Learning in, about and for the Dyfi Biosphere - Kirsten Manley
- 1. Learning in, about and for
the Dyfi Biosphere
22 May 2015
Kirsten Manley
Dyfi Biosphere Education Group Representative
- 2. How are we funded?
Volunteer Time and
Time in Kind and Venues for activities and meetings
by Participating Organisations
- 5. Newid Hinsawdd
Climate change
Treuliant a Gwastraff
Consumption and
Waste
Amgylchedd Naturiol
Natural Environment
Hunaniaeth a
Diwylliant
Identity and Culture
Iechyd
Health
Cyfoeth a Thlodi
Wealth and Poverty
Biosffer Dyfi
Dewisiadau a phenderfyniadau
Choices and decisions
Education for Sustainable Development and Global Cititzenship
(ESDGC)
- 7. Activities
Support and learning activities for KS2 and KS3 pupils
CYNNAL CCW RSPB FACE MWT CDW CAT
What do we offer? A learning programme
to support the KS2
Geography and History
National Curriculum
and the National
Exemplar Framework
for Religious
Education.
Guided visits
At Ynyslas:
Biodiversity, coastal
change and
management of sand
dunes & saltmarshes
At Cors Fochno:
Peat bog biodiversity
and conservation.
Exploring habitats
(wetland and
grassland)
Land management
Has photographs,
role play, diamond
ranking activity and
school visit
opportunities.
Food and farming in
the Biosphere: can
we feed ourselves?
Mapping local food
sources, studying
land use, collecting
oral histories and
recipes, learning from
the past and
visioning the future.
Where are you on the
aerial jig-saw?
Where’s your special
place? Why is it
special?
Link to road
maps/globe.
Biodiversity on site,
e.g. birds,
invertebrates, plants.
Exploring a ‘woodland’
over a 6 week
programme. Focus on
Past>Present>Futures.
Or
A programme of 2 days
taster sessions which
schools could ‘buy’.
A package of support
materials.
Exploring sustainable
futures, careers and
job opportunities
within the Biosphere
and beyond.
How is it linked to
the Dyfi Biosphere?
Geography: What kind
of place is...?
How can I prove that I
live in a Biosphere?
History: How have
people affected this
area? How
sustainable was our
community in the
past?
RE: Are you a
transformer or a
conservationist? (focus
on Trees)
The special site
values underpin the
Dyfi BR designation.
Priority BR concerns
of biodiversity
conservation &
climate change
issues well very well
illustrated
Biodiversity
Changing land use
Demolished bank to
deliberately flood the
land, cut trees:
should we have done
it? Drowned cow v.
lapwing
Emotional response.
We will treat the Dyfi
Valley as a
geographical unit
looking at how land
use changes down
the length of the
river, and from
lowland to mountain.
Why has this place
been designated a
Biosphere?
Link to the Year of
Biodiversity 2010.
It immerses groups in
decision making about
the management of a
woodland which
demonstrates the
challenges of making
sustainable
development useful for
all.
Challenges and
opportunities that
people are facing
within the area.
Target audience KS2 pupils KS2
KS3
KS2
KS3 ‘pilot’ working
with Ysgol Uwchradd
Tywyn – science
based project
KS2 planned with Ysg
Gyn Mach and Llwyn-
yr-Eos, Aber.
KS3/4/WBac for
Penglais and Bro
Ddyfi I hope.
Also breakfast clubs
and community
groups via ContinYou.
KS2
KS3
KS4
KS2 with differentiated
activities for Y3/4 and
Y5/6
KS3 focus but easily
adapted to KS2 and 4
- 8. Beth yw ein hetifeddiaeth?
What have we inherited?
Pa sialensau sy’n ein wynebu
heddiw?
What challenges face us today?
Beth yw’r dyfodol dymunol?
What’ future would I prefer?
Gorffennol
Past
Dyfodol dymunol
Preferred future
Beth yw’r dyfodol tebygol?
What future is likely to happen?
