Framlinghamian 2023 - Flipbook - Page 89
ENVIRONMENTALISM
using tools professionally, growing and
at the Prep School, Jo Drury said: “I am
harvesting produce throughout the year,
so proud of every member of the club
and using the garden to study curriculum
for achieving this award. Our pupils
subjects. This level of the award is not
have been actively involved in various
easily achieved and requires a school to
gardening activities for the past year,
demonstrate a long-term commitment to
showing immense dedication, skill and
gardening and biodiversity, along with a
teamwork. We have continued big plans
curriculum that supports sustainability.
for the school garden and what we
can achieve in the future to support the
The Gardening Club worked hard over
school’s eco credentials. We would love
the course of the academic year to build
to see more of our pupils join the club and
raised beds and grow vegetables and
reap the bene昀椀ts.”
昀氀owers for the school. They have also
looked at ways to use rainwater for the
Mrs Drury’s support to teach our very
garden and have sourced equipment from
youngest children about the natural
local garden centres.
environment was also demonstrated
through the activity of Pre-Prep children in
the RSPB’s Wild Challenge award scheme.
The Prep School pupils were also praised
for their e昀昀orts in planning and developing
their recent award-winning ‘Fit For A
The RSPB’s Wild Challenge is a wonderful
King’ Show Garden, which was on display
extension of the Prep School’s outdoor
at the 2023 Su昀昀olk Show and awarded
learning provision, which not only allows
silver by the judges. The project saw the
our pupils to build upon their curriculum
children design and plan their garden
knowledge and skills, but also helps them
and then tend and care for it ahead of
to learn about and connect with nature
showcasing it to the public.
whilst instilling a sense of agency and
resilience.
During this initiative, the children learnt
about the visual impact of a garden,
Our Pre-Prep pupils began the Wild
considering the plants and their needs, as
Challenge with the Big Schools’ Birdwatch
well as the impact of weather, ensuring
activity which was enjoyed by our
young plants were sheltered and
Year 9 pupils at the Senior School too.
watered. The children also enhanced
Participating in award schemes like the
their knowledge about growing seasons,
Wild Challenge, our younger pupils are
thinking about when the plants would
given the perfect introduction to working
昀氀ower. This planning process of designing
towards an educational award scheme
on paper to creating the 昀椀nal garden gave
before they begin our own award scheme,
the children time to re昀氀ect on what went
the Junior Duke Award, in Year 3.
well and what they could improve.
Sta昀昀 member overseeing the Gardening
Club and Head of Outdoor Education
87
