Case Studies
Chailey Secondary School - 2012 Quad Project
Chailey Secondary School were successfully awarded just under £5,000 from the Lottery Grant Project. It has been a vision of theirs for almost 4 years to transform their school quad. Find out how the transformation went.
Bately Girls High School
Batley Girls High School are a visual Arts college, a Lead Sustainable School and the holder of 2 ECO Schools Green Flag Awards. .Last year we created a Community garden on Site to go with our other various growing areas, allotment, greenhouse, poly tunnel, fruit trees, bushes, herb garden and gardens. We are just in the process of designing and building a hands on learning Science Garden.We have designed a sensory garden for an EMI Nursing home and a Garden for a Sure Start Centre.
Costessey High School , Norwich
In 2003, for a University of the First Age Summer Environmental Challenge, 14 young students designed a multi-habitat wildlife garden to encourage biodiversity within the grounds of Costessey High. The award-winning garden was developed over the following three years and is now used as a valuable environmental educational resource by the school’s students.
Oak Grove College , West Sussex
Within the curriculum there is scope to work in the school grounds in most subjects, particularly Horticulture, Science, Technical Studies, and Personal Development, so there are pupils working outdoors every day of the week.
Hurst Community School, Hampshire
Working as a team, the garden club from years 7 and 8 transformed the entrance to The Hurst Community School, Tadley, Hampshire with a wonderful garden that can be used across the curriculum.