Young Archers

Morningside was a proud partner of the European project "Young ArcHers."

Young ArcHers was an Erasmus+ (KA2) project that targeted primary school teachers and their students (9–12 years old). Drawing inspiration from heritage buildings and monuments constructed between 1850 and 1960 in Paris, Athens, Barcelona and Nicosia, the project provided training materials and accessible interdisciplinary tools.

As part of the project, two walking routes were developed in the old and new parts of the city. Teachers were trained to motivate and support their students in discovering their local built heritage through research. Following the collection of data, the children engaged in sharing this information with others through storytelling, performances, animation, comics and other creative activities, while also acting as active citizens where appropriate by communicating issues they identified to the relevant authorities.

Through this project, teachers had the opportunity to actively engage children in learning about local and European history, architecture, cultural heritage, industrial history, modernity, tradition, environmental challenges, active citizenship, social responsibility, and many other subjects that were closely connected to the built environment.

The project had a duration of two years, during which the educational materials were developed and implemented.

Please find below the link to the project’s website