'Our School': An HMAG local history project

Project Evaluation

'Our School' was evaluated using the museum standard of Inspiring Learning for All's generic learning outcomes to measure enjoyment, creativity and progression among participants.

Pupils were encouraged to consider four questions in relation to their individual experience of the project, the topic, working with outside specialists and using objects and archives from Hastings Museum and Art Gallery.

These are the results of their own evaluation, from the questionnaires they completed:

I had fun

Yes: 72%

Don't know: 26%

No: 2%

I want to find out more

Yes: 35%

Don't know: 52%

No: 13%

I tried something different

Yes: 57%

Don't know: 35%

No: 8%

I found out some new things

Yes: 82%

Don't know: 14%

No: 4%

The pupils were also asked to write or draw what they liked best about the project:

"The thing I liked best about the project was seeing them when they were made and finished... that was fantastic"

Year 6 pupil

"What I liked about the project the most is working with my friends and finding out some interesting facts about souvenir ware"

Year 6 pupil

"It was excellent fun"

Year 6 pupil

"I would like to do it again"

Year 6 pupil

"I cannot say one thing I liked best as I liked it all"

Year 6 pupil

Above: Line drawing by pupil

"I liked it when you showed us the objects"

Year 5 pupil

"The part of the project I liked best was seeing the houses that rich people lived in"

Year 5 pupil

"The like the walk because it made me try something fun and didn't realise how [many] Victorian houses there were"

Year 5 pupil

"I liked the walk because I could imagine the Victorian house and we all learnt one thing at least"

Year 5 pupil

Above: Line drawing by pupil

Get in touch

Are you a teacher inspired by the work developed through Our School?  We would welcome the opportunity to help you to explore the resources used in this project for use in your own setting.

We are also starting to plan new projects for the next school year, including looking at cultural diversity (citizenship and literacy focus), Take One Picture: drawing inspiration from Turner's Fishmarket, Hastings (cross-curricular) and contemporary arts practice.

Above: Line drawing by Year 1 pupil

To find out about all these opportunities and more, contact Catherine Harvey, Education Officer by email on charvey@hastings.gov.uk or visit www.hmag.org.uk/learning/

Above: Line drawing by Year 2 pupil