Young people's projects

'I think that maps are a great thing to use in art. Before they were confusing, but learning about it now I feel I can make a map out of anything.' – Student at City Learning Centre Newham

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Heading	Description
Journey Maps	Students from St Paul's Way Community School record their journeys to school with artists Susan Stockwell and Jeremy Wood
Sensus Shoreditch	Students from Newham use their senses to navigate Shoreditch with artist Gayle Chong Kwan
Personal Cartographies	Year 7 students from Stoke Newington School: Media Arts & Science College mapped their families and friendships with artists Agnes Poitevin-Navarre and Jeremy Wood
How Language Locates Us	Newham Sixth Form College BTEC students create the world's largest font with artists Yara El-Sherbini and Jeremy Wood
Mapping Language	Hackney Community College investigate language and dreams through information mapping with artists Yara El-Sherbini and Agnes Poitevin-Navarre
Mapping the Way	If you used GPS technology to map your school what would it look like? Year 8 students mapped the school with artist Jeremy Wood.
Personal Geographies: Shared Journeys	Artist Monica de Miranda and geographer Paul Goodwin work with secondary school students at the Newham City Learning Centre
Newham Sensory Deprivation Map	What happens when we walk through our environment without sight and sound? New Vic sixth formers explore the experience with artist Christian Nold.
If maps could change the world, where do I fit in?	Maps are selective representations of reality and making them puts the creator in a position of power. Hackney College students explore the concept with artist Yara El-Sherbini.
Exploring Personal Cartographic Boundaries	What personal boundaries do we map for ourselves and our environment? Artist Layla Curtis explored these themes with students at Tower Hamlets College.