The Schools in the Parks project comes to an end today, however it has been a great success. It has been been supporting secondary schools to use local parks and greenspaces across South East London since 2008.
Although the project is finishing many legacies remain including the free equipment hire schemes.
There are two equipment hire schemes in South East London. The stores contain fieldwork equipment that will support secondary school outdoor learning sessions. Therefore if you are working with a secondary school and need to borrow some equipment (quadrats, thermometers, light meters, ID keys…) then you can book out what you need for free. Although you will need to book at least 1 week in advance.
Information about the Lambeth equipment store, including the booking procedure and what is available, can be found on the current Schools in the Parks website (which will continue to function when the project has finished).
http://www.field-studies-council.org/projects/schoolsintheparks/equipment.aspx
The Greenwich equipment store is being hosted by the John Roan School, and their booking procedure website will be live from September 2011:
www.thejohnroanschool.co.uk/fieldstudies
Please pass on this information to any schools in London that you think would benefit from the scheme.
The Schools in the Parks project has also been running free training sessions for environmental educators. These training sessions are now completed, but if you are interested in any of the FSC’s other projects or training opportunities please visit their website.
www.field-studies-council.org
Although the Schools in the Parks project has now come to an end the Field Studies Council will be continuing to deliver education across London as it has just opened it’s 18th field study centre in Stratford East London – FSC London East. You can browse through their activities by visiting the FSC website.
So, finally, to all those who have supported the project over the last three years – thank you! It was been wonderful, and good luck with all your environmental education projects in the future.
