Tong School in the summer term of 2017 did a whole school project on outdoor learning, the team supported elements of this.
Tim provided a twighlight session to explore ‘how do I begin to soften the walls of the classroom’ with the staff.
This session led to taking several classes look at the ecosystem of the beach a short walk from the school.
The young people discovered the diversity of the ecosystem using the new resource boxes.
Another class wanted to look at fire; the local fire office came into the school to talk about fire safety, the young people particularly enjoyed seeing how a fire extinguisher worked.
Tim then came in with the fire pan for two sessions; one to reinforce the fire safety lessons and try different ways of lighting a fire and the second to cook on an open fire. The fire pan was set up under a tarp in the school grounds and the young people cooked fruit and vegetable kebabs followed by bannocks which they mixed themselves. After the session the teacher reported several of the young people had gone home made bannocks and asked for peppers with their dinner.
The English and Gaelic nurseries had a session exploring the school grounds which have a lovely stand of trees using the environmental resources boxes, with the magnifying glasses and the sample jars creating a huge amount of interest.
Particularly the large slug they found.
