After the winter break, students from 5th grade A began the new term with a creative learning experience inspired by Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, connecting literature, geography, imagination, and collaborative work.
Returning to school after a period of rest is always a special moment. Students come back with renewed energy, ready to reconnect with their classmates, classroom routines, and new learning experiences. In this context, the activity offered a warm and engaging way to resume the term, inviting students to enter once again into the magical world of Harry Potter through maps, stories, and creativity.
The activity was developed during the Spanish Language Elementary subject, guided by Ms. Mirtha Encina Ovalle, in articulation with the English Immersion Plan, led by Mr. Marcos Riveros. In this experience, the articulation was not centred on the use of English as the language of the class, but on the cultural dimension of the plan. Through a literary work originally written in English, students were able to approach the United Kingdom as a cultural context, connecting the reading process with geography, history, social sciences, and the world behind the story.
The session invited students to look at the journey to Hogwarts from a different perspective. Before creating their own proposals, students explored the location of the British Isles and recognised some of the places connected to the story, such as London, King’s Cross Station, and Scotland. In this way, the fantasy world of the novel became connected to real geographical references.
Using the methodology of Social Mapping, students worked in groups to visually represent the route of the Hogwarts Express from King’s Cross Station to Hogwarts. Through maps, drawings, names, symbols, and creative details, they transformed geography into a narrative space, where each decision helped them imagine how the magical journey could be represented.
One of the most engaging parts of the activity was the creation of their own magical train stations. Each group designed a station inspired by the world of Harry Potter, combining elements from the book with their own ideas. This allowed students to connect reading comprehension with creativity, teamwork, and oral explanation.
At the end of the experience, students presented their work to their classmates, explaining the route they had imagined and the details included in their maps. As a symbolic closing, each student received a Hogwarts Express ticket, reinforcing the idea that reading can become a journey where imagination and learning travel together.
Activities like this show that the English Immersion Plan can also support learning through cultural connections. In this case, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone became a bridge between literature, geography, culture, and creativity, allowing students from 5th grade A to understand that every story also belongs to a wider world of places, histories, and cultural references.
