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Growing Schools Conference 7th April 2008
The conference aims to support all teachers from Early Years through to Secondary who are interested in expanding and improving learning outside the classroom in their schools.
The day will consist of key note speakers from the outdoor education sector and will be opened by a talk from Chris Beardshaw, designer of the Growing Schools Garden. Chris is emerging as one of the leading lights in the world of gardening both as a television presenter and ambassador - breathing new life into the industry with his unique blend of skills and qualifications which embrace planting, garden design and landscape architecture.
The day will also consist of a market place made up from many of our sector partners as well as a series of workshops which will be run throughout the day. Areas that will be covered in the workshops will range from school grounds development, incorporating growing into the national curriculum, sustainability, culture and creativity, setting up a school farm, extended schools and much more. The workshops will be facilitated by the education departments of many organisations such as the Royal Horticultural Society, The Botanic Gardens Education Network, Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens and Learning Through Landscapes.
The conference will open at 9.00 am and finish at 4.30pm with refreshments and lunch provided. The cost is £50.00 and places are limited to 200. We expect demand for places to be high and are asking all those interested to pre- register to avoid disappointment. Official applications will be issued on a first come first served basis early in the new year once the workshop programme has been finalised.
If you would like to register or if you are interested in securing a space in the market place for your organisation please e-mail your full name organisation or school, address and post code to:
conference@countrysidefoundation