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| Cross-Curricular - Activities |
Kench Hill Trails
In the grounds, search for and identify a variety of features, shapes and unusual views. A pleasant small group activity suitable for the last morning as a competition. The inside trail, ideal for bad weather, concentrates on the architecture and design found in a Georgian mansion with a varied history, including being a hospital. Observation and deduction skills are tested on features the children “see” everyday at Kench Hill. |
Group size: Any |
Time: 1 hr |
Cost: Free |
Earth Education
A multi-sensory approach in environmental education encourages children to use all their senses to observe, and foster respect and understanding of the natural world. Blindfold Walks, Smelly Cocktails, Nature’s Palettes, Micro-Nature trails, Magic Spots, Munch Monitors – a wide range of activities to suit different learning styles. Reinforces learning in Science ie concepts such as interdependence, adaptation and feeding relationships. Can be done as a whole day in a local habitat eg woodlands, or individual activities at any time of the day. |
Group size: Any |
Time: 30 mins - whole day |
Cost: Free |
Gardening - NEW!
Join our staff as they help re-create an organic kitchen garden in the walled garden. Children love digging and finding creepy-crawlies in the soil, as well as harvesting the produce. There are always tasks to do, whatever the season or the weather – weeding, sowing, picking, digging, potting. Then the satisfaction of using the fresh fruit and vegetables to help prepare a nutritious meal for the whole class. Suitable as an optional activity for keen green-fingers, or the whole group, to link with science work on Green Plants. |
Group size: 8 |
Time: 1hr + |
Cost: Free |
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