the GA's Events Manager Lucy Oxley (0114 296 0088) who will be happy to help.
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