Kirkburton CE First School

“I wish the world was twice as big – and half of it was still unexplored”

Sir David Attenborough

-----

“Geography is a living, breathing subject, constantly adapting itself to change. It is dynamic and relevant. Geography is a great adventure with a purpose”

Michael Palin

Geography is challenging, motivating, topical and fun. In our diverse society children need, more than ever before, to develop tolerance and understand of other people, cultures and environments. It makes a major contribution to children's physical, intellectual, social and emotional development. 

Geography is concerned with pupils learning about their own locality whilst gaining a greater understanding of the world beyond their own environment.  With the subject rooted in first hand experience, we encourage pupils to be inspired to find out more about our wonderful school grounds, Kirkburton and its surrounding areas through practical activities and fieldwork, as well as investigating other places within the UK, Europe and the continents in the world.
Developing geographical skills is essential as children live in a world that is wide open to them. With opportunities to travel and work in different cities and countries across the world, pupils need to use efficiently maps, charts and other geographical data.

The teaching of Geography would be difficult without acknowledging the future of our planet. The geography curriculum places great importance on the interaction between the physical and the human environment. Many areas of study give opportunities to make children aware of these effects upon their surroundings, their own responsibilities and how they can contribute to improving the environment, however small that contribution might be.