This document outlines an e-twinning project between a school in Glasgow, Scotland and a school in Madrid, Spain. Students investigated famous historical figures and locations in Glasgow. They chose to focus on architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh, tobacco merchant William Cunninghame, the shipbuilding industry, and architect Archibald Leitch. Students researched these topics and created posters presenting their findings. They also practiced interviewing the historical figures and locating places on maps. The ultimate goal was to share what they learned online with their partner school in Madrid.

2. Early Project
Glasgow and Boadilla del Monte
“Cultural heritage and
tourism in Glasgow”
• S2 research project on popular
(and lesser known) tourist
destinations
• Extended writing tasks and map
work
• Creation of walking tour based on
pupils research and geographical
skills
• We planned trips to Glasgow city
centre for walking tours and Loch
Lomond NP for pupils to explore
these areas

4. Timeline 2018
(2017) meeting with colleagues in Holyrood Secondary School and
E-twinning introduction.
January 2018:
• meeting with colleagues in Holyrood and liaison over E-twinning
with partner school to plan projects
• Confirmed “historical characters” project and planned for
delivery, stayed in contact with project partner Jennifer.
• Introduced S3 class to E-twinning and began activities for
project.
February 2018:
• Research into Glasgow’s historical characters and interviews
conducted.
March 2018:
• Posters created and photographed to share online.
April/May 2018:
• Evaluation of 2018 project and preparations for class trips
(Loch Lomond) and staff visit to Boadilla del Monte, Madrid.

5. Project “Interviews with
historical characters”
• Liaison with IES Architect Ventura Rodríguez to plan historical
characters project.
• This study was embedded in our existing S3 “Urban Cities” topic
(with a historical twist)
• We used time in class to explore different people and pupils
completed extra homework tasks to enrich their understanding
of their chosen historical characters. Quizzes about famous
people and places in Madrid were used to enhance links with our
partner school.
• S3 pupils discovered Glasgow’s historical characters including:
architects, musicians, comedians, athletes and artists.
• We also looked at the lesser known people in Glasgow's history
including: shipbuilders, religious figures and rights campaigners.
• Pupils came up with questions to ask each other and created
note/prompt cards to use during the “interviews”.
• We decided to create posters with our notes/research findings.

7. Posters with research and
interview information

8. Posters with research and
interview information

9. Posters with research and
interview information

11. Starter task
• In groups, list 5
famous/important
buildings in Glasgow.
• Do you know the history
of these buildings? E.g.
who built it, how old is it,
who lived there/used it –
anyone famous?
• Do you know any other
information about the
building?

12. Glasgow/Madrid E-twinning
project
• Our class will be working on a project that will
be shared online with our partner school in
Madrid.
We will:
• Investigate famous people and special places in
Glasgow to find out their history.
• We will discover who has been involved with the
buildings past and create questions to
“interview” a person from the past.
• We will also practice our geography skills by
finding these locations on OS maps.

13. Class vote: the most
popular buildings and people…
• Charles Rennie Mackintosh (School of Art, House for an Art
Lover)
• William Cunninghame (GOMA/Duke of Wellington - Kingston
Bridge)
• Industry/shipbuilders (Finnieston Crane)
• Archibald Leitch (Celtic Park, Ibrox, Hampden  Annfield, Old
Trafford, Goodison Park, original White Hart Lane)
• Musicians (Barrowland ballroom, O2/Carling academy)

14. Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
was a Scottish architect,
designer and artist. He
designed many beautiful
buildings such as:
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• House for an Art Lover
OR
• School of Art

15. William Cunninghamme
William Cunninghame is one of the
most famous tobacco merchants from
Glasgow. Cunninghame made a fortune
from the transatlantic slave trade. He
invested his profits in Cunninghame
Mansion:
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The building is now the GOMA and is a
reminder of Glasgow's links with the
slave trade.

16. Shipbuilding
Govan, Scotland was once the
shipbuilder to the world. The famous
Fairfield yard was founded in 1864 by
William Elder. At its peak before
WW1, the Fairfield shipyard
employed 70,000 workers in 19 yards.
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Following WW2 the shipyards went
into decline, the Finnieston Crane is
a reminder and symbol of the city's
engineering and shipbuilding heritage

17. Football & Archibald Leitch
Archibald Leitch was a Scottish
architect and is known as the
“inventor of football stadiums”. His
work includes: Celtic Park, Ibrox,
Hampden in Scotland but also Dens
Park, Tynecastle and Annfield, Old
Trafford and Goodison Park.
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18. Music
The Barrowlands was opened in 1934 and a
ballroom and music venue. The O2 Academy,
previously the Carling Academy was
originally built as a church in 1825 before
being converted into the Bedford cinema in
1921:
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19. Homework Research task
Due: Monday 5th February
Task: find out as much information you about one of
todays buildings (or any other). You should find out
at least 8 different facts.
You should learn about the buildings history and find
out information about the architect and important
people who used it/use it now. Many of these
buildings have been rebuilt and changed so search
for that information too.
Library and SS5 available!!!

20. Plenary task: Madrid

21. arquitecto edificios estadio
museo iglesia construcción naval
atracción atleta músico
fútbol artista galería
río concierto España Escocia