Why don’t children from neighbouring schools learn together more? We explored this question on a recent project with children from Hurst Hill Primary School organising a trip to their nearest neighbours, Queen Victoria Primary to see how children use digital tools to support creative learning.We are supporting the Hurst Hill children as they look to change the way they use technology exploring questions such as are ICT suites relevant anymore and why should you have to go to a designated place to use technology?
These outdated ideas are being seriously challenged by year 4 as they look to encourage everyone at their school to join the 21st Century and become digital creatives. Their visit to their neighbours, (just a short walk away) was a very successful morning and the children from Queen Victoria led workshops in film, animation, podcasting a radio broadcasting and shared their top tips for making technology mobile, accessible and inspirational. The kids really enjoyed it and were very inspired by the experience. Next big question, why don’t we do this more often?