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Training day gets teachers out of the classroom
Our Education Team has just had a great day running a teacher training session at Bosvigo Primary school in Truro, Cornwall, where 22 members of staff turned up a day early for the beginning of term for a very unusual mission…. ….to explore a new planet (the playground) on a perilous space mission led by [...]
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How to animate: stop-motion tips from Aardman
Learn how to make your own stop-motion animation with these tips from the Aardman team, those clever people behind the likes of Shaun the Sheep, Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit. Follow these simple steps, add a good dose of imagination and patience, and you can create a short model animation in which your characters [...]
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Outdoor learning teacher training sows seeds in schools across the country
Teachers always tell us that they leave our teacher training days fired up with all sorts of outdoor learning ideas to take home and try with their own classes across the country. So we decided it was time to catch up with them and find out just what exciting things they’ve been up to since [...]
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Bake your own vegetable garden cake
As it’s been raining cats and dogs recently, we’ve been busy staying in and baking. Keen to share our sweet treats, we proudly brought this allotment cake into the Eden office, where it wasn’t very long before a hungry mob of horticulturists came over to closely inspect the quality of our carrots, tomatoes and peas! [...]
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Fun things to do with trees
It’s National Tree Week, so why not try these simple outdoor activities in school, or with your own family, to get kids learning through trees? The tree activities touch on art, science and maths – and they’re fun. Activity 1: Bark rubbing Even when trees have no leaves, you can still enjoy their shape and [...]
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Teachers mustn’t forget to play
Bran Howell, from Eden’s Education team, tells us why it’s just as important for teachers to play outdoors as it is for kids. We all bang on about the benefits of outdoor learning for young people. It’s covered in the national press, in academic papers, and is a favourite of old hippies like me. But [...]
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Summer nights with live music, food and street theatre
Whatever the weather, our late nights are the perfect time to enjoy a relaxing stroll through the rainforest, a wine in the Mediterranean biome or live music in our beautiful gardens. Our ever-popular barbecues are back with delicious grilled dishes served from 4pm. We also provide picnic blankets so you can enjoy your food from [...]
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How to climb a tree: 10 tips from Thom Hunt of Channel 4’s Three Hungry Boys
Our summer kids’ event is inspired by The Lorax – the blockbuster movie with a really cool environmental message. We’re also offering extra Lorax fun on our Blog to keep your kids happy over the holidays. The Lorax loves trees and so do we at Eden! Why not have some fun and learn about trees [...]
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Make your own labyrinth
Create some intrigue for your garden or school grounds by marking out a beautiful labyrinth with stones. Labyrinths are fun for kids and adults alike to explore, and offer a good opportunity to learn about their history. Ideally, you’d make the labyrinth in a patch of short grass, marking it out with submerged, flat stones. [...]
New primary teacher training and staff development packages from Eden Project
Teachers probably know Eden best for the fantastic school trips we offer around the rainforest! But we also run a range of teacher training programmes and staff development packages to support primary school teachers in getting pupils back outside. Drawing on our experience of teaching, garden design, horticulture and wild play, we can offer bespoke [...]
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