Free workshop for children on sustainable building and surprising materials
The roads and houses we build and use are responsible for much of the UK’s waste and carbon dioxide.
These Built Environment Trust workshops explores new and exciting materials that are making construction more sustainable. Pupils will analyse and investigate natural and sometimes surprising building materials including food and fashion waste, mycelium (root system of fungi!) and more, to explore how they can be used to create an eco-friendly urban environment.
The sessions lasts for 1 hour and include building on skills such as:
- Comparing/contrasting
- Experimenting and communicating
During these workshops, there's a strong focus on pupils using their own creativity and imagination to solve real world problems
With links to the Science and Geography curriculum, the session also crosses subjects like Maths, D&T, English and Art.
Workshop dates
Sessions at the Building Centre located in Central London (nearest tube stations: Tottenham Court Road, Goodge Street or Warren Street) are available either in the morning or afternoon on:
- Friday 11 October
- Monday 14 October
- Monday 11 November
- Friday 22 November
- Monday 9 December
If your school is located in Greater London and you would struggle to visit the Centre, there is an option for us to visit your school instead.
The following dates are for in-school workshops are:
- Tuesday 12 November
- Tuesday 19 November
- Tuesday 10 December
We are able to deliver up to three workshops per day.
Testimonials from teachers who have attended workshops include:
"The children were fully engaged and enjoyed the activities. The session linked with their PSHE, Science, History, and Geography curriculum. The activities instilled curiosity and imagination in them."
"The staff was very professional and delivered the session in a very child-friendly way. They were calm and enthusiastic about the subject and were very organised while delivering the session content."
"It was so useful to have an industry professional talk to the students and answer their questions, it was also great that it was an environment where other professionals were working so it gave the boys a real-world experience. The sessions were a good mix of practical and questioning and the timings meant there was a real flow to the session."
Contact us
For questions please email Sandra Hedblad, Head of Learning: shedblad@buildingcentre.co.uk or call on 020 7692 6219.
The session is a Built Environment Trust session, developed by MATT+FIONA.
