Making videos in the Woods

In August 2020 a group of teenagers made videos about the scientific research and the art projects taking place in Wytham Woods

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Photo of two people sharing a laptop to edit a video

In small groups, they spent an hour with one of the researchers and learned about what they do and what they have discovered. The students then worked with Angel Sharp Media to create short videos about what they had learned, to be shared on social media. They had complete freedom about how they presented the information they collected, and the resulting videos are a wonderful interpretation of what they took away from their interaction with the researchers and the woods that day. We hope that they will inspire other students to come and explore for themselves. We are creating a discovery trail to help teenagers engage with greater depth with the science and art in the Woods. For information about future events follow Wytham Woods on Eventbrite or our Youth Educator in Residence, Kim Polgreen, on Twitter.

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