hello heard some really awesome people so far and exploration is is so vital
so far and exploration is is so vital
so far and exploration is is so vital and so important and for me very much so
and so important and for me very much so
and so important and for me very much so exploration is a physical manifestation
exploration is a physical manifestation
exploration is a physical manifestation of geography and what I’d like to take
of geography and what I’d like to take
of geography and what I’d like to take you through is and what I think
you through is and what I think
you through is and what I think geography is and what I call guerrilla
geography is and what I call guerrilla
geography is and what I call guerrilla geography and hopefully maybe inspire
geography and hopefully maybe inspire
geography and hopefully maybe inspire some of you to take part in in this
some of you to take part in in this
some of you to take part in in this practice if you’re not already actually
practice if you’re not already actually
practice if you’re not already actually doing it already and my background is as
doing it already and my background is as
doing it already and my background is as a geographer educators a geography
a geographer educators a geography
a geographer educators a geography teacher in the UK we’re fortunate enough
teacher in the UK we’re fortunate enough
teacher in the UK we’re fortunate enough that all children have a geography
that all children have a geography
that all children have a geography education but even in the UK
education but even in the UK
education but even in the UK geography is in many ways misunderstood
geography is in many ways misunderstood
geography is in many ways misunderstood damaged and marginalized both in the
damaged and marginalized both in the
damaged and marginalized both in the media and by politicians which astounds
media and by politicians which astounds
media and by politicians which astounds me and really what drove me to help
me and really what drove me to help
me and really what drove me to help found the job food collective an
found the job food collective an
found the job food collective an organization that I now work with which
organization that I now work with which
organization that I now work with which is 35 people who worked creatively
is 35 people who worked creatively
is 35 people who worked creatively together from primary school teachers
together from primary school teachers
together from primary school teachers all the way up to university academics
all the way up to university academics
all the way up to university academics it’s to re-engage people with geography
it’s to re-engage people with geography
it’s to re-engage people with geography to make them think again about what it
to make them think again about what it
to make them think again about what it means to be a geographer and to be proud
means to be a geographer and to be proud
means to be a geographer and to be proud of the term and to reclaim it so first
of the term and to reclaim it so first
of the term and to reclaim it so first of all um can anyone tell me what
of all um can anyone tell me what
of all um can anyone tell me what geography is
ah you’ve you’ve heard me I love that
ah you’ve you’ve heard me I love that that’s fantastic for me geography is
that’s fantastic for me geography is
that’s fantastic for me geography is anything that happens somewhere right
anything that happens somewhere right
anything that happens somewhere right Hogwarts Middle Earth these are real
Hogwarts Middle Earth these are real
Hogwarts Middle Earth these are real places in our imaginations and even
places in our imaginations and even
places in our imaginations and even places which we say a real all we can do
places which we say a real all we can do
places which we say a real all we can do is imagine those places not really real
is imagine those places not really real
is imagine those places not really real by the time we think we know these
by the time we think we know these
by the time we think we know these places they’ve changed we don’t really
places they’ve changed we don’t really
places they’ve changed we don’t really know them anymore anyway which really
know them anymore anyway which really
know them anymore anyway which really brings about sort of the idea well
brings about sort of the idea well
brings about sort of the idea well what’s the point of geography if it’s
what’s the point of geography if it’s
what’s the point of geography if it’s everything and I love this quote from
everything and I love this quote from
everything and I love this quote from the band faithless you don’t need eyes
the band faithless you don’t need eyes
the band faithless you don’t need eyes to see you need vision you know
to see you need vision you know
to see you need vision you know geography and being a jogger fur being a
geography and being a jogger fur being a
geography and being a jogger fur being a geographer it’s about a particular lens
geographer it’s about a particular lens
geographer it’s about a particular lens it’s a viewpoint it’s a way of seeing
