f s r t h o a Agenda
that caught their eye and asking: ‘What’s that?’ The historians supplied the answers and shared information with the children.
Stay curious We also worked with the school on a
week of activities we called Cartmel Curiosity Week in which we held activities including:
● Homework task to design a booklet
cover from a template ● Sticky toffee pudding competition judged via a
taste test ● History workshop in the
‘Our village trail booklet benefi tted everyone’
Cartmel is a pretty Lake District village known for its 10th-century priory, racecourse, sticky toffee pudding and tourists. When people visit new areas, they often wonder about the things they see around them. So we wanted to publish a booklet featuring a short, family- friendly walk of about a mile and a half, signposting points of interest. We included puzzles and a pudding recipe to try at home. We called it the Cartmel Curiosity Trail.
Working together Our goal was to establish
partnerships with the local community. We worked with the Cartmel Peninsula Local History Society and the children formed meaningful relationships across different age groups while learning about the history of the village. Tourists love our booklet and local shopkeepers are happy to sell it. Many different
groups have benefi ted from our work.
Securing
funding There are only 60 pupils at our school. We don’t have big employers in the area and, while the parents are involved, there aren’t many of them. So, we needed an alternative way to fund the project. My work as a fundraising consultant (
welburnandwood.co.uk) means I have experience in applying for grants. The community and educational aspect of this project meant we were able to secure £3,000 from the The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Cartmel Village Society.
Eagle eyes To select entries for the trail,
pupils walked through the village, pointing out things
village gatehouse ● Publishing workshop in which we learnt about
booklet design ● Maths lesson to learn about
puzzle design ● Artwork sessions where pupils drew items in the
village from photographs ● Truth or lies session in which the historians found items and wrote three
explanations of what they might
be. The children then had to guess which one was the truth and who was lying. The older children were also
invited to contribute some writing to the project. In our fi rst year, we made over
In our fi rst year, we made over £2,000 in sales. The best thing
about the booklet is that it’s timeless. We hope to be able
to reprint it again and again
£2,000 in sales. The best thing about the booklet is that it’s timeless. We hope to be able to reprint it again and again. When I walk through the village, I
often see families following the trail we made for them. It fi lls my heart with joy when I see a child running ahead of their parents to fi nd the next item on the list. Claire Welburn, vice-chair, Cartmel primary school PTA, Cumbria (60 pupils)
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