Dyfodol tebygol
Likely future
Presennol
Present
Learning about the Dyfi Biosphere
- 9. Learning about the Dyfi Biosphere
Learning ABOUT the Dyfi Biosphere Reserve will enable
learners to…
Understand what Biosphere Reserves are, and why they are
important
Appreciate why there is a Biosphere Reserve in the Dyfi Valley
and its surrounding area
Understand how the Biosphere relates to local and global
challenges
Understand the concept of change and how people can play a
part in shaping the Biosphere to provide a sustainable, high
quality environment into the future, locally and globally
- 10. Sut le yw Biosffer Dyfi?
What kind of place is the Dyfi Biosphere?
- 11. Pam mae UNESCO wedi penderfynu
bod yr ardal hon yn ardal arbennig?
Why has UNESCO decided that this
area is a ‘special’ area?
- 12. How did past communities affect the environment?
How do we affect the environment?
Is living sustainably important to our communities today?
- 13. Are the farms within the Dyfi
Biosphere similar to other
farms?
A yw ffermydd Biosffer Dyfi yn
debyg i ffermydd eraill?
- 14. Are there special habitats
within the Dyfi Biosphere?
Why is the Dyfi lapwing
happy ?
- 16. Beth yw barn y coedwigwr am benderfyniad UNESCO?
What does the forester think of UNESCO’s decision?
- 17. Ydy olion y gorffennol yn berthnasol i ni heddiw?
Are the remains of the past relevant to us today?
- 18. ‘Mae rhaid cael car i fyw yn yr ardal hon!’ Ydy hyn yn wir?
‘A car is essential for living in this area!’ Is this true?
- 21. Learning in the Dyfi Biosphere
Learning IN the Dyfi Biosphere Reserve will enable
learners to…
Observe real life examples of human and natural physical
processes of change, and how they are interrelated
Undertake meaningful enquiries that explore the concept of
sustainability
Embrace the inspiration of the natural environment and
human achievements of the Biosphere
- 27. CCW Dyfi
National
Nature
Reserve
Farm and
Countryside
Education
(FACE)
RSPB Ynys-hir The Centre for
Alternative
Technology
Coedtiroedd
Dyfi Woodlands
Montgomery
Wildlife Trust
Why is Cors
Fochno, in Dyfi
Biosphere
Reserve, like a
time machine?
(KS2&3)
This is a follow
up activity after
a visit to Cors
Fochno. The
Reserve
Manager can
help with the
delivery of this
activity in
school.
Can the Dyfi
Biosphere
Reserve feed
itself? (KS2&3)
How can we (alien
journalists from the
Milky Way) describe
habitats in the Dyfi
Biosphere Reserve to
our readers back
home? (KS2)
How can we (alien
scientists from the
Milky Way) describe
habitats in the Dyfi
Biosphere Reserve for
our inter-planetary
research? (KS3)
How eco-friendly
are buildings in the
Dyfi Biosphere
Reserve? (KS2)
How sustainable
are buildings in the
Dyfi Biosphere
Reserve? (KS3)
What are the
trees worth in the
Dyfi Biosphere
Reserve? (KS2)
Which trees might
stop my house
from flooding
(KS3)
What is the
connection
between your
school and a
nature reserve?
(KS2&3)
Gweithgareddau
Activities
- 29. How sustainable are buildings in the Dyfi Biosphere Reserve?
Bursaries offered to schools for transport costs
using local coach services
- 30. How can we (alien journalists from the Milky Way) describe habitats in the
Dyfi Biosphere Reserve to our readers back home?
Why is Cors Fochno, in Dyfi Biosphere Reserve, like a time machine?
- 31. What is the connection between your school and a nature reserve?
- 37. Learning for the Dyfi Biosphere
Learning FOR the Dyfi Biosphere Reserve will enable learners
to…
Observe and engage with those currently working to sustain the
Biosphere, and their visions for the future
Identify the values and behaviours that will contribute to a
sustainable future
Investigate how they can play part in contributing to a
sustainable future, as creative and innovative members of their
local and global community
Develop skills that they can use to help shape that future
- 38. How would you like to get
involved?
22 May 2015
Kirsten Manley
Dyfi Biosphere Education Group Representative
Contact:
education@dyfibiosphere.org.uk