I’m Proud of My City – Hull Childrens University

Maritime Experience

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The Maritime Experience

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Ambassadors of Hornsea

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Aims

To become familiar with Hornsea and its many historical locations.
To learn about the role of an ambassador and what the term means.
To be able to name historic and current ambassadors of Hornsea and explain why they are important to its history.
To build children’s enthusiasm in the town of Hornsea so they feel ownership for their town.
To encourage children to continue to research the history of their town and have a desire to contribute to its future.
Children to feel a sense of pride about the town that they live in.

The Visit

Morning workshop at Hornsea Library with group discussions about Hornsea’s history,future plans and developments, famous landmarks and people who have influenced the town’s development over the centuries.
Field research (supervised and supported), going out into the town centre with questionnaires, asking people’s views of the town and why Hornsea is important .
Further workshops compiling the information from the surveys and feeding back to the whole group.
Treasure hunt—further fieldwork following the ‘Ambassador Trail’.
Final group discussions about Hornsea’s heritage and history

Humber Cruises

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Aims

To learn about the economy of the region through the River Humber Estuary
To understand how the transport networks are vital to the economy and people of Hull
To learn about the Humber and types of jobs that are based around, and are reliant upon, the Humber Estuary and the Hull docks
To experience a cruise along the Humber to gain an understanding of the shape, size, depth, dangers and the beauty of the Humber
To view major landmarks of the city from a different perspective and from the Humber
To understand the role of Hull and the Humber in world trade

The Visit

A full day cruise along the River Humber with workshops and activities
An opportunity to ‘sail a ship’

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Ambassadors of Hull

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The Aims

To become familiar with Hull city centre and its many historical locations.
To learn about the role of an ambassador and what the term means.
To be able to name historic and current ambassadors of Hull and explain why they are important to our history.
To build children’s enthusiasm in the City of Hull so they feel ownership for their city.
To encourage children to continue to research the history of their city and have a desire to contribute to its future.
To feel a sense of pride about the city that they live in.

The Visit

Morning workshop at the KC Learning Zone with group discussions about Hull’s history, future plans and developments, famous landmarks and people who have influenced the city’s development over the centuries.
Field research (supervised and supported), going out into the city centre with questionnaires, asking people’s views of the city and why Hull is important as a city and as a Port.
Further workshops compiling the information from the surveys and feeding back to the whole group.
Treasure hunt—further fieldwork following the ‘Ambassador Trail’.
Final group discussions about Hull’s heritage and history and City of Culture.

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