OUTREACH visits for Keystages 1 and 2
Some of the activities offered in the Schools’ Centre’s extensive range of day visit programmes are now available to schools as outreach days, delivered in your own school as whole class workshop sessions. We will provide one Sparsholt teacher in your school for one whole day! Specialist equipment and printed resources for your chosen workshop(s) will be provided, but sadly not everything is transportable!
Outreach visits are tailored to meet your needs and to fit with your school day. A number of workshop activities could be offered to a single class or you may prefer to select one or two activities that are repeated with several classes over the day. The choice is yours! Outreach workshops in school are:
- Planned and taught by qualified, experienced teachers
- Hands on, interactive outdoor learning experiences
- Designed to deliver specific curriculum-linked learning outcomes
- Fully equipped including specialist resources and equipment
- Risk assessed
Rocks and Soils Outreach Activities(top)
- use soil augers to sample school soil and compare with Sparsholt soils
- which is best for growing plants?
- 'sort a soil’ using our soil sieves
- ‘make a soil’ – are you ready for the challenge? We bring the ingredients!
- look for living things - decomposers
- use microscopes/keys to identify your catch – we bring our video & class microscopes to you!
Environmental Detectives Outreach Activities(top)
- explore school grounds and search for living things in hidden habitats!
- sample plants & animals living there
- identify your catch of minibeasts
- use our microscopes and keys
- investigate adaptations/food chains
- play environmental games and discover more about camouflage, feeding and growth.
The fee for OUTREACH days (1 qualified teacher for one full day) is £200 for Hampshire maintained Schools and £220 for Non HCC (Nov to March). Please contact us to discuss your requirements and check availability.
