Food for Thought Education Fund – deadline for applications
Apply now to the Food for Thought education fund and you could receive up to £3000 for your education establishment. The fund is open to Early Learning and Childcare Centres, Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and ASN schools, including ASN schools in the independent sector, to develop Food and Health education. [...]
Food For Thought Fund – 2022-23 – Applications Close 22nd June!
The Food for Thought Education Fund gives financial support to develop Food and Health as a context for learning. The fund aims to improve practitioner confidence in providing progressive, high quality, skills based learning experiences which help to embed food education into the ethos of the establishment. It also provides [...]
How to grow wildflowers
Great advice on growing wildflowers from the Grow Wild crew at Kew Botanic Gardens, whatever the size of space you have. Here’s a video shared by a Grow Wild UK youth group.
Gardening with and for children
The Children & Nature Network share their latest Research Digest on this topic. This provides summaries of current studies focusing on the benefits of garden-related activities for children.
Springtime science resources from East Ayrshire’s outdoor team
East Ayrshire’s LOST newsletter (Issue 44, February 2022) includes some great resources suitable for British Science Week (11th - 20th March, 2022) which has Growth as its theme. Check out the EAC LOST Science pages for suggestions for taking your Sciences teaching and learning outdoors (early to second level).
Springtime means seed germination – but how do they do it?
Grow Wild’s blog post provides a great summary on 5 unexpected ways seeds kickstart the growing process.
Pocket Garden is Back!
Eco-Schools Scotland are looking for school pupils from across Scotland to participate in the seventh annual Pocket Garden Design Competition. This year designs should interpret three interlinked themes: The Year of Stories, One Planet Picnic and Wildlife Gardening. The deadline for entries is 5pm on 25 February 2022.
Why not grow a tree?
Download the Tree Council’s new beautifully illustrated guides to gathering and planting trees from seed here. Share photos and videos of your amazing seed gathering on social media using #SeedGatheringSeason.
