Growing Schools

What does the Growing Schools Project Offer?

The Growing Schools Project offers support to schools in Derby and Derbyshire who want to incorporate more gardening activities into school life. This could be help planning and implementing a school garden, or help with linking to a local allotment society.

Specifically

Training for teachers, support staff, and parents on gardening related themes (including school grounds use, design and managment, composting, and organic gardening)
Pupil workshops on composting, growing plants and school grounds design
Special offers to participating schools, including compost bins, plants, seeds, and teaching resources

Who is already involved?

Central Nursery, Derby are planning pupil workshops, INSET for teaching staff and a 'composting coffee morning' for parents
Allenton Primary school are planning to plant trees in their school grounds. They have already named their classrooms after different types of trees, and plan to involve their gifted and talented pupils in designing a planting scheme. They are also planning a family learning day to involve parents in planting and learning how to care for the trees.
St. Chads Infant and Nursery School are planning to develop their school grounds for growing plants

Contact Beth de Lange to get involved
Tel/fax:(01332) 298 185
beth@globaleducationderby.org.uk