We’ve put together some useful materials and information about I’m a Geographer, Get me out of here.
You are welcome to use these materials to promote the activity on social media, emails, newsletters, pamphlets, town criers – anything you like, really!
With each item, we suggest when to use it and give an example.
I’m a Geographer, Get me out of here, in partnership with the Royal Geographical Society, is a year-round outreach activity engaging school students with people who use geography in their work. Students connect with you in online, text-based, live Chats, ask follow-up questions, and vote for their favourite geographer to win £500.
By taking part, you can:
Help school students see the relevance of geography beyond the classroom
Develop your engagement skills in an enjoyable, low-pressure setting
For newsletters, posters, social media, and other communications where a little text needs to go a long way.
Show students geography in real jobs
I’m a Geographer, Get me out of here, in partnership with the Royal Geographical Society, is a year-round outreach activity engaging school students with people who use geography in their work. Take part flexibly in online, text-based Chats. Connect with students on the things they really care about – from you and your work, to geography careers and beyond!
Teachers: connect your students with working geographers and support them to see geography as something ‘for them’.
The I’m a Geographer activity connects school students with people using geography in their careers. It helps students see the relevance of their studies and understand the range of further study and careers it can lead to. The text-based platform gives every student an equal voice, from the most confident to the most shy.
Your students can learn abouta diverse range of geographers through profiles and CVs, representing a range of backgrounds to help students see that people like them can have roles in geography.
For teachers – short version
For newsletters, posters, social media, and other communications where a little text needs to go a long way.
Teachers: connect your students with working geographers and support them to see geography as something ‘for them’.
The online, student-led I’m a Geographer activity is being supported by the Royal Geographical Society to help your students see where their studies could take them.
Share all the good that your funding does in supporting I’m a Geographer.
We’re proud to be supporting the online engagement activity, I’m a Geographer, Get me out of here!
The I’m a Geographer activity connects working geographers with school students across the UK in online, fast-paced Chats to inspire the next generation.
The I’m a… Programme of activities has been helping students see STEM as ‘for them’ for 15 years. The enrichment activities connect school students with scientists and other working professionals through fast-paced, instant messaging-style Chats. They support students to explore real-world careers and get personalised answers to the questions that interest them.
Students see their learning as more than just a subject at school: it’s shown to be relevant to the world around them, to be exciting and ever-changing, and applied by real people just like them.
In an I’m a… live Chat, the students set the level of conversation, asking the questions that are most important to them. The text-based platform gives every student an equal voice, from the most confident to the most shy. The activity engages 89% of students taking part.
As well as inspiring the next generation, the professionals taking part benefit from the “best crash-course in science communication”. They are supported in developing their public engagement skills and carry these on through future activities. And they tell us that taking part is fun and rewarding.
Everything happens online and is monitored by DBS-checked moderators. Participation in the I’m a… activities is fully-funded for UK state-maintained schools.
Mangorolla CIC creates the I’m a… projects like I’m a Scientist, I’m an Engineer, I’m a Geographer, and more.
Through our student-led online engagement activities, which stretch nationally and internationally, we have helped STEM professionals connect with schools that are underserved by traditional outreach models.
We have received funding to improve the public engagement skills of individuals from organisations like the Genetics Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, Johnson Matthey, and many more.
We know how to run public engagement that sees real results; benefiting STEM professionals, engaging students, and supporting EDI in the wider STEM industry.
“Compared to my previous experience with outreach projects as part of a fair, it felt like I had much more 1-on-1 time with each student asking the questions, without feeling the pressure of having to keep them interested.” – Ross Low, Participant
“I thought it was one of the most accessible ways to engage in outreach and everyone should give it a go. It’s flexible, enjoyable, and rewarding. It also makes you think about your work from a completely new perspective.” – Luke Townsend, Participant
“Our chats made me re-think my research and how I got doing my job.” – Gael Lymer, Participant
“It was easy to fit around work and reached a large number of students. Plus there was less planning than if, say, I’m running an activity with a school. Just turn up and chat – large impact, small effort.” – Polly, Participant
“Taking part has been an incredibly rewarding and enlightening experience. I have learnt a lot about myself and [the students’] questions have made me think about my research from a different perspective.” – Reece Bush-Evans, Participant
These photos are on a Creative Commons attribution license. You are free to use them for whatever you want, but please credit I’m a Geographer, Get me out of here (or the shorter version, I’m a Geographer). You can use the photos in the same way as the graphics above.
