In 2021/22 we plan to continue working on quite a variety of projects in the outdoors. Some of the projects are personal, such as the John Muir Award while others benefit our school, our community, or even the whole world!
We are fortunate to be joined in these projects by a variety of partners:
1 – John Muir Award
This project encourages us an individuals to think about the outdoors that is on our doorstep and challenges us to: Discover, Explore, Conserve and Share. In June 2021, the children (and staff) were all successful in achieving John Muir Discovery Awards. To achieve this, children took part in and led a variety of activities related to discovering, conserving, exploring and sharing about Papay wildlife. Some pictures of last years efforts are shown below.
In January of 2022, we were delighted to have our application approved to take part in the John Muir Award Scheme again this year. We are all registered for the second level, Explorer Award. Keep an eye on our blog to see how we get on with this year’s projects and learning including:
- Our Visitor Book Box Trail – link
- The 2022 Wheelbarrow Garden Competition – link
- Our Seaweed Survey – link
In Spring and Summer of 2021, we worked on all sorts of projects in our outdoor spaces, including planting tatties and trees. The Papay Market Garden kindly supported us in renovating our greenhouse and it was so rewarding to continue harvesting our food for school lunches well into October of 2021. Another highlight of our year was organising the Papay Wheelbarrow Garden Festival. Our blog now features the rules for the 2022 competition.