Dipping
Into Environmental Education at the
North
School
The
North
School
with its existing positive focus on encouraging understanding and
enjoyment of rural skills, has taken a further step into the green
classroom. With funding from
Rail Link Countryside Initiative, Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership
and the school, a large wildlife area incorporating a pond and wild
flo
wer meadow has been created. This outdoor classroom provides a vital
opportunity for students to study fundamental understanding of life
cycles, food chains and advance their knowledge of ecological principals. Debbie
Adams, Countryside Officer for Ashford states, “The wildlife area,
combined with the existing school farm, has formed a landscape that
typifies the wider environment, thus producing a realistic and safe
learning zone for the students. All
of which will help pupils gain invaluable skills and experiences that will
support them in environment and landscape based careers.”
The project, carried out by local contractors, has been
closely followed by students at the school.
