Doorstep Explorers is an Expedition that aims to inspire pride in our local community of Banffshire. Throughout the project, pupils focused on the driving question, "How can we, as community champions, inspire people to explore our local area's culture, heritage and outdoors?" 

In year 1, the Expedition began with a 'discovery walk' around Banff, where pupils created questions about their surroundings which they then researched. In year 2, pupils began by following a Banff Doorstep Explorers guide to gain an insight into the previous year's answers to the driving question.

The expedition allows pupils to explore subjects such as: History, Geography, Literacy, Scots Language, Music, Art, Drama, Health and Wellbeing and Outdoor Learning. To further develop their knowledge and skills, pupils have worked with local community and business partners such as The Smiddy, professional storyteller Jackie Ross, local artist Bryan Angus, local artist Stephanie Whitelaw from Aberdeenshire Council and Anna Gill from Aberdeenshire Walks. 

After learning about our local culture, heritage and outdoors, our S1s created these interactive location guides especially for you! Each team targeted a particular audience and adapted their route to suit their audience's needs.

So, choose your map, pop on your trainers and fall in love with what's on our doorstep! 

You can follow the journey of the expedition, see the behind the scenes creation of our Doorstep Explorers website and view some beautiful pieces of work by clicking on the Doorstep Explorers image below.