Learning in, about and for the Dyfi Biosphere

22 May 2015

Kirsten ManleyDyfi Biosphere Education Group Representative

How are we funded?

Volunteer Time and

Time in Kind and Venues for activities and meetings

by Participating Organisations

How did we develop?

Learning in the Dyfi Biosphere

Newid HinsawddClimate change

Treuliant a GwastraffConsumption and

Waste

Amgylchedd NaturiolNatural Environment

Hunaniaeth a Diwylliant

Identity and Culture

IechydHealth

Cyfoeth a ThlodiWealth and Poverty

Biosffer DyfiDewisiadau a phenderfyniadau

Choices and decisions

Education for Sustainable Development and Global Cititzenship (ESDGC)

Cwricwlwm Curriculum

ActivitiesSupport and learning activities for KS2 and KS3 pupils

  CYNNAL CCW RSPB FACE MWT CDW CAT

What do we offer? A learning programme to support the KS2 Geography and History National Curriculum and the National Exemplar Framework for Religious Education.  

Guided visitsAt Ynyslas: Biodiversity, coastal change and management of sand dunes & saltmarshes At Cors Fochno:Peat bog biodiversity and conservation.

Exploring habitats (wetland and grassland)Land managementHas photographs, role play, diamond ranking activity and school visit opportunities.

Food and farming in the Biosphere: can we feed ourselves? Mapping local food sources, studying land use, collecting oral histories and recipes, learning from the past and visioning the future.

Where are you on the aerial jig-saw? Where’s your special place? Why is it special?Link to road maps/globe.Biodiversity on site, e.g. birds, invertebrates, plants.

Exploring a ‘woodland’ over a 6 week programme. Focus on Past>Present>Futures.OrA programme of 2 days taster sessions which schools could ‘buy’.A package of support materials. 

Exploring sustainable futures, careers and job opportunities within the Biosphere and beyond.

How is it linked to the Dyfi Biosphere?

Geography: What kind of place is...?How can I prove that I live in a Biosphere?History: How have people affected this area? How sustainable was our community in the past?RE: Are you a transformer or a conservationist? (focus on Trees)

The special site values underpin the Dyfi BR designation. Priority BR concerns of biodiversity conservation & climate change issues well very wellillustrated

BiodiversityChanging land useDemolished bank to deliberately flood the land, cut trees: should we have done it? Drowned cow v. lapwingEmotional response.

We will treat the Dyfi Valley as a geographical unit looking at how land use changes down the length of the river, and from lowland to mountain.

Why has this place been designated a Biosphere? Link to the Year of Biodiversity 2010.

It immerses groups in decision making about the management of a woodland which demonstrates the challenges of making sustainable development useful for all.

Challenges and opportunities that people are facing within the area.

Target audience KS2 pupils KS2KS3

KS2KS3 ‘pilot’ working with Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn – science based project

KS2 planned with Ysg Gyn Mach and Llwyn-yr-Eos, Aber. KS3/4/WBac for Penglais and Bro Ddyfi I hope.  Also breakfast clubs and community groups via ContinYou.

KS2KS3KS4

KS2 with differentiated activities for Y3/4 and Y5/6

KS3 focus but easily adapted to KS2 and 4

Beth yw ein hetifeddiaeth?What have we inherited?

Pa sialensau sy’n ein wynebu heddiw?What challenges face us today?

Beth yw’r dyfodol dymunol?What’ future would I prefer?

GorffennolPast

Dyfodol dymunolPreferred future

Beth yw’r dyfodol tebygol?What future is likely to happen?

Dyfodol tebygolLikely future

PresennolPresent

Learning about the Dyfi Biosphere

Learning about the Dyfi Biosphere

Learning ABOUT the Dyfi Biosphere Reserve will enable learners to…

Understand what Biosphere Reserves are, and why they are important

Appreciate why there is a Biosphere Reserve in the Dyfi Valley and its surrounding area

Understand how the Biosphere relates to local and global challenges

Understand the concept of change and how people can play a part in shaping the Biosphere to provide a sustainable, high quality environment into the future, locally and globally

Sut le yw Biosffer Dyfi?What kind of place is the Dyfi Biosphere?

