About the project
Creating Aspirations 2019-2020 is a year long participatory project run by Maja Neske and Sara Rayment, students on the Museums and Galleries in Education MA at UCL, with George Mitchell Primary School. It is part of the UCL East schools programme managed by Emma Bryant, UCL Culture.
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, a virtual Grant Museum Takeover is replacing the real one originally planned for April 2020, this is the culmination of the year’s work. The pupils, aged 9-10, from Year 5 Yew class, wrote a trail with 13 objects. This became a virtual tour of the museum.
George Mitchell School
George Mitchell School is a popular and successful All-through school, educating children across three phases: Early Years, Primary and Secondary. We have almost 1000 children from nursery age to Year 11. Being an all-through school gives us great opportunities to tailor our curriculum and provision to the needs of every child and we are continuously looking at ways to stretch and challenge our students.
Museums and Galleries in Education MA
The Museums and Galleries in Education MA combines academic study with professional educational practice in museums, galleries and heritage sites, looking at influential contemporary and historic theories in museum and gallery education.
UCL Culture Schools Programme
Learning with our collections and sharing our incredible objects with young people through school visits and museum projects.
Creating Aspirations is part a free dedicated programme for schools from the London boroughs of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.
Building on UCL’s progressive history, positive impact and disruptive spirit, UCL East is the university campus of the future. We are bringing together UCL academics, students, local communities and industry to solve the biggest challenges affecting people’s lives and the planet – today and into the future.