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Stitch in Time Chesterfield 2022

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 21:54:00 GMT

In 2022-2023, a network of primary schools in Chesterfield are running the Stitch in Time project, coordinated by Wil Baker at Brockwell Junior School. We look forward to sharing the childrens work.

Feedback from teachers and children

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 10:53:00 GMT

At the end of the project we asked teachers and children from two of the schools that took part in the project for their feedback. Videos with their feedback

Resonate Festival Exhibition

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 14:32:00 GMT

See the children's work on display and try a hands-on activity in our exhibit on campus.

Exhibition and Drop-in activity

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 12:12:00 GMT

On the 20th April 2022 there is an exhibition of items created during this project.

The exhibition takes place on the Warwick Resonate Festival Family day.Link opens in a new window The Resonate Festival is a celebration of Coventry's year as UK City of Culture, and the festival takes place at the University of Warwick.

International Collaboration: Stitching in Time and Place

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:57:00 GMT

There is now an international dimension to this project. Thanks to Susan Ettenheim in New York and Max Musau in Nairobi, groups of students in these cities are sharing images and patterns that inspire then, and developing their own designs in textiles using TurtleStitch.

Resonate Festival

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 11:34:00 GMT

On Tuesday 1 June 2021 we hosted one of the very first events for Resonate Festival, at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum for the Month of Invention, coordinated by the Innovative Manufacturing and Future Materials GRP. Read more and watch our video about the day here.

Project Launch - Teacher info & training session

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 15:31:00 GMT

With Coventry City of Culture starting in May, teachers are invited to sign up for an information and training session to learn more about running the Stitch In Time project with their year 5 or 6 class.

Pilot online teacher training

Thu, 28 May 2020 15:30:00 GMT

While schools have been partially closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, WMG has trialled online teacher training.

Pilot workshops in schools

Fri, 27 Mar 2020 09:00:00 GMT

In 2019-20, WMG staff delivered pilot workshops in local schools while developing the Stitch In Time teaching and learning resources.

Free learning resources

Fri, 28 Feb 2020 09:00:00 GMT

WMG has developed free teaching and learning resources for year 5 and 6 computing and maths lessons.