Sep 1, 2010 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Gardening
This blog post was originally published in September 2010. At this moment in time, staff, pupils, parents and the wider community had been developing the school grounds for ten years.. The result was beautiful and reflects the local area and interests of those...
Aug 28, 2010 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Science Outdoors
Rocks and landscape projects tend to be hugely popular with children. There is a natural attraction between stones and kids. When visiting The Coombes School, perhaps the most impressive development of all, is the geology trail. This is no ordinary collection of...
Aug 25, 2010 | Health & Wellbeing, RME Outdoors
Philosophical enquiry skills can be developed with children at any age and stage. It involves exploring beliefs, values, practices and traditions through critical thinking, reflection and analysis. When I was visiting The Coombes School, Sue Humphries led a silent...
Aug 12, 2010 | Art & Music Outdoors, Community Involvement, Personal & Holidays, Social Subjects Outdoors
Many years ago I taught in a tiny school which had just 9 pupils. One of the challenges of working in a small school is that standard ideas and activities nearly always require adapting. For example, when we did a pantomime, I had to write one called “Snow White...
Aug 8, 2010 | Early Years Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning
Sometimes there are days that I wish would never end. I want to savour the magic of the moment forever. It’s hard to describe what makes a perfect day as these are always a unique relationship between the people, the activities and the places that they happen....
