HOME EDUCATION: 5-8 YEARS
MONDAYS | 10AM-12PM | £99 (6 WEEK BLOCK)
AUTUMN 1: HIDDEN WORLDS & WILD CREATURES
September 7th - October 12th
What might be living, hiding or waiting in Our Wild Space?
This Autumn, children will step into a world of mysterious footprints, hidden nests, unusual sounds and woodland discoveries as they become investigators, naturalists, artists and storytellers.
Inspired by The Bog Baby, woodland stories, mysterious clues and found objects, our first half-term enquiry will encourage children to investigate both the real inhabitants of Our Wild Space and the imaginary worlds that might exist alongside them.
Children might hunt for mini-beasts and explore microhabitats, sculpt undiscovered creatures from clay, build miniature habitats and nests, create woodland soundscapes, experiment with natural pigments, draw and classify their discoveries, invent stories and movement, and create their own field-guide entries.
Along the way, meaningful learning from across the curriculum is naturally woven into children's investigations.
Rather than following a rigid lesson plan, our Reggio Emilia-inspired approach means children's questions, theories and discoveries will help shape where the project goes next.
Throughout the half term, we'll document children's ideas, creations and changing theories before bringing everything together in our final Hidden Worlds Exhibition - a celebration of what they've discovered, imagined and created.
Six weeks of getting curious, getting creative and getting wild. 🌿
HOME EDUCATION: 8-11 YEARS
MONDAYS | 1PM - 3PM | £99 (6 WEEK BLOCK)
AUTUMN 1: THE CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
September 7th - October 12th
How do we notice, classify and tell the story of the natural world?
This Autumn, children will step into the role of naturalists, curators, scientific illustrators, collectors and storytellers as they investigate the extraordinary details hidden within Our Wild Space.
The enquiry begins with a mystery: a locked specimen box, an unidentified natural object, a field journal and fragments of labels and sketches. What is it? Where did it come from? And what else might be waiting to be discovered?
Inspired by The Lost Book of Adventure, The Lost Words, naturalist journals and poetry, children will learn to slow down, look closely, question what they find and explore different ways of recording and communicating their discoveries.
They might create detailed botanical and scientific illustrations, investigate and classify natural specimens, experiment with printmaking and natural pigments, make clay impressions of leaves and bark, compose found poetry, record the sounds of different habitats and create museum-style specimen cases and displays.
Along the way, meaningful learning from across the curriculum is naturally woven into their investigations:
Our Reggio Emilia-inspired approach means there is no predetermined route through the project. Children's observations, questions and emerging interests will influence how the enquiry develops, while we gently weave meaningful curriculum learning into their discoveries.
Throughout the half term, children will build a portfolio of field sketches, hypotheses, classification work, artwork, poetry, experiments and reflections before bringing their discoveries together to create The Wild Cabinet - their own collaborative exhibition celebrating the biodiversity and hidden details of Our Wild Space.
Six weeks of looking closer, thinking deeper and discovering just how extraordinary the ordinary can be. 🌿
