The beautiful weather over the last month has led to some fantastic days for many students heading out in to parks.
image from www.london2012.com
Many students have been visiting Greenwich Park as part of their citizenship lessons to explore the Olympic events that will be taking place in 2012 (with test events this year). The year 8 classes have been interviewing members of the public and making short videos reporting on the upcoming events. The residents (and toursits!) visiting Greenwich Park have been very helpful in answering lots of questions, giving students a real insight in to local opinions about the changes that will be taking place.
A Schools in the Parks article has also just been accepted into the ASE journal, School Science Review. It should be published in the next few months so keep a look out! The article, written by Melissa Glackin (Kings College London) and myself, focuses on outdoor learning in urban parks. It comments on the results of both the London Outdoor Science and SITP school surveys, and includes recommendations based on the successes of the Schools in the Parks project on overcoming the barriers of accessing outdoor space within a school day. The article should make a valuable contribution to the growing body of evidence that suggests teaching outside the classroom is something all students should be entitled to.