it’s a viewpoint it’s a way of seeing
it’s a viewpoint it’s a way of seeing the world it’s in patterns and systems
the world it’s in patterns and systems
the world it’s in patterns and systems it’s about making connections my wife is
it’s about making connections my wife is
it’s about making connections my wife is currently in her second year of a PhD in
currently in her second year of a PhD in
currently in her second year of a PhD in geography and she’s looking at how women
geography and she’s looking at how women
geography and she’s looking at how women um have been detained in the UK prison
um have been detained in the UK prison
um have been detained in the UK prison system after fleeing persecution in
system after fleeing persecution in
system after fleeing persecution in other countries and looking at how their
other countries and looking at how their
other countries and looking at how their relationship with home however they
relationship with home however they
relationship with home however they conceptualize that impacts on their
conceptualize that impacts on their
conceptualize that impacts on their mental health she shares a desk with
mental health she shares a desk with
mental health she shares a desk with someone who works studying pollen in ice
someone who works studying pollen in ice
someone who works studying pollen in ice cores to work out the effects of climate
cores to work out the effects of climate
cores to work out the effects of climate change in the in the distant past I
change in the in the distant past I
change in the in the distant past I think many of us in this room can make
think many of us in this room can make
think many of us in this room can make the connection between the issues of
the connection between the issues of
the connection between the issues of climate change and how detention and
climate change and how detention and
climate change and how detention and refugees and the mental health and
refugees and the mental health and
refugees and the mental health and well-being of people may be influenced
well-being of people may be influenced
well-being of people may be influenced in the future you know you’ve seen these
in the future you know you’ve seen these
in the future you know you’ve seen these massive connections so gorillas
massive connections so gorillas
massive connections so gorillas geography
geography
geography yeah gorilla geographers could study
yeah gorilla geographers could study
yeah gorilla geographers could study gorillas like gorillas gorillas
gorillas like gorillas gorillas
gorillas like gorillas gorillas geography is about thinking creatively
geography is about thinking creatively
geography is about thinking creatively we need creative new solutions at a
we need creative new solutions at a
we need creative new solutions at a political level at an educational level
political level at an educational level
political level at an educational level but in many ways and a job for during
but in many ways and a job for during
but in many ways and a job for during mass he talks about this there’s like a
mass he talks about this there’s like a
mass he talks about this there’s like a hard shell of ideas in the legal system
hard shell of ideas in the legal system
hard shell of ideas in the legal system in which we operate in the way that
in which we operate in the way that
in which we operate in the way that businesses work and that’s fixed that’s
businesses work and that’s fixed that’s
businesses work and that’s fixed that’s not moving there’s no crisis of need for
not moving there’s no crisis of need for
not moving there’s no crisis of need for creativity in that area it feels people
creativity in that area it feels people
creativity in that area it feels people subscribe to that yet in the environment
subscribe to that yet in the environment
subscribe to that yet in the environment in tiger populations in all sorts of
in tiger populations in all sorts of
in tiger populations in all sorts of wildlife situations in terms of climate
wildlife situations in terms of climate
wildlife situations in terms of climate change we do face crises and gorillas
change we do face crises and gorillas
change we do face crises and gorillas geography is about saying you know what
geography is about saying you know what
geography is about saying you know what we need to think differently we need to
we need to think differently we need to
we need to think differently we need to be creative about places and you start
be creative about places and you start
be creative about places and you start seeing that already you see people in
seeing that already you see people in
seeing that already you see people in campaigns working creatively and using
campaigns working creatively and using
campaigns working creatively and using geographies of concept to achieve that
geographies of concept to achieve that
geographies of concept to achieve that the occupation movement the word
the occupation movement the word
the occupation movement the word occupation is a geographical term
occupation is a geographical term
occupation is a geographical term guerilla gardeners are about changing
