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Fitting oak doors on a new outdoor learning centre (we are building) provided a special moment to admire a wonderful majestic oak tree. The winter sunshine bathed the tree in a golden light and we just had to take some time to enjoy a gift from nature.
This short film and poem was inspired by our encounter with a wonder of the natural world and our meeting with a truly remarkable tree.
The Majestic Oak
The wise Majestic Oak standing tall
Seeing, listening, inspiring, inviting us to see
The simple, unquestionable truth.
Does she possess everything?
Everything we need to understand
The world around us, who we are, who we can become?
Her roots, bark and branches are
The skills, knowledge and values we
Aspire to acquire, to live in harmony with.
The wise Majestic Oak standing tall,
Never judging, never demanding, never questioning
Just being, the simple unquestionable truth.
The disco dancing decorators get groovy painting the Outdoor Learning Centre!
We are getting close to completing the building on the Outdoor Learning Centre at Short Wood Primary School. It’s been a great project so far and today we were progressing very sensibly and serenely………………but then the beats came on the radio……..and we got down baby……and I think I’m starting to get a bit concerned about some of our behaviour!
The outdoor learning centre at Short Wood is nearly completed and our feet can barely contain themselves!
We have gone for a rustic hardwood floor over recycled glass insulation. The high insulation values helped achieve the triple A status for the building and the floor is good enough to lie down on!
Year 4 pupils got a unique insight into the evacuation experiences of children and their families during World War II.
During a day trip to Bewdley Museum in Worcestershire, pupils had the opportunity to discover and explore life on the Home Front with the use of original and replica artefacts. This was followed by an experience of the Blitz within the museum’s very own air raid shelter.
The day culminated with all the pupils marching across Bewdley bridge and participating in a real life ‘evacuation’ upon a steam train at the Severn Valley Railway. Pupils stopped for some lunch at the picturesque village of Highly and there was even time to play some children’s WWII games before heading home.
The forest school has finally become home to a beautiful, eco-friendly classroom. With a bio-diverse roof and a natural wooden exterior, this sustainable building will be an excellent base for outdoor learning and forest school activities.
Outdoor learning is a proven way to enrich, inspire and enhance the curriculum. Children love to be outside and the natural world is full of wonderful learning opportunities. The space features an 80m² learning space and a 32m² meeting / small group room. It is fully equipped with 21st Century technology including wireless internet covering the building and the entire forest school area.
Some of our pupils have been involved in a recent community project that enabled them to work with older people living in Arleston and help them reflect on their memories of living and growing up in our local community.
This inter-generational project brought together different generations and helped young people develop journalistic and film making skills and prepare questions that would provoke discussion about what life in Arleston was like in times gone past and how it compares and contrasts to how things are now.
This short inspirational film shares lovely and fascinating memories and shines a light on how children and older people can work together and develop their shared understanding of each other.
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