Eco friendly tips in the classroom

Eco friendly tips in the classroom

School buildings are one of the biggest collective consumers of energy and, conversely, one of the largest generators of waste and pollution in our economy. In addition, largely due to the age of many of our school buildings, internal environmental conditions are...
Mindful Solitude in the Garden

Mindful Solitude in the Garden

ā€œSpend some time alone every day.ā€ Dalai Lama Modern society has a tendency to measure success by the accumulation of wealth, power and belongings and to gauge a personā€™s usefulness by their busyness. If we are not furiously multi-tasking and chasing the next marker...
Why mental healthcare in school matters

Why mental healthcare in school matters

TheĀ Mental Health FoundationĀ has hosted Mental Health Awareness Week in the second week of May since 2000, and so theĀ 8th to 14th May markedĀ 2017ā€™s event. The stated aim this year wasĀ to look at mental health from a new angle. Rather than ask why so many people are...
Get up with the birds in your garden room

Get up with the birds in your garden room

As winter retreats and spring makes its welcome appearance, our days lengthen and temperatures begin to rise, both of which send a clear signal to the birds that breeding season has arrived. From March until July, the male songbirds compete to secure a mate and defend...
Five Financial Advantages of a Standalone Eco-classroom.

Five Financial Advantages of a Standalone Eco-classroom.

The budget screws keep tightening and the pupil numbers keep rising. Wouldnā€™t it be nice to be able to create extra classroom space that is not only a fantastic environment in which to learn and teach, but which also adds a boost to your schoolā€™s finances? A Learning...