Our proven interdisciplinary teaching methodology combines Art and Science to improve children's learning outcomes across the curriculum.
The Leonardo Effect Manifesto: Creative curriculum teachingLeonardo da Vinci possessed the curiosity of a child and questioned everything. He believed using all of the senses in first-hand investigations to be essential to his development of ideas. We have found that when pupils are given the opportunity to take a similar approach it unlocks their potential, gives them a passion for learning and makes teaching a more invigorating and meaningful task.The Leonardo Effect’s tested and validated four-stage approach enables children of all abilities to access learning and exceed ceilings set by traditional learning approaches. How? It is a unique interdisciplinary approach removing subject boundaries by identifying subject commonalities. (British Educational Research Association Conference 2005). It uses science and art as the catalyst to inspire learners to think, actively participate and have a voice in their own learning. It results in curriculum coherency, which is meaningful and relevant in the eyes of learners. Our validated results for literacy attainment via this process reinforce the case made by The Cambridge Primary Review (2010) to re-embed literacy in subject learning. |
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Our four stage teaching methodology allows you to better engage children and remove the barriers to learning:Stage 1. Capture children’s imaginationsUse first-hand experiences in relevant contexts to inspire self-generated questions. Drawing on children’s inherent curiosity a process of discovery-based learning begins, involving research with multimedia, books, experts, fellow pupils etc. Children feel empowered and teachers feel energised to learn with them. Stage 2. Development: Children explore in depth, develop ideas and conduct experiments via visual, aural and kinesthetic means. This exciting and open-ended stage enables children to make connections, drawing out the learning process to facilitate development of all the learning capacities including skills, knowledge and understanding. Stage 3. Creation: Pupils are challenged to apply their knowledge and skills in an innovative and creative context, which takes their learning to a higher level, exceeding usual curricular requirements. From early years to KS3 we have evidence to show this works. Stage 4. Reflect and Communicate: In this phase pupils evaluate their own work and communicate their knowledge to a wider audience in the school or beyond in a multitude of ways, or embark on a new learning adventure inspired by the skills and knowledge they have acquired. |
Join the schools delivering improved educational outcomes by using our teaching approach.
Contact us today and find out how we can help you or your school in the use of the Leonardo Effect, to deliver a learning regime that is more engaging and inclusive. Our innovative one day training course focuses on the practical application of our approach in the classroom. Teacher feedback has shown it to be highly effective and enjoyable. It will equip you to teach more creatively across subject boundaries whilst maintaining whole curriculum coherency, especially in re-connecting hard to reach children with learning while also challenging gifted and talented learners.We understand you may question the transformational power of our teaching methodology, and we feel the best recommendation of The Leonardo Effect's ability to deliver improved learning outcomes comes from the testimonials of those teachers, headteachers and children already using the approach.
Bodies we work closely with:
Whole Education, Incerts.
Our research was funded by: NESTA, The Paul Hamlyn Foundation and ESCalate
Additional information about the success of The Leonardo Effect's Science and Art based
interdisciplinary teaching approach can be downloaded below
The Leonardo Effect Fact Sheet. Find out how we can assist you to remove the barriers to learning, and allow education to re-connect with hard to reach pupils. Download here.
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Delivering better learning outcomes. The best validation of the The Leonardo Effect's ability to dramatically improve learning outcomes, comes from the testimonials of schools already using our approach. Download them here. |
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In the Press: The Leonardo Effect's interdisciplinary teaching methodology, keeps children of all ability levels
engaged with learning and has attracted much positive comment.
Times Educational Supplement, Daily Mail, Herald, START, Primary Science Review.