Pam mae UNESCO wedi penderfynu bod yr ardal hon yn ardal arbennig?

Why has UNESCO decided that this area is a ‘special’ area?

How did past communities affect the environment?How do we affect the environment?Is living sustainably important to our communities today?

Are the farms within the Dyfi Biosphere similar to other farms?

A yw ffermydd Biosffer Dyfi yn debyg i ffermydd eraill?

Are there special habitats within the Dyfi Biosphere?

Why is the Dyfi lapwing happy ?

Pwy yw’r ymwelydd yng Nghors Dyfi?

Who is the visitor at Cors Dyfi?

Beth yw barn y coedwigwr am benderfyniad UNESCO?What does the forester think of UNESCO’s decision?

Ydy olion y gorffennol yn berthnasol i ni heddiw?Are the remains of the past relevant to us today?

‘Mae rhaid cael car i fyw yn yr ardal hon!’ Ydy hyn yn wir?‘A car is essential for living in this area!’ Is this true?

PasbortPassport

Aerial Photograph Floor Tiles

Learning in the Dyfi Biosphere

Learning IN the Dyfi Biosphere Reserve will enable learners to…

Observe real life examples of human and natural physical processes of change, and how they are interrelated

Undertake meaningful enquiries that explore the concept of sustainability

Embrace the inspiration of the natural environment and human achievements of the Biosphere

GweithgareddauActivities

CynhadleddConference

CynhadleddConference

Gyrfa Cymru a Biosffer DyfiCareers in the Dyfi Biosphere

Reflection, Consolidation and Planning

CCW Dyfi National Nature Reserve

Farm and Countryside Education (FACE)

RSPB Ynys-hir The Centre for Alternative Technology

Coedtiroedd Dyfi Woodlands

Montgomery Wildlife Trust

Why is Cors Fochno, in Dyfi Biosphere Reserve, like a time machine? (KS2&3)

This is a follow up activity after a visit to Cors Fochno. The Reserve Manager can help with the delivery of this activity in school.

Can the Dyfi Biosphere Reserve feed itself? (KS2&3)

How can we (alien journalists from the Milky Way) describe habitats in the Dyfi Biosphere Reserve to our readers back home? (KS2) How can we (alien scientists from the Milky Way) describe habitats in the Dyfi Biosphere Reserve for our inter-planetary research? (KS3)

How eco-friendly are buildings in the Dyfi Biosphere Reserve? (KS2) How sustainable are buildings in the Dyfi Biosphere Reserve? (KS3)

What are the trees worth in the Dyfi Biosphere Reserve? (KS2) Which trees might stop my house from flooding (KS3)

What is the connection between your school and a nature reserve? (KS2&3)

Gweithgareddau Activities

Development of the new education programme

How sustainable are buildings in the Dyfi Biosphere Reserve?

Bursaries offered to schools for transport costs using local coach services

How can we (alien journalists from the Milky Way) describe habitats in the Dyfi Biosphere Reserve to our readers back home?

Why is Cors Fochno, in Dyfi Biosphere Reserve, like a time machine?

What is the connection between your school and a nature reserve?

CynhadleddConference

http://resources.hwb.wales.gov.uk/VTC/2012-13/the-dyfi-biosphere/index.html

Or visit: hwb.wales.gov.uk and search for ‘Dyfi Biosphere’

Mentoring

Science Week

COBWEB Citizen Science Events…

Learning for the Dyfi Biosphere

Learning FOR the Dyfi Biosphere Reserve will enable learners to…

Observe and engage with those currently working to sustain the Biosphere, and their visions for the future

Identify the values and behaviours that will contribute to a sustainable future

Investigate how they can play part in contributing to a sustainable future, as creative and innovative members of their local and global community

Develop skills that they can use to help shape that future

How would you like to get involved?

22 May 2015

Kirsten ManleyDyfi Biosphere Education Group Representative

Contact:education@dyfibiosphere.org.uk