Midlands

Spring Term

Creating a wildlife area
26 February 2009
Rodbaston College
Discover how to create and maintain what can be both a rich educational resource and a tranquil, beautiful wild area. The day will include hands-on practical activities which you can use with your children to create a biodiverse habitat. Suggested planting, species, composting and organic methods will also be discussed, along with their contribution to sustainable schools.

 

Creating a wildlife area
5 March 2009
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Discover how to create and maintain what can be both a rich educational resource and a tranquil, beautiful wild area. The day will include hands-on practical activities which you can use with your children to create a biodiverse habitat. Suggested planting, species, composting and organic methods will also be discussed, along with their contribution to sustainable Schools.

 

A Garden for Early Years
10 March 2009
Kelmarsh Hall
Many primary schools and nursery settings are now looking at developing their outdoor spaces. The introduction of a garden area gives children a wealth of opportunities which contribute to their personal and social development as well as increasing their knowledge of the natural world. This day will introduce you to ways of involving the children in the process of setting up a garden and you will come away with many ideas to inspire you to use the area throughout the year.

 

Creating an Edible School Garden – Getting Started
19 March 2009
Lings Environmental Centre
There has recently been growing concern over the food which today's children are eating. There is an increasing need to educate them in the issues surrounding the food they eat and in methods of food production. This day is aimed at enabling you to set up and manage a school garden with a focus on growing your own fruit and vegetables. Through growing and nurturing plants, children learn practical and social skills which can be linked with areas of the National Curriculum. This would suit schools who are starting out creating at a garden as well as those who wish to extend the ways in which a garden area is used.

 

Gardening in Schools
(with a focus on setting up a garden incl. food production)
19 March 2009
Rodbaston College
This day will enable you to set up a garden in your school. Suggestions will be given as to how to get started, planning, maintenance, as well as what are the most suitable crops to grow i.e. the easiest, having the shortest sowing to harvest time and suiting the school term times. Ideas will be given on how to keep the garden organic along with how the garden can be linked to teaching some areas of the National Curriculum.

 

Summer Term

A Garden for Early Years
7 May 2009
Lings Environmental Centre
Many primary schools and nursery settings are now looking at developing their outdoor spaces. The introduction of a garden area gives children a wealth of opportunities which contribute to their personal and social development as well as increasing their knowledge of the natural world. This day will introduce you to ways of involving the children in the process of setting up a garden and you will come away with many ideas to inspire you to use the area throughout the year.

 

Vegetable and Fruit Gardening in Schools
14 May 2009
Rodbaston College
Discover how to create and maintain what can be both a rich educational resource and a productive area. The day will include hands-on practical activities which you can use with your children to create an area which is both organic and sustainable and contributes to the healthy eating agenda. Suggested planting, species, composting and organic methods will also be discussed, along with their contribution to sustainable Schools.

 

Developing a school garden
19 May 2009
Kelmarsh Hall
This day looks at the process of setting and running a primary school garden. You will learn how to survey the site and identify the needs of the school before beginning to make changes. There will be a particular focus on ways to involve the children in the process from start to finish. By the end of the day, you should have a clear plan of action for identifying the needs of your school, have a better understanding of the ways in which a school garden can be used and have a range of activities to use in creating and running a garden.

 

Vegetable and Fruit Gardening in Schools
21 May 2009
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Discover how to create and maintain what can be both a rich educational resource and a productive area. The day will include hands-on practical activities which you can use with your children to create an area which is both organic and sustainable and contributes to the healthy eating agenda. Suggested planting, species, composting and organic methods will also be discussed, along with their contribution to sustainable Schools.

 
 
 

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