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Book a school visit with a difference
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If you’re an educator looking for a unique learning experience, then you’ve come to the right place! Sparks offers a unique living classroom experience inside our Department of Discovery that provides students and teachers with an inspiring and informative approach to sustainability. Inside this space, we are running a range of engaging and educational workshops centred around the themes of the Sustainable Development Goals for students at key stage two and above, all designed to support the development of their analytical skills, creativity and knowledge. We’re now excited to have opened bookings for next term, and hope to welcome your class into our education hub soon!
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Explore our unique range of workshops
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Through our Field to Fashion workshop, your students will follow the production of their clothes from cotton plant to t-shirt, considering the impacts of the fashion industry on both people and planet along the way. Or get your class thinking about the benefits and challenges of migration by listening to inspiring stories from refugees and migrants at our Movement and Migration workshop.
Follow the journey of your food from field to plate with our Let’s Eat workshop, exploring how we can reduce the impact on the food industry on the planet whilst helping people to save money. With our Seeds of Changes workshop, your class will look into how palm oil is produced and explore more sustainable production methods that could help restore biodiversity.
Or you can encourage your students to rethink our transport systems in innovative ways that can benefit both people and the planet while learning all about the history of transport at our 80 Ways Around The World workshop. Plus, all of our workshops also include a full tour of Sparks which teachers have described as ‘really exciting, informative and fun for students’.
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Free Teacher Training Event
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After the huge success of our first teacher training event, we’re pleased to announce that we have another free CPD event in the making. Join us in the Department of Discovery on Wednesday 27th September from 4.30 until 5.30pm, for a teachers tour and introduction to school workshops with Dr Verity Jones – leading expert in climate and sustainable education. Come along to find out why Sparks is creating a new type of department store and how we can use this space to meet National Curriculum demands in science, geography, art, citizenship, english and beyond.
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Explore even more educational offers
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Image from Institute of Civil Engineers
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Make the most of Platform Rail’s travel offers
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Sparks is located in the centre of Bristol and is easy to reach by bus, or coaches can drop off students at the Horsefair entrance. We understand that travel for school trips can be expensive but we want to ensure that all schools and students have the opportunity to experience Sparks. With travel offers from Platform Rail, you can now get free return train trips for rail education purposes. Click the link below to find out more.
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