Geography
The ACE curriculum through Geography
'Geography explains the past, illuminates the present and prepares us for the future. What could be more important than that?' Michael Palin, 2007.
At Cavendish Close Junior Academy, we aspire for our children to become keen, curious geographers who can understand the world we live in. Through a range of learning experiences, we help them to understand where they are within the world and relate this to other places both near and far.
By the end of Year Six, our children develop a broad knowledge and understanding beyond the local area including: the United Kingdom, Europe and North and South America. Pupils know about a range of biomes and how people and animals have adapted to living in these areas. Children study the location and characteristics of a range of the world’s most significant human and physical features. We encourage our pupils to question human impact on the environment and how we can prevent further damage to our world. By collaborating with their peers, children explore their curiosity of the world. In addition to working as a team, children are encouraged to respectfully challenge others’ views through discussion and debate on environmental issues.
Our children learn the skills to confidently read maps to enable them to locate continents, countries, oceans and cities. They have the opportunity to use online resources, including Digimaps and Google Earth, to support their learning. To help the children to understand the relationship between places, they learn to use the 8 compass points and read lines of longitude and latitude. Each geography topic introduces a range of key vocabulary for the children to use throughout their learning. These are revisited and built upon, to ensure children remain confident and articulate geographers.
The pupils have a range of fantastic opportunities to experience geography through high quality resources, visitors and trips. All children experience a visit from Virtual Reality team to gain an insight into many wonders of the world. This inspires them to explore and develop their knowledge of our planet.
Through all of these, our children are able become ACE geographers.
