12-13 year old boys plan their own workshop where they meet with
12 senior citizens from the local area. Charlotte Berry,
Assistant Headteacher, Billericay School, explains what they did
at their school. “The Historypin workshop came about as part of
our work with a group of twelve boys (aged 12-13) and their
mentors (aged 16-17). We’ve been working with them to help them
explore their individual skills and abilities and to develop
positive behavior, particularly in group work. I needed an
activity that they could plan themselves where they could
demonstrate motivation, responsibility and a degree of altruism.
I wanted something that would involve them with the local
community as part of the school’s Community Cohesion work. I
showed Historypin.com to the boys and we explored the site,
discussed photos we’d brought in, scanned them and pinned them
to the site. The boys then had to plan an entire workshop
themselves to which we’d invite 12 senior citizens from the
local area. On the day of the workshop, we pro