The Global Explorers App
Join us on an epic adventure crafted by the imaginative minds of Ynysowen Primary School pupils in South Wales. Dive into enchanting stories of six dynamic characters, each driven by a mission to save our planet. The app has been designed by children for children to be used in the classroom. Discover and be inspired by what children aged 10 and 11 can achieve by using iPad.
Meet the Global Warriors Team
Meet the Global Warriors Team and read their backstory. We have also made an audio recording of the texts for you to listen to.
Augmented Reality
First given permission to allow the app to use your camera and then enjoy the 3D art produced by the pupils using the Reality Composer app. Find out more about locations from around the world in AR.
Minecraft Builds
The pupils have created Minecraft scenes from across the globe to inspire and inform you about the chosen location. Make sure Minecraft Education is installed on your device and you have signed in. Then choose a world to download straight onto your device. Now it's time to go exploring and learn about that country. When you are ready you can then start adding your own content to each scene and save it. What a wonderful way to learn about the world with the pupils in your class.
Guess Who
Allow the pupils to have fun playing the Guess Who game that the Ynysowen Primary pupils have created using the Keynote app.
Art
Get inspiration from Wales and Brazil from the art work produced by the pupils
Face File
The Fact File is full of information from across the world. Enjoy reading all the information that the children have researched for you. You can use this information as inspiration to add more content to your Minecraft scenes.
Quiz
When you have explored all the content on the app it is time to take our quiz. The children have created questions from all the topics in the app, test your knowledge and try and get the highest score.