On Thursday, four of our P7 pupils created designs of paths/swirls/mazes to be cut into the back grass at the school which has become overgrown during the school closure. The designs were amalgamated together and a grass cutter machine cut the grass in to the design yesterday morning. This initiative is very exciting as it will allow us to develop learning through landscapes, biodiversity and develop our outdoor learning curriculum within the school. It will also give our children a fun, natural environment to explore and to learn from. Yesterday Dominic, Archie, Freya A and Louie from last session’s Pupil Council and Miller, Freya L, Callum and Eilidh from last session’s Rights Respecting Schools group met with Natalie White, Outdoor Learning lead officer, George, the grass cutter and a photographer from East Ayrshire Council. These and other super photographs will be used to publicise and promote this initiative to all schools in East Ayrshire. We are delighted that Gargieston is leading the way!!
This is wonderful to see, I am looking forward to see how pupils enjoy the new exciting space at breaktimes as well as for learning. I am sure there are lots of bugs and beasties to be found in this new meadow 🙂
Well done Gargieston!
My daughter loves this, she and her friends had a great time exploring this today, such a great idea
Thanks very much for your positive comment. It is lovely to see the children running about and exploring the mazes.