guerilla gardeners are about changing
guerilla gardeners are about changing places for the better changing
places for the better changing
places for the better changing environments in one way or another
environments in one way or another
environments in one way or another street artists and so on so what are
street artists and so on so what are
street artists and so on so what are things I’ve heard a lot which is kind of
things I’ve heard a lot which is kind of
things I’ve heard a lot which is kind of bored me is this question of is
bored me is this question of is
bored me is this question of is exploration dead has everywhere been
exploration dead has everywhere been
exploration dead has everywhere been explored that’s such an old time
explored that’s such an old time
explored that’s such an old time question because clearly everything is
question because clearly everything is
question because clearly everything is always changing an exploration isn’t
always changing an exploration isn’t
always changing an exploration isn’t just about the pioneers going off in
just about the pioneers going off in
just about the pioneers going off in retrieving knowledge it’s about children
retrieving knowledge it’s about children
retrieving knowledge it’s about children learning it’s about exploration being a
learning it’s about exploration being a
learning it’s about exploration being a learning process it’s about searching
learning process it’s about searching
learning process it’s about searching for questions and looking for answers in
for questions and looking for answers in
for questions and looking for answers in this case finding a lost parrot finding
this case finding a lost parrot finding
this case finding a lost parrot finding a lost sock
a lost sock
a lost sock these are explorations that things that
these are explorations that things that
these are explorations that things that everyday that all of us face that it
everyday that all of us face that it
everyday that all of us face that it just as valid is important to the
just as valid is important to the
just as valid is important to the individual maybe as things that feeling
individual maybe as things that feeling
individual maybe as things that feeling feel far more exotic a far more distant
feel far more exotic a far more distant
feel far more exotic a far more distant we’re all searching for answers where
we’re all searching for answers where
we’re all searching for answers where are we going to die where are we gonna
are we going to die where are we gonna
are we going to die where are we gonna live where we gonna go on a holiday
live where we gonna go on a holiday
live where we gonna go on a holiday what’s our identity where are we from or
what’s our identity where are we from or
what’s our identity where are we from or geographical ideas so guerrilla
geographical ideas so guerrilla
geographical ideas so guerrilla geography is about encouraging people to
geography is about encouraging people to
geography is about encouraging people to see the world differently it’s also
see the world differently it’s also
see the world differently it’s also about encouraging people to think about
about encouraging people to think about
about encouraging people to think about how the world see them and it’s also
how the world see them and it’s also
how the world see them and it’s also about saying to children and to
about saying to children and to
about saying to children and to ourselves that we make places we are
ourselves that we make places we are
ourselves that we make places we are place makers it’s inevitable by the fact
place makers it’s inevitable by the fact
place makers it’s inevitable by the fact that everyone
that everyone
that everyone here we are making this place that we’re
here we are making this place that we’re
here we are making this place that we’re in right now where you are you’re
in right now where you are you’re
in right now where you are you’re shaping and making places whenever you
shaping and making places whenever you
shaping and making places whenever you buy or consume something you hope to
buy or consume something you hope to
buy or consume something you hope to shape or make a place elsewhere on the
shape or make a place elsewhere on the
shape or make a place elsewhere on the planet when you get home as a teenager
planet when you get home as a teenager
planet when you get home as a teenager and you speak to your parents and that
and you speak to your parents and that
and you speak to your parents and that moment when you’re asked how was your
moment when you’re asked how was your
moment when you’re asked how was your day you have the option to sort of prove
day you have the option to sort of prove
day you have the option to sort of prove and walk up to your room and maybe have
and walk up to your room and maybe have
and walk up to your room and maybe have a slightly sour household also ask your
a slightly sour household also ask your
a slightly sour household also ask your parents you know how was your day and
parents you know how was your day and
