On 17 January 2007, Rosehall pupils made a presentation to the Sustainable Development Committee of Highland Council and were photographed with the Convener and Chief Executive for the signing of Scotland's Climate Change Declaration ceremony. |
Global Biodiversity
Game
Following an intensive six months of research and
development, pupils from Rosehall Primary School in Sutherland have
launched an educational interactive game which raises awareness of the
many facets of biodiversity, what this means to the Highlands and its
importance locally and globally.
The project was co-ordinated by Janis Keast of the
Highland One World Group and included a number of partner
organisations. The majority of the funding came from the North Highland
Area of Scottish Natural Heritage and DFID. The pupils worked closely with Trish
Matthews of Nature Workshop and have developed a colourful board game
where they can move round four Highland habitats - woodlands, coastland,
fresh waters and peatlands - solving environmental problems and gaining
“eagle points”.
The launch on 15 June 2006 was very well attended and
included, local constituency MSP, Jamie Stone, Highland Council Convenor
and local Councillor for Rosehall, Alison Magee, John Muir, Quality
Improvement Officer and Chairman of
Highland Council’s Sustainable Development Committee,
Iain Ross.
Following an introduction by Janis Keast, all the
pupils presented a powerpoint display showing how they had worked
together to create the game. Trish Matthews then explained that the
work really was developed by the children and she was only there to help
put their ideas into practice. Mrs Jean Hunter, Head Teacher, explained
she had found that the children had not only developed a good knowledge
of the Highlands and its environment, but also creatively found ways
round problems and discovered how local issues fitted into the global
picture. She concluded by saying that they had succeeded in including
biodiversity themes into many aspects of the current curriculum and it
had been a great way to get all the pupils working together. |
