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Learning through Landscapes helps children to connect with nature, become more active, learn outdoors, develop social skills and have fun. Along with a range of resources, they provide INSET for early years and teachers, and Local School Nature Grants of …
The RHS Campaign for School Gardening inspires and supports schools to provide children with gardening opportunities to enhance their skills and boost their development. The benefits of gardening for children include: Improves physical and mental well-being Builds life skills such …
Incredible Edible aims to encourage our children to understand the importance of growing and sustaining the places they live. Here is a range of information from free resources, training courses, to help you adopt the Incredible Edible Learning Plate.
Food – a Fact of Life provides a wealth of free resources about healthy eating, cooking, food and farming for children and young people aged 3 to 18 years. The resources are progressive, stimulate learning and support the curriculum throughout …
A passion for sharing and experience of agriculture led to the development of ‘teach.discovering-our-countryside’, an innovative virtual learning platform (VLE) which contains a series of farming, growing and food production teaching resources in line with the new curriculum for September …
Garden Organic is a charity that brings together thousands of people who share a common belief – that organic growing is essential for a healthy and sustainable world. Through campaigning, advice, community work and research, our aim is to get everyone …
The Yorkshire Agricultural Society was founded in 1837 to help improve and promote agriculture in the region. One of the Society’s aims is to show young people where their food comes from and to educate them about rural life. We …
Gardening with Children – a website specially designed to be an interactive classroom, allotment plot, and hobby garden of 21st century.
Grow Your Own Potatoes is a project that teaches primary aged children about potatoes. All you have to do is register your school to receive a FREE potato growing kit, use the supporting lesson plans and worksheets and for a chance …
Countryside Classroom is the largest ever partnership of organisations committed to helping children learn about food, farming and the natural environment. The online portal makes it easier for teachers across the UK to access resources, places to visit and people to …
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