A great post from Juliet Robertson on how to make inexpensive but effective changes to your school playground.
Category: Secondary
World Orienteering Day Wed 24th at Linlithgow Peel
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The world beneath our feet: brilliant new resources!
Follow the link below to a great resource
http://owlscotland.org/images/uploads/resources/files/world.beneath_June_16.web.pdf
Sow and Grow : resource
Sow and Grow
This is a great resource for those with green fingers or if your looking for John Muir Award activities:
https://giy.ie/get-involved/grow-at-school/innocent-sow-and-grow.html
Tips: Create a Wonderful Wildlife Garden at School
Top tips on wildlife gardens for schools from Creative Star.
John Muir Award Spring Newsletter
18th May: Outdoor Classroom Day
Put this date in the diary and get outside!
Growth Mindset: Be careful
Helping children confront challenges requires a more nuanced understanding of the “growth mindset.” explains Carol Dweck in an new Article in the Atlantic Magazine.
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/510845/
Polli-Nation
Polli:Nation is a UK wide initiative supporting pupils from 260 schools to turn their school grounds and other local walk-to spaces into pollinator friendly habitats. To do this schools are encouraged to:
- Survey their patch using the new OPAL Polli:Nation survey (available May 2016)
- Make improvements for pollinators on their patch
- See how well it has worked using the OPAL survey to see the impact the improvements have had.
This cross-curricula secondary and primary school project will give pupils direct hands-on experiences; from creating vertical green walls and night-blooming flower beds to lobbying to change school maintenance regimes and debating pesticide use. Pupils will learn about the role pollinating insects play in eco system services and be able to contextualise this in the choices and actions they take.
Alongside creating a network of knowledgeable and enthused young activists, the ambition of this programme is to utilise school grounds to form local green corridors and ‘stepping stones’, enabling species to move between core areas thereby contributing to the overall aim of the project by increasing numbers and sightings of pollinating insects in the UK.
A great project fro school gardens or as a John Muir Award project!
Find out more here http: http://www.polli-nation.co.uk/
Brilliant Residentials launched in Scotland
Brilliant residentials
The brilliant residential campaign was launched in Scotland last week. Led by teachers, co-designed with students and fully integrated into the curriculum, brilliant residentials have a huge impact on young people of all ages – and can help to deliver whole school change.
If you want to read more about how to make sure your school visits meet these criteria, follow this link
