Schools Programmes & Visits
Grow To Eat
With support from
A 6-week outdoor activities programme for schools, run for groups of up to 10 children on our small holding.
Funded places available for schools based in the Dines Green, Tolladine and Brickfields areas of Worcester
Farm to Fork
Full day or half day sessions for children of any age to visit a working farm.
Tailored group activities to teach children about agriculture and where their food comes from.
Living Land
For children of all ages
The Living Land course is a school program which runs one day per week for six weeks. Children take part in a range of activities in the morning, often linked to a project that can be completed in the six week time frame. Lunch is taken together with the staff, focussing on praising each other for their achievements that morning and discussing the challenges they have faced.
The afternoon is taken up with a campfire discussion. One member of the group is chosen to build and light a campfire and everyone toasts marshmallows whilst discussing set topics.
The topics follow a structured scheme put together by a clinical psychologist in order to improve the children’s emotional health by discussing how to be assertive rather than challenging and how to cope with anxiety and stress.
Land Girls
Land Girls is a version of our Living Land course that has been specifically tailored for girls. We know that the girls that come to Bonterre really enjoy and benefit from the farm setting, but there are issues that specifically affect them. Female staff and volunteers work with the girls on a range of issues including additional resources around body image and positive assertiveness.
Girls really benefit from the farm and we are passionate about girls being given opportunities for practical outdoor and rural skills building which may often be considered more for boys.
For further information or bookings for our Living Land or Land Girls courses, please contact Su Langley:
Science Days
For children of all ages
We are privileged to employ staff with a great deal of experience in teaching science to children. Science explains how the real world works and our science days harness the rich environment of our farm to help children deepen their understanding of the science they are learning about in school.
Our science days have been developed by experienced teachers and experts in delivering science events to children. Schools can select from a range of activities tailored to the outcomes of the national curriculum in all three disciplines across all key stages.
As you would expect, we can provide fascinating hands-on investigations and teaching based around horticulture and farming such as soil investigation, growth, pollination, pests and harvesting. However, we also show science in action by looking at animals in their natural habitat, pond dipping and investigating different natural environments.
We can also make use of our large site to facilitate building models of the solar systems and atoms where the scale is correct for size and distance. Children can also take part in engineering challenges to build large structures using hundreds of bamboo canes or investigate wind and solar power on our open, hilly site.
We are happy to work with you to ensure that the science experienced relates closely to the curriculum needs of your children and to adapt what we do to your specific requirements.
To discuss what science activities we can offer, please contact Su Langley:
