School children in Essex have been inspired to become architects, builders and quantity surveyors following a unique initiative in their school.
Children at Writtle Junior school were asked three years ago what their ideal classroom would look like and the result is the “Learning pod”. Chris Chivers, CIOB Past President, and Mike Bradburn MCIOB from Fairfield Holdings have been involved in the project.
The whole school – 240 pupils – worked to make their vision a reality. The children held brainstorming workshops to develop ideas which were drawn up by NeobardBurnson architects; a pupil designed the company logo ‘Konstruction Kids’; they secured planning permission and are now in a position to build. The vision includes rainwater harvesting, bird nests with webcams, a green wall and allotments.
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