parents you know how was your day and give them a hug and that place then
give them a hug and that place then
give them a hug and that place then becomes a very loving warming
becomes a very loving warming
becomes a very loving warming environment maybe not in all households
environment maybe not in all households
environment maybe not in all households but you know in some do we teach our
but you know in some do we teach our
but you know in some do we teach our children to think about they look for
children to think about they look for
children to think about they look for its own places at that scale that they
its own places at that scale that they
its own places at that scale that they understand or do we want to form a
understand or do we want to form a
understand or do we want to form a geography that’s like do you know what I
geography that’s like do you know what I
geography that’s like do you know what I want you to imagine this distant place
want you to imagine this distant place
want you to imagine this distant place it’s got absolutely nothing to do with
it’s got absolutely nothing to do with
it’s got absolutely nothing to do with you and if you can’t put a pin on a map
you and if you can’t put a pin on a map
you and if you can’t put a pin on a map to show what that place is or where it
to show what that place is or where it
to show what that place is or where it is or things about it then clearly
is or things about it then clearly
is or things about it then clearly you’re illiterate personally I’m
you’re illiterate personally I’m
you’re illiterate personally I’m interested in emotional intelligence and
interested in emotional intelligence and
interested in emotional intelligence and children that empathy their
children that empathy their
children that empathy their understanding for these issues so this
understanding for these issues so this
understanding for these issues so this illustration is done by the wonderful
illustration is done by the wonderful
illustration is done by the wonderful Tom Morgan Jones who I work with in the
Tom Morgan Jones who I work with in the
Tom Morgan Jones who I work with in the drug-free collective doing a sea of
drug-free collective doing a sea of
drug-free collective doing a sea of children’s books and other things and
children’s books and other things and
children’s books and other things and I’m going to come back to some of these
I’m going to come back to some of these
I’m going to come back to some of these in a bit but my point in this slide
in a bit but my point in this slide
in a bit but my point in this slide really is that children facing number
really is that children facing number
really is that children facing number barriers when it comes to geography yes
barriers when it comes to geography yes
barriers when it comes to geography yes in terms of sort of the networks through
in terms of sort of the networks through
in terms of sort of the networks through communications they have a lot of
communications they have a lot of
communications they have a lot of freedom they can access all kinds of
freedom they can access all kinds of
freedom they can access all kinds of porn they can access before and lots of
porn they can access before and lots of
porn they can access before and lots of parents don’t quite know what to do with
parents don’t quite know what to do with
parents don’t quite know what to do with the fact that they can access that sort
the fact that they can access that sort
the fact that they can access that sort of dodgy material that’s one sort of
of dodgy material that’s one sort of
of dodgy material that’s one sort of form of freedom but increasingly
form of freedom but increasingly
form of freedom but increasingly children are kept indoors they’re not
children are kept indoors they’re not
children are kept indoors they’re not allowed to play out clearly that has an
allowed to play out clearly that has an
allowed to play out clearly that has an impact on their mental health their
impact on their mental health their
impact on their mental health their physical health their well-being their
physical health their well-being their
physical health their well-being their ability to understand how communities
ability to understand how communities
ability to understand how communities work and how to negotiate risk I think
work and how to negotiate risk I think
work and how to negotiate risk I think the argument there is one but
the argument there is one but
the argument there is one but nonetheless people don’t let their
nonetheless people don’t let their
nonetheless people don’t let their children out like they should do terms
children out like they should do terms
children out like they should do terms being thrown around like nature deficit
being thrown around like nature deficit
being thrown around like nature deficit disorder that kind of thing in the UK
disorder that kind of thing in the UK
disorder that kind of thing in the UK education system geographies under
education system geographies under
education system geographies under threat in the u.s. geography in the u.s.
threat in the u.s. geography in the u.s.
