Countryside Classroom - Connecting schools with food, farming and the natural environment

Growing Schools has been re-launched as Countryside Classroom, the largest ever partnership of organisations who are committed to helping children learn about food, farming and/or the natural environment.

It is the vision of Countryside Classroom that schools and teachers across the UK will embrace food, farming and the natural environment as essential components of a broad and balanced curriculum, incorporating them into day-to-day learning. As a result of this, every child will have the opportunity to learn about and experience these topics in diverse ways that are increasingly supported by experiences outside the classroom.

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The Growing Schools Garden London

Garden Tour

Recycling

Recycling plan

  1. Weather station & weather instruments
  2. Compost bins with heat sensors
  3. Alternative energy feature

Weather station & weather instruments

Instruments illustrate teaching this topic at primary and secondary level.

Windsock bird and windmill weather vane

School:
Windmill First School

Stevenson screen to house instruments

School:
Cardinal Wiseman RC School

Compost bins with heat sensors

Factsheet:
Composting and Wormeries (PDF)
School:
Cardinal Wiseman RC School

Alternative energy feature

Both solar and wind power are harnessed to charge three 12V batteries. These drive a pump to deliver water to the soil towers demonstrating how the infiltration of surface water varies with the type of soil. The pump also drives a watering system for container plants.

School:

Royston High School

Supported by
Natural Connections