The Dorothy project

The activity we had taken part in, was The Dorothy Project, which was about discussing and designing ideas to help the elderly. Then finally present them to the learning community that you were in. We all worked as a team in our advisory group, which is a group with all ages for year 7 to 13. Eventually 1 idea would be voted the best, which would then be presented to “Dragons Den”.

My Advisory come up with the idea of “Easy open cupboards”, these would slide open easily and be placed low down so they are reachable for the elderly.

The project involved everyone, including the teachers, pupils and even governors. We all worked as a team even though we were all competing to get most votes. Students worked well with teachers, which brought us all closer together. It allowed us to share our different ideas and opinions on each other’s thoughts.

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The Dorothy Project is a good example of Active Citizenship, as you are getting up and doing something about the situation rather than just sitting and discussing. We produced ideas and presented them, we did not just talk about it. It is all about getting involved and working together as a team.

It benefits Active Citizenship, due to it increasing our contact with people through out the community as the Dorothy Projects was advertised in magazines and articles. It brought us closer together and allowed us to work as a team.

Personally, I believe the whole school learned a great ...

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