This short presentation gives more detail of the Learning Away sustainability residentials schools in the New Forest partnership delivered at the Minstead and Avon Tyrell outdoor centres. It also describes how the work there is linked to other initiatives back at school.

1. LEARNING AWAY
links into
WHOLE SCHOOL
LEARNING

2. Planting the seeds of caring
about sustainability.
Becoming aware and learning about
sustainability has been a journey that we can
all continue to develop as we widen our
experience through life.

3. Our school residentials support our
development of outdoor learning by
giving children experiences in
another context.

4. They help children to develop an
understanding about sustainability
and encourage a personal
responsibility for looking after our
world.

5. School ECO developments
•Solar panels
•Environment area
•Wildflower meadow
•School garden

6. Investigating insulation
Solar powered toys
Energy
production
Learning Away at
Minstead

7. Sustainability in School

8. Learning Away at
Minstead
compostin
g
planting
classification

9. The School ECO Committee
• They lead school ECO projects
• They are responsible for looking after our
livestock and keeping accounts
• They plan the annual cycle for the garden
from planting to eating

10. Learning to lead and be part of a team are essential to make sustainability a
reality.
Learning Away at Avon Tyrrell

11. We watched the creation of our own ECO Discovery Centre;
finding out about this special building every step of the way.
We have learnt how sustainable building can be made in the
future.
Understanding our School ECO
building

12. Now that we have first hand experience
of what it means to be sustainable we
can use these skills in our own lives.
Adapting our own behaviour

13. ECO SONG!!
Listen to our
eco song and
watch the DVD.
It was created
to raise funds
for our eco
discovery
centre.