Posts matching 'geography'

In a primary school in Manchester, a group of key worker children were set a lofty challenge… to save the planet! Using the Get Kids into Survey Forestry Exploration Poster as their starting point, they would explore the importance of ecological study and natural resource management, the global effects of deforestation, and the ways in […]

In today’s Character Spotlight, we discover a little more about one of GKiS’s awesome sponsors “Geoscience Australia”. Company Name Geoscience Australia is Australia’s public sector organisation responsible for geology and geography. Positioning Australia is one of GeoscienceAustralia priority programs. Location While our office is located in Canberra we operate infrastructure across all areas of Australia, […]

In today’s Character Spotlight, we discover a little more about one of GKiS’s awesome sponsors “SheMaps” Company Name: She Maps Location: Australia Why did you get involved in Get Kids into Survey? Dr Karen Joyce, one of our co-founders, is passionate about the spatial industry, and getting more kids to understand the potential of the industry and […]

In today’s Character Spotlight, we discover a little more about one of GKiS’s awesome sponsors “Position Partners”. Company Name – Position Partners Location – Australia, New Zealand, Asia Why did you get involved in Get Kids into Survey? – We thought it was a great idea, well executed by Elaine and team! Kids don’t learn […]

Extra-terrestrial Investigations. During lockdown, a group of key worker pupils from a Manchester primary school embarked on an out-of- this-world learning adventure! They were presented with an intriguing scene: a large crater in the middle of a street, caused by a strange object that had fallen from the sky, which lay buried at the end […]

Last week, a group of Key Worker kids embarked on a cross-curricular project centred on cryptids – creatures whose existence is disputed, or considered rumour by scientists. Their objective seemed simple at first; decide whether one of the most infamous cryptids – the Loch Ness Monster – could really exist. A preliminary vote suggested that […]

  Welcome to the 6th issue of Get Kids into Survey (GKiS) News, a monthly newsletter by us, Elaine & Elly Ball, with a focus on Get Kids into Survey, school resources, what’s happening and more. A special high-five to new subscribers from Resource Dynamics Group, Leighton Asia and Apex Engineering Group: Good to see […]

What posters are coming in 2020 you ask? Well, as we mentioned before Christmas, this year we wanted to have a more environmental focus and look, not just at what surveyors do, but what would the world look like if surveyors didn’t exist. As some of you will know, this is the foundation of our […]