threat in the u.s. geography in the u.s. education system there isn’t geography
education system there isn’t geography
education system there isn’t geography this sticker here is from the education
this sticker here is from the education
this sticker here is from the education team who did an awesome work at National
team who did an awesome work at National
team who did an awesome work at National Geographic and who I have the pleasure
Geographic and who I have the pleasure
Geographic and who I have the pleasure to work with trying to make sure that
to work with trying to make sure that
to work with trying to make sure that geography appears in the education
geography appears in the education
geography appears in the education system in this country
system in this country
system in this country geography is at the center of what
geography is at the center of what
geography is at the center of what everyone does so so how can it not be
everyone does so so how can it not be
everyone does so so how can it not be firmly in the curriculum it just doesn’t
firmly in the curriculum it just doesn’t
firmly in the curriculum it just doesn’t make sense it has so many answers and
make sense it has so many answers and
make sense it has so many answers and helps children to understand the world
helps children to understand the world
helps children to understand the world around them so it’s like there’s a
around them so it’s like there’s a
around them so it’s like there’s a conspiracy right we don’t want them to
conspiracy right we don’t want them to
conspiracy right we don’t want them to understand and make these connections
understand and make these connections
understand and make these connections between different things that somehow a
between different things that somehow a
between different things that somehow a danger or a risk so I think children
danger or a risk so I think children
danger or a risk so I think children have problems because they’re not
have problems because they’re not
have problems because they’re not allowed to explore outdoors and when
allowed to explore outdoors and when
allowed to explore outdoors and when they do go outdoors a lot of time they
they do go outdoors a lot of time they
they do go outdoors a lot of time they probably make sense of it because
probably make sense of it because
probably make sense of it because they’re not taught about it properly in
they’re not taught about it properly in
they’re not taught about it properly in schools
I’ll be back in a moment some thinking
I’ll be back in a moment some thinking that I’m
is anyone here going to Everest in the
is anyone here going to Everest in the next few months
next few months
next few months clearly Breann belongs there doesn’t say
clearly Breann belongs there doesn’t say
clearly Breann belongs there doesn’t say we just need to think about the systems
we just need to think about the systems
we just need to think about the systems in which we work and what works and
in which we work and what works and
in which we work and what works and what’s right and just say what if what
what’s right and just say what if what
what’s right and just say what if what if George were allowed to play out on
if George were allowed to play out on
if George were allowed to play out on the street nor what if we blocked off
the street nor what if we blocked off
the street nor what if we blocked off the street on a Sunday I asked parents
the street on a Sunday I asked parents
the street on a Sunday I asked parents on my street sit on a Sunday let’s have
on my street sit on a Sunday let’s have
on my street sit on a Sunday let’s have a couple of people it’s like a dead-end
a couple of people it’s like a dead-end
a couple of people it’s like a dead-end street let’s have a cup of tea and then
street let’s have a cup of tea and then
street let’s have a cup of tea and then to the street and let the kids play out
to the street and let the kids play out
to the street and let the kids play out of 100 households 5 wanted to call the
of 100 households 5 wanted to call the
of 100 households 5 wanted to call the police because they thought that it was
police because they thought that it was
police because they thought that it was illegal to do that like they’re wrong
illegal to do that like they’re wrong
illegal to do that like they’re wrong right and then another 10 so they said
right and then another 10 so they said
right and then another 10 so they said well there aren’t any children on this
well there aren’t any children on this
well there aren’t any children on this street and there are there’s lots of
street and there are there’s lots of
street and there are there’s lots of children and then another group thought
children and then another group thought
children and then another group thought that increased risk and this is this is
that increased risk and this is this is
that increased risk and this is this is a brilliant example of where
a brilliant example of where
a brilliant example of where geographical knowledge and understanding
geographical knowledge and understanding
geographical knowledge and understanding is completely lost because if parents
is completely lost because if parents
is completely lost because if parents understood the real risks of letting
understood the real risks of letting
understood the real risks of letting their children play out then they’d let
their children play out then they’d let
their children play out then they’d let their children play out if they
their children play out if they
their children play out if they understood where the risk those were
understood where the risk those were
understood where the risk those were from cars or from strangers if they had
from cars or from strangers if they had
