Activities
and learning
Some schools come to us with specific learning aims
Others come to give the children an experience they have never had before
All our learning activities are experiential and have a lesson plan and links to the curriculum. Whether you choose to focus on learning, or more practical or sensory options is up to you.
Most schools (and most children) opt for the big hits: Survival in the Wild, River Dipping, Hands on Farming and Eco-Cooking. Children love to learn about where their food comes from, and taste home-grown produce from our fruit and vegetable gardens.
Physical and team building activities such as orienteering and the low ropes challenge complement arts, crafts, egg collecting and discovering the farm’s amazing wildlife.
The climbing frame and zipwire are good for burning off any excess energy.
Schools who stay longer often like to go fossil hunting on the beach.
children love to plant trees
As well as all the other fun stuff, school visits between October and March offer a rare opportunity for children to make a significant environmental statement.
Every year, school children from inner city schools and communities deprived of natural spaces plant 500-1000 trees on Magdalen farm.
Children love the sense of empowerment this gives. It gives them a personal stake in this place, and a chance to save the world, if only a tiny bit at a time.
