Event Date
October 2, 2024
Event Cost
£30.00 Non member fee: £45
Registration from 9.30 am
Event Time
10:00 - 16:00
Location
The Edinburgh Academy Junior School
10 Arboretum Road
EH3 5PL
EH3 5PL
Cancellation and refund policy
- Cancellations must be advised by email 5 working days prior to the event.
- A refund will not be granted if a registrant fails to attend or cancels within 5 working days prior to the event.
- We welcome substitute delegates attending in your place at no additional cost.
- Cancellations for residential courses must be advised 6 weeks prior to the event.
Event Description
The Edinburgh Academy Junior School are delighted to host an Outdoor Learning Conference focusing on the sharing of ideas and practical tips on growing food in your school grounds
Delegates will develop a deeper understanding of the educational and social value of growing food on site.
By combining practice and theory you will hear from a variety of voices on the subject of "growing on your grounds".
We aim to build a network of colleagues who will help each other to improve the learning opportunities in their schools, for the pupils and wider community
Agenda
- Welcome
- The value of the work we’ve done – Lorna Htet-Khin, Head of Junior School
- Tour of school grounds
- Orchards for Learning ‘Orchards: The Lowest Hanging Fruit of All’ – Rob Tyrell, Junior School Teacher & Outdoor Learning Lead
- Lunch
- The Value of Work – Rit Zbikowski, Junior School Teacher & Outdoor Learning Lead
- Workshops: building on what has been shared so far
- Case study: a story of a school, each group coming up with ideas
- Take home: what I could do in my school to turn the dial up on "growing in our grounds”
- Closing address: Jen Isherwood, Director of Adventure and Character Education, The Edinburgh Academy