from cars or from strangers if they had the geographical understanding to
the geographical understanding to
the geographical understanding to understand whether it was safe to get to
understand whether it was safe to get to
understand whether it was safe to get to the park or not then maybe that their
the park or not then maybe that their
the park or not then maybe that their children play out more they be allowed
children play out more they be allowed
children play out more they be allowed to explore they be allowed to learn from
to explore they be allowed to learn from
to explore they be allowed to learn from breaking a window or costing a worm in
breaking a window or costing a worm in
breaking a window or costing a worm in half vital childhood experiences this is
half vital childhood experiences this is
half vital childhood experiences this is guerrilla geography I didn’t recognize
guerrilla geography I didn’t recognize
guerrilla geography I didn’t recognize this building this was I’m the US
this building this was I’m the US
this building this was I’m the US Embassy in London and this was under the
Embassy in London and this was under the
Embassy in London and this was under the Bush administration where it was
Bush administration where it was
Bush administration where it was suggested that waterboarding was
suggested that waterboarding was
suggested that waterboarding was completely fine so we thought that we’d
completely fine so we thought that we’d
completely fine so we thought that we’d have an international waterboarding
have an international waterboarding
have an international waterboarding Championships outside the US Embassy
but be clear ball games I don’t think
but be clear ball games I don’t think they’re like the maeín sort of form of
they’re like the maeín sort of form of
they’re like the maeín sort of form of ball games being a sort of ball games
ball games being a sort of ball games
ball games being a sort of ball games not allowed waterboarding completely
not allowed waterboarding completely
not allowed waterboarding completely fine and it’s just using its using a
fine and it’s just using its using a
fine and it’s just using its using a geographical principle street artists do
geographical principle street artists do
geographical principle street artists do this a lot it’s about taking something
this a lot it’s about taking something
this a lot it’s about taking something out of place and putting into another
out of place and putting into another
out of place and putting into another place to make people think differently
place to make people think differently
place to make people think differently about it so in an education context I
about it so in an education context I
about it so in an education context I wouldn’t recommend waterboarding with
wouldn’t recommend waterboarding with
wouldn’t recommend waterboarding with children it’s about saying you know any
children it’s about saying you know any
children it’s about saying you know any any classroom environment involves
any classroom environment involves
any classroom environment involves includes a teacher a learner an
includes a teacher a learner an
includes a teacher a learner an environment and activity in a subject
environment and activity in a subject
environment and activity in a subject how can we make any of those more
how can we make any of those more
how can we make any of those more regular or irregular or quirky and sadly
regular or irregular or quirky and sadly
regular or irregular or quirky and sadly you know this sort of sections called
you know this sort of sections called
you know this sort of sections called geography teaching from the edge
geography teaching from the edge
geography teaching from the edge geography is at the edge like the thing
geography is at the edge like the thing
geography is at the edge like the thing that the whole planet and the universe
that the whole planet and the universe
that the whole planet and the universe is about that’s at the edge and children
is about that’s at the edge and children
is about that’s at the edge and children are allowed to play out and then it get
are allowed to play out and then it get
are allowed to play out and then it get recess so the really informal radical
recess so the really informal radical
recess so the really informal radical crazy thing would be to let children
crazy thing would be to let children
crazy thing would be to let children learn by exploring outdoors like that’s
learn by exploring outdoors like that’s
learn by exploring outdoors like that’s the radical thing right so guerrilla
the radical thing right so guerrilla
the radical thing right so guerrilla isn’t really that guerrilla it’s kind of
isn’t really that guerrilla it’s kind of
isn’t really that guerrilla it’s kind of asking for a bit of like sensible action
asking for a bit of like sensible action
asking for a bit of like sensible action this is the thing I did first glow
this is the thing I did first glow
this is the thing I did first glow action I did as a teacher and this is
action I did as a teacher and this is
action I did as a teacher and this is I’m trying to represent an ecological
I’m trying to represent an ecological
I’m trying to represent an ecological footprint by covering a football pitch
footprint by covering a football pitch
footprint by covering a football pitch or several football pitches and bed
or several football pitches and bed
or several football pitches and bed sheets and what this sort of showed was
sheets and what this sort of showed was
sheets and what this sort of showed was the amount of biologically productive
the amount of biologically productive
the amount of biologically productive land and resources that one of my pupils
land and resources that one of my pupils
