Teachers’ CPD: Cultural Institutions as Learning Resources
2024
20 November 2024
Teachers’ CPD: Cultural Institutions as Learning Resources
Come to Pitzhanger for a special Teachers’ CPD session in partnership with the University of West London.
Overview
This special free Continuing Professional Development (CPD) session for teachers and educators in all key stages explores how to use local cultural hubs, like Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, as teaching resources across the curriculum. It’ll be a great opportunity to network with local teachers who are looking to support their students and develop their educational and cultural capital by engaging with their local university.
We really hope you can join us to discuss and explore this work in a fun, supportive environment with like-minded educators and practitioners.
About
Co-presented with the University of West London (UWL), educators will take part in a creative workshop with an artist practitioner from Pitzhanger and an academic workshop with experts from UWL.
First, artist and educator Lucy Eccles will lead a creative workshop instructed by a sample lesson plan interacting with Pitzhanger Manor’s unique spaces and vibrant architectural history. This workshop will equip educators with the tools to adapt Lucy’s architectural analysis of Pitzhanger to any space explored. This lesson plan will be available to all participants after the session, suitable for a variety of key stages.
In the next session, UWL experts will apply architectural principles to school buildings. Delivered by Dr Efcharis Balodimou (Haroula) and Prapooja KC, the workshop will be an exciting opportunity to explore how architecture can influence teaching, learning and wellbeing of students and teachers. This workshop will be a rich source of inspiration for local educators in their respective communities and will aim to link the architecture of the historic house and design genius of Sir John Soane, to contemporary life and culture.
This session is open to teachers and educators in any key stage and subject. Educators working in out-of-school and informal learning settings are also welcome to attend.
Light refreshments will be provided in this session, and there is a scheduled time for networking towards the end of the session.
Schedule
Time
Activity
1:00 – 1:15
Introductions and check-in
1:15 – 1:30
Tour of Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery
1:30 – 2:20
Art Workshop with Lucy Eccles
2:20 – 2:30
Break
2:30 – 3:15
Workshop with Dr Efcharis Balodimou and Prapooja KC
3:15 – 4:00
Networking and refreshments
About the presenters
Lucy Eccles is an architect, maker, educator based in London.
Dr Efcharis Balodimou (Haroula) is a senior lecturer and the course leader for BSc (Hons) Architectural Design Technology courses at the University of West London. She has worked in architectural offices specialising in high value residential refurbishment and conversion of listed buildings, and from 2012 to 2021, Haroula was a Governor in an Ealing Primary School. In addition to her duties in participating in the management of the school, she acted as an architectural consultant during the school’s refurbishment and new built extension (completed June 2016).
Prapooja KC is a PhD researcher, who is specifically working on a research project of implementing solar lighting systems to improve indoor lighting environments of education buildings, and to promote users’ health and wellbeing.
This unique event grants Members of Pitzhanger exclusive access to the exhibition before it opens to the general public, and outside of public opening hours.
Please note that the Eating Room and the Upper Drawing Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 3–5pm on 17 October for a private function. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
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