Working with a class at a time, the Eco Safari sessions guide primary school pupils through two to three of our creative workshops over the course of a morning or afternoon.
Up-cycling & Recycling Eco Safari
We explore together what it means to look after the planet at home, in school and in a wider global context. Discussions are enriched through an interactive presentation about the Earthship, an award winning sustainable building and by examining a range of colourful up-cycled objects and recycled materials from around the world. Pupils then make two of their own up-cycled products including a notebook from beautiful old maps, followed by crafting a juice carton wallet. These can be taken home to enjoy and used as a potent reminder of what we can do to look after our environment.
Habitat Heroes Eco Safari
By choosing two activities your pupils can become habitat super heroes before lunch time! Give wildlife a helping hand through making pine cone bird feeders and a Bug Hotel to help birds and insects thrive in your school grounds. Alternatively, play a part in avoiding plastic reaching our oceans by creating an up-cycled ‘Eco Fish’ and decorating a re-usable cotton bag, drawing attention to how single use plastic is harming marine life and offering alternatives to plastic usage. Practical activities engage your pupils with the ways they can play a part in protecting our habitats at home and further afield.
Seasonal Green Shoots Eco Safari
An inspiring combination of two growing activities creates a powerful leaning experience focusing on where our food comes from, how it is grown and how far it travels. During the session we trace food to its origins and discuss the benefits of eating seasonally and locally. We then get growing locally together by making paper starter pots for seedlings and planting our own seasonal fruit and vegetables in your school’s raised beds for harvesting within the school term. At the same time as exploring how eating food from closer to home means less pollution, less plastic packaging and how fresh foods boost our health, pupils also learn practical gardening skills during the workshop.
