About our project

From January 2008 the Good Gardeners Association has been given funding by the Ernest Cooke Trust to extend a recent pilot scheme.

We aim to introduce children to the idea that our treatment of soil alters the nutritional quality of the food we grow in it, which in turn affects our health and that of the planet.

This links in with many aspects of the National Curriculum and many current national iniatives.

The project is very flexible and has been run with KS 1 - 3 and in Steiner Waldorf schools. We provide a hands-on learning experience where the children have responsibility for their learning. For more info see "Calling All Schools" post.

Thursday 28 February 2008

National Science and Engineering Week


This runs from 7 - 16 March 2008. Whilst we are not arranging any formal event for this, we are starting the project in both schools during NSEW. We are hoping that next year we will be able to deliver a more formal event open to more people.
Find out more about NSEW week here.
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Thursday 14 February 2008

Schools Confirmed

For now we have two schools taking part in the project. We are working on funding so that next year those others that have expressed interest will be able to be involved.

Horton CE VA Primary, South Gloucestershire, already embraces many health-driven initiatives, including walking to school, composting, walking clubs. Its small garden is already established, but the head teacher is happy for us to rearrange the garden to allow for our experiments! We have a weekly timetabled slot with about 8 pupils.

Minsterworth Primary, Gloucestershire, also has an existing garden and lots of parental support. We hope to fit into the Science curriculum there, with lots of opportunities for learning about the soil through nature art!
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