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
This week in reception!
This week in reception we painted our own versions of Kadinsky's 'Circles' artwork after learning about the properties of circles and triangles in maths. We had a great time acting out our new book 'The [...]
Wild Things
This week the Wild Things experienced much joy from the leaves. They have been collecting, dragging, wheeling and scooping the leaves from all parts of the school to the wildlife garden. They are putting them [...]
This week’s learning in Nursery!
We hope you enjoy looking at all our lovely learning this week!
This week’s learning in Nursery!
We have had a lovely week in Nursery learning all about Diwali along with lots of other lovely activities. We hope you enjoy seeing what we've been up to.
Wild Things
Last week we learned that the temperature heats up in the compost heap when the decomposers are working effectively. We know that microorganisms in the compost help with this process. We looked at samples of [...]
Wild Things
This week in Wild Things, we learned that after the decomposters have started to break down the greens and browns in the compost, that micro organisms are present. They release energy which heats up the compost and the [...]