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Welcome to the Growing Schools website which has been designed to support teachers and practitioners in using the "outdoor classroom" as a resource across the curriculum for pupils of all ages.
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School Farms Conference 2012 The school farm: providing a stimulating learning environment for all young people. 5th-6th October 2012, Banbury, Oxfordshire. Food Growing in Schools Report The Food Growing in Schools Taskforce was established as a response to increasing concerns about the health and well being of our children and a confidence that food growing in schools is a successful way of dealing with these concerns, delivering many benefits. Food Growing activities in Schools, NFER, 2011, Report submitted to DEFRA As part of a Task Force report on Food Growing in Schools, an independent report from National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), surveyed 1302 schools and undertook a systematic literature review, contributing evidence confirming that school food growing activity is widespread and of value. Home Grown Boys Six young entrepreneurs from inner city London develop a vegetable growing business during the summer holidays. Watch the programme to see what they learn about business and how successful they are in their first experience of growing vegetables!
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These video case studies are part of the virtual Growing Schools garden.
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To find out more, go to the Growing Schools Garden Award pages.
All schools and settings can benefit from using the living environment as a school resource.
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