Outdoor Learning
We are the lead school in Lambeth for outdoor learning with all year groups following the Natural Thinkers Curriculum. We follow an outdoor curriculum based on ‘Forest School’ principles and gardening which was developed by staff and pupils at Heathbrook and adapted for all Lambeth children.
Pupils in Early Years have free-flow access to their own gardens while Year 1 and 2 pupils have their own ‘Oasis’ garden immediately accessible from classrooms. All pupils have regular lessons in the Wildlife Garden where they learn to use tools, develop gardening skills and nurture the flora and fauna. We have a pond and a bog that are homes to our frogs and newts.
The school community has been involved in developing all of our outdoor learning spaces through projects such as Growing Together and Big Digs. Nursery pupils sell their produce to parents at the ‘Nursery Market’ whilst older pupils sell our produce at the Venn Street Farmers’ Market. Read even more about our Outdoor Learning provision…
Recent Outdoor Learning News
Warming Jerusalem Artichoke Soup
Following our bumper harvest, the year 5s scrubbed and peeled the artichokes ready for the soup pot. Our classmates and teachers thought it was really delicious!
Harvesting our Jerusalem Artichokes
Year 5s have been busy harvesting the Jersusalem artichokes which were planted back in the spring. The tubers were planted under the soil similarly to how you plant potatoes and the children were thrilled when [...]
Bulbs for London
A group of Year 6s have been extremely industrious during the last few days of term since a large box of bulbs arrived from Bulbs for London! As well as potting up loads of daffodils, [...]
Sowing our Wildflower Meadow
Year 5s helped Nursery children to sow the seed for next summer’s wildflower meadow in our wildlife garden this afternoon. They mixed poppy, cornflower and flax seed with sand and scattered it in an area [...]
Fun in the garden
When we explored the garden this week we took inspiration from our Magical Tradition show. We focused on 2LS' story from the Ukraine. We really enjoyed making our own spider webs and took these home [...]
Biscuit making for our Winter Fair
All Year 4s are taking it in turns to make savoury vegan cheese biscuits for the cake stall at our Winter Fair. Vegan means no dairy products and no eggs. To add flavour, the children [...]