Year 7 have been working towards answering their first guiding question: ‘What makes a successful community?’
To begin with, they studied different maps of the local area around XP and XP East schools and noted key landmarks, features and land uses.
Next, fieldwork took Year 7s around Doncaster’s Lakeside. While stopping at different ‘pit stops’ along the way, they were able to make notes of key notices and wonders to find indicators to help decide whether the area is an example of a successful community.
‘I notice that there is a sign saying ‘Welcome to Lakeside’.’
‘I wonder if the lake gets dirty in Autumn due to the leaves from the trees and who is responsible for keeping it clean.’ (Theone C, Year 7)
‘I notice that CCTV is in operation at Keepmoat stadium.’
‘I wonder why they need cameras.’ (Maclaren K, Year 7)
Now, Year 7 are correlating their findings and using them to write an answer to the guiding question.