{"id":7083,"date":"2021-02-16T16:33:39","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T16:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/learningoutdoorssupportteam\/?page_id=7083"},"modified":"2021-03-01T13:55:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T13:55:38","slug":"developing-space-for-learning-fundraising-and-community-involvement-patna-ps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/learningoutdoorssupportteam\/developing-space-for-learning-fundraising-and-community-involvement-patna-ps\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing Space for Learning – Patna PS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patna PS wanted to create an outside area for P1 and P2 pupils to use.\u00a0 The aim was to\u00a0 make use of an area visible from the classroom with the potential for easy, free flow access between the indoors and the outdoors.<\/p>\n

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This is the space before its transformation.\u00a0 Read on to find out what happened next!<\/p>\n

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What was already in place<\/strong>: a gated outdoor area; a building overhang to provide some shelter; a door from the classroom to the outdoors.<\/p>\n

What was needed<\/strong> : a way to reduce noise indoors; an interesting outdoor space which could be used for learning across the curriculum; a space where pupils had ownership.<\/p>\n

Miss McGhee and pupils set to work and this was what was created!<\/p>\n

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Space for Learning<\/p>\n

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Space for collaboration.<\/p>\n

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Space for exploration.<\/p>\n

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Space to be creative.<\/p>\n

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Space to read and be with friends.<\/p>\n

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How It Was Done<\/strong><\/p>\n

Patna PS involved the wider community and were given<\/strong>\u00a0 donations of wellies, hats & scarves; a woodwork bench; a mud kitchen; loose parts such as pieces of wood, guttering and (from a fly tipping site!) tyres.<\/p>\n

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P1 enlisted the help of workmen and machinery already at work\u00a0 elsewhere in the grounds.<\/p>\n

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Miss McGhee and the school community raised funds<\/strong>\u00a0 by applying for grants.\u00a0 Not all grants were successful but the project did receive \u00a3300 from Shire Housing and \u00a31000 from Tesco\u00a0 Bags for Help.\u00a0 A\u00a0 Big Summer Party Fundraiser was held.<\/p>\n

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PEF funding was used to buy waterproof suits.<\/p>\n

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TIMELINE<\/strong><\/p>\n

April 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Initial plans in place<\/p>\n

April\/May 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

While work was being carried out in the ECC, the school took the opportunity to ask the workmen if they would be able to remove\u00a0 large bushes taking up space along the building.\u00a0 The LOST team were invited in and promoted child led planning ( photographs were used to\u00a0 prompt discussion) and children created their own maps and recorded their ideas.<\/p>\n

May 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

PEF\u00a0 used.<\/p>\n

June 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Big Summer Party Fundraiser<\/p>\n

June-Dec:ember 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Outdoor suits, workbench, mud kitchen, wardrobe, wood chippings added to area, donations of loose parts and clothes from community<\/p>\n

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Applied\u00a0 for funding- National Lottery, Tesco, Learning through Landscapes<\/p>\n

June 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Community involvement- received tractor tyres for trim trail, boulders also moved.<\/p>\n

Shire Housing \u00a3300 grant received<\/p>\n

January 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

Successful for Tesco Bags of Help Grant \u00a31000<\/p>\n

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Children consulted on areas to develop\/resources to purchase.<\/p>\n

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NEXT\u00a0 STEPS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now that the space is recognised as a resource for learning, its use is included in Learning and Teaching plans.\u00a0 It will\u00a0 continue to develop\u00a0 in consultation with pupils and will be used to meet their needs and interests.<\/p>\n

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Patna PS wanted to create an outside area for P1 and P2 pupils to use.\u00a0 The aim was to\u00a0 make use of an area visible from the classroom with the potential for easy, free flow access between the indoors and the outdoors. This is the space before its transformation.\u00a0 Read on to find out what … Continue reading Developing Space for Learning – Patna PS<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20798,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7083","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/learningoutdoorssupportteam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/learningoutdoorssupportteam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/learningoutdoorssupportteam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/learningoutdoorssupportteam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20798"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/learningoutdoorssupportteam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7083"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/learningoutdoorssupportteam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7183,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/learningoutdoorssupportteam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7083\/revisions\/7183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/learningoutdoorssupportteam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}