land and resources that one of my pupils needed to support their lifestyle over a
needed to support their lifestyle over a
needed to support their lifestyle over a sustained period of time and it sparked
sustained period of time and it sparked
sustained period of time and it sparked a big conversation because it’s about
a big conversation because it’s about
a big conversation because it’s about scaling up that lesson is starting a
scaling up that lesson is starting a
scaling up that lesson is starting a conversation with the community another
conversation with the community another
conversation with the community another one of my projects that was mentioned
one of my projects that was mentioned
one of my projects that was mentioned it’s about walking across cities in new
it’s about walking across cities in new
it’s about walking across cities in new ways you know quite often
ways you know quite often
ways you know quite often media organizations sometimes like the
media organizations sometimes like the
media organizations sometimes like the exotic they like the extremes if you’re
exotic they like the extremes if you’re
exotic they like the extremes if you’re going to visit Mexico City Mumbai you
going to visit Mexico City Mumbai you
going to visit Mexico City Mumbai you visit the slums and the very wealthy
visit the slums and the very wealthy
visit the slums and the very wealthy areas if you visit my city London you do
areas if you visit my city London you do
areas if you visit my city London you do the same you don’t really visit the
the same you don’t really visit the
the same you don’t really visit the ninety percent of the area which is a
ninety percent of the area which is a
ninety percent of the area which is a fairly normal and this project was about
fairly normal and this project was about
fairly normal and this project was about saying what if we walked across a city
saying what if we walked across a city
saying what if we walked across a city take your photograph every eight steps
take your photograph every eight steps
take your photograph every eight steps but the route being defined by trying to
but the route being defined by trying to
but the route being defined by trying to represent deprivation for what it’s
represent deprivation for what it’s
represent deprivation for what it’s really like in different areas rather
really like in different areas rather
really like in different areas rather than by our own human biases and in this
than by our own human biases and in this
than by our own human biases and in this case take your photograph every eight
case take your photograph every eight
case take your photograph every eight steps and actually on this particular
steps and actually on this particular
steps and actually on this particular walk one of my friends was taking on the
walk one of my friends was taking on the
walk one of my friends was taking on the theme of plays that have got up on this
theme of plays that have got up on this
theme of plays that have got up on this slide and decided to sort of take a
slide and decided to sort of take a
slide and decided to sort of take a picture and actually to get to this
picture and actually to get to this
picture and actually to get to this slide in his play park we had to cross
slide in his play park we had to cross
slide in his play park we had to cross over this very busy highway and he
over this very busy highway and he
over this very busy highway and he suffered an amazingly severe electric
suffered an amazingly severe electric
suffered an amazingly severe electric shock because the Town Council had
shock because the Town Council had
shock because the Town Council had decided that would be a really great
decided that would be a really great
decided that would be a really great idea to put a play park not only between
idea to put a play park not only between
idea to put a play park not only between two highways but with electric pylons
two highways but with electric pylons
two highways but with electric pylons over the top as well
over the top as well
over the top as well it’s geography right it’s like the lack
it’s geography right it’s like the lack
it’s geography right it’s like the lack of geographical understanding
submission Explorer mission Explorer is
submission Explorer mission Explorer is a project we started that’s all about
a project we started that’s all about
a project we started that’s all about encouraging children to get outside and
encouraging children to get outside and
encouraging children to get outside and be curious creative and critical I think
be curious creative and critical I think
be curious creative and critical I think stem is really important but I think
stem is really important but I think
stem is really important but I think that’s for the employer not necessarily
that’s for the employer not necessarily
that’s for the employer not necessarily for the individual I think Georgia needs
for the individual I think Georgia needs
for the individual I think Georgia needs have fun and play in the woods and we do
have fun and play in the woods and we do
have fun and play in the woods and we do this project I would great support and
this project I would great support and
this project I would great support and closely tied in with education team here
closely tied in with education team here
closely tied in with education team here through a series of children’s books a
through a series of children’s books a
through a series of children’s books a social gaming website which again the
social gaming website which again the
social gaming website which again the education team here uses part of their
education team here uses part of their
education team here uses part of their geography awareness week which is all
