Archive for March, 2010

After the relative quiet of Autumn and Winter, Penryn College wakes up to Spring with a Wild Willow Workshop for our environmental leaders.  Working with Chyan, a local community farm, students learnt the art of cropping and weaving live willow, creating domes, tunnels and wild willow structures.

They then returned to the college to plant a willow plantation for future use and created a willow spiral.  Thanks to Lin and Cathy from Chyan and well done to all the students involved.  I can’t wait for the Spring and Summer as it grows.

In the past few years, Camborne Science and Community College has built strong links with the Ritsumeikan High School in Japan, so it was with great anticipation that three of our students travelled all the way to the Shiga District near Kyoto in Japan last month. Their mission: to present a scientific study at an International Water Forum.

Heavy metal pollution is a big problem in Cornwall. Centuries of mining have left a legacy of damaged ecosystems so our students were determined to raise awareness on the matter. After several weeks of research and field trips, they presented their findings in the hope that others would learn about this issue. Their presentation was a great success and our students were praised for …

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This week Year Five got down to the bare bones of extinction! With the help of some skulls from UCL’s Grant Museum, the pupils of St Michael’s C of E school, Camden learned about the dangers facing wild animals. We looked at the skeletons of endangered animals and talked about why they may become extinct in the next few decades. We learned about deforestation, illegal pet trade, bushmeat and trophy hunting. We even had the opportunity to look at some animal objects which had been confiscated at Heathrow customs.

Holly Class were studying WW2, evacuation and rationing. As always, at Turners Hill, we like to try and tie our topics to our healthy eating and environmental ethos, so the children were asked to come up with a campaign similar to that of the Dig for Victory campaign but with a modern twist, ours being to grow your own vegetables and buy locally.

An opportunity was spotted to include the community in this project. Elderly members were invited into school and interviewed. They told the children about their experiences in the war, focusing on rationing and the produce they grew themselves.

The children researched war time recipes, searching out ones that could include produce that we grow in our own gardens. Holly …

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Irlam and Cadishead Community High School in Manchester, Lancashire joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

You can see where Irlam and Cadishead Community High School is on a map and read about their local environment here.

Droitwich Spa High School in Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

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Colquhoun Park Primary School in East Dunbartonshire joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

You can see where Colquhoun Park Primary School is on a map and read about their local environment here.

Preston School in Yeovil, Somerset joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

You can see where Preston School is on a map and read about their local environment here.

St Lawrence CofE Primary School in Hassocks, West Sussex joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

You can see where St Lawrence CofE Primary School is on a map and read about their local environment here.

St Mary’s Catholic College in Wallasey, Merseyside joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

You can see where St Mary’s Catholic College is on a map and read about their local environment here.