Geography
As Geographers at Keston, we learn all about the world around us in an exciting and meaningful way with a focus on outdoor learning opportunities. Our lessons use a largely investigative approach which promote creativity and critical thinking about the world to equip our pupils with the skills and the knowledge to explore the world around them and have a better understanding of our planet. The children learn about a range of diverse topics about a variety of places, people, resources and natural and human environments. Some of our topics: human and physical geography, how to use maps and technology as well as conducting our own fieldwork. We also intend to give all the children a sense of place through our Geography lessons whilst developing an in-depth knowledge of both where they live and their local community as well as the wider world by making comparisons with the UK to countries across the world.
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As Geographers, the children will be encouraged to:
- ask questions, think critically and develop their own sense of perspective of the world
- use Geographical vocabulary
- conduct their own investigations.
We feel this is important to ensure we provide our children with memorable, real life experiences.
Additionally, each year group at Keston studies a theme within the 'Our Changing World' topic which has a strong focus on:
- climate change,
- pollution and
- recycling.
This enables the children to understand how and why places our changing to help us gain an understanding of the world and our future and how we can live in a sustainable way.