geography awareness week which is all
geography awareness week which is all about giving children points and badges
about giving children points and badges
about giving children points and badges for going off and doing missions in
for going off and doing missions in
for going off and doing missions in generic and specific places we go places
generic and specific places we go places
generic and specific places we go places like Glastonbury which is one of the
like Glastonbury which is one of the
like Glastonbury which is one of the biggest and music festivals in the
biggest and music festivals in the
biggest and music festivals in the country and when we do that we work with
country and when we do that we work with
country and when we do that we work with children to make their own books they
children to make their own books they
children to make their own books they become authors they become explorers
become authors they become explorers
become authors they become explorers they learned that they are explorers
they learned that they are explorers
they learned that they are explorers themselves and we recently got a
themselves and we recently got a
themselves and we recently got a spaceship as well that’s my son and when
spaceship as well that’s my son and when
spaceship as well that’s my son and when we taught the children what we save them
we taught the children what we save them
we taught the children what we save them as G know what you are a space explorer
as G know what you are a space explorer
as G know what you are a space explorer a time traveler spaceship you carry
a time traveler spaceship you carry
a time traveler spaceship you carry ideas around with you you can move them
ideas around with you you can move them
ideas around with you you can move them around you are a place maker you can
around you are a place maker you can
around you are a place maker you can change places through your actions by
change places through your actions by
change places through your actions by understanding issues like sustainability
understanding issues like sustainability
understanding issues like sustainability we try to be inclusive in the way that
we try to be inclusive in the way that
we try to be inclusive in the way that we work both in terms of gender
we work both in terms of gender
we work both in terms of gender ethnicity in terms of disability to be
ethnicity in terms of disability to be
ethnicity in terms of disability to be as inspiring as we can and this is all
as inspiring as we can and this is all
as inspiring as we can and this is all about saying you know what you an
about saying you know what you an
about saying you know what you an explorer experiment experience and
explorer experiment experience and
explorer experiment experience and develop expertise in the world so things
develop expertise in the world so things
develop expertise in the world so things like investigating murder of an animal
like investigating murder of an animal
like investigating murder of an animal trying to find a lost cat trying to
trying to find a lost cat trying to
trying to find a lost cat trying to cross a wood without touching the ground
cross a wood without touching the ground
cross a wood without touching the ground measuring distance by having a roll
measuring distance by having a roll
measuring distance by having a roll around who could find the most beautiful
around who could find the most beautiful
around who could find the most beautiful poo is it really luckier if you walk
poo is it really luckier if you walk
poo is it really luckier if you walk sort of outside a ladder rather than
sort of outside a ladder rather than
sort of outside a ladder rather than under it and so on comparing the night
under it and so on comparing the night
under it and so on comparing the night of wildlife to pollution in a river
of wildlife to pollution in a river
of wildlife to pollution in a river questioning how pigs are treated when
questioning how pigs are treated when
questioning how pigs are treated when you eat your food and they’re all
you eat your food and they’re all
you eat your food and they’re all wrapped up many of those things and our
wrapped up many of those things and our
wrapped up many of those things and our new book mission explore food which much
new book mission explore food which much
new book mission explore food which much of its me available for free through
of its me available for free through
of its me available for free through National Geographic education so the
National Geographic education so the
National Geographic education so the last thing I’ll say is that geography is
last thing I’ll say is that geography is
last thing I’ll say is that geography is really important there are some people
really important there are some people
really important there are some people in this organization who think that
in this organization who think that
in this organization who think that geography is a dirty word dirty
geography is a dirty word dirty
geography is a dirty word dirty geographically speaking means something
geographically speaking means something
geographically speaking means something that’s out of place geography isn’t out
that’s out of place geography isn’t out
that’s out of place geography isn’t out of place it is place we
of place it is place we
of place it is place we embrace it we must get bill to think
embrace it we must get bill to think
embrace it we must get bill to think differently about what geography is and
differently about what geography is and
differently about what geography is and I think that this is the institution to
I think that this is the institution to
I think that this is the institution to really make that happen
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