Learn how to transform your school grounds and get growing with this great selection of resources designed to get children of all ages learning outdoors.
4- 6 Years
- Thinking about starting up a school garden? Then this A. B. C. From School Grounds to School Garden resource produced by One Seed Forward will provide all the materials needed to take teachers through the processes of designing a garden with pupils.
- Enhance the natural environment in your school garden with this Encouraging Wildlife in your School Garden resource produced by the Royal Horticultural Societywhich includes a wildlife gardening calendar.
- Why not try this Plants for a Wildlife Garden too to find out a selection of wild and cultivated plants that will attract birds, bees, bugs and butterflies to your school wildlife garden.
7 - 11 Years
- Are you looking for financial support to set up your school garden? Our partner Learning Through Landscapes offers outdoor learning grants, apply HERE.
- This Fundraising Guide produced by the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom will take you through all the stages of making your bid for funding for learning outside the classroom, including considering the benefits, where to get funding and writing a case statement.
- These Growing Activity Sheets produced by Garden Organic covers many practical gardening activities e.g., sowing seed, clearing weeds and grass, taking cuttings and pruning fruit.
11 - 16 Years
- Find out How to Grow Mushrooms with this resource by LEAF Education which gives an insight into the process of growing mushrooms and managing a successful mushroom operation.
- Garden Organic have produced a brilliant set of Organic Gardening Posters providing a visual tool for any age and ability, covering a range of topics in a fun and informative way.
- This School Grounds Orchards book produced by Learning Through Landscapes is all about growing fruit trees in school grounds. Low-cost and easy to grow, your pupils will soon be eating the fruits of their care and labour.
