West Midlands

Get growing in your school grounds
23 October 2009
Hampton Court Gardens
To enthuse and enable attendees to start using or to improve the use of their school grounds.

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SPRING TERM

Keeping exotics in school
9 February 2010
Cardinal Wiseman School
Coming soon.

Creating a wildlife area
25 February 2010
Rodbaston College
Discover how to create and maintain what can be both a rich educational resource and a tranquil, beautiful wild area. The day will include hands-on practical activities which you can use with your children to create a biodiverse habitat. Suggested planting, species, composting and organic methods will also be discussed, along with their contribution to sustainable Schools

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Introduction to school gardening
18 March 2010
Rodbaston College
This day will enable you to set up a garden in your school. Suggestions will be given as to how to get started, planning, maintenance, as well as what are the most suitable crops to grow i.e. the easiest, having the shortest sowing to harvest time and suiting the school term times. Ideas will be given on how to keep the garden organic along with how the garden can be linked to teaching some areas of the National Curriculum.

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Clubs and curriculum, getting the best from your school grounds
26 March 2010
Hampton Court Gardens
To enable attendees to plan & deliver a successful gardening club and to use the school grounds as a resource to enable curriculum delivery.

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SUMMER TERM

Vegetable and fruit gardening in schools
13 May 2010
Rodbaston College
Discover how to create and maintain what can be both a rich educational resource and a productive area. The day will include hands-on practical activities which you can use with your children to create an area which is both organic and sustainable and contributes to the healthy eating agenda. Suggested planting, species, composting and organic methods will also be discussed, along with their contribution to sustainable Schools.

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Using gardens to teach the new Primary Curriculum
18 May 2010
Spetchley Park Gardens
Coming soon.

Keep growing! Planning for success in your school grounds
11 June 2010
Hampton Court Gardens
To enable students to improve their gardening techniques & maintain enthusiasm in their school garden.

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