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| Duration | Full Day, Half Day |
|---|---|
| Environment | Forest |
| Locations | Chopwell Wood |
| Key Stage | KS1, KS2 |
| Subject | Art, English |
The legacy of “Storytelling in the Woods” is intertwined with myths and legends from folklore of old. Take a brave step into the past to weave your literary way around Forest to encounter the mythical magic of trees!
| Duration | Full Day, Half Day |
|---|---|
| Environment | Forest |
| Locations | Chopwell Wood |
| Key Stage | KS1, KS2 |
| Subject | Art, English |

Use your Sports Premium monies to discover the unusual games that the students at Ushaw used to play and compare and contrast these with traditional, ...
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The woods are the perfect place to learn how to survive. The skill of survival comes into focus in this energetic and thought-provoking session as you...
The skill of survival comes into focus in this energetic and thought-provoking session as you learn how to build a shelter to keep you warm and dry!
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Bring History to the beach! Learn about the life of a stone age man. Children can knap their own flint tools and make a spark with a flint and steel.
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Our most popular session, we can promise you an all-out action experience that will not only require every team member to contribute but will serve as...
Our most popular session, we can promise you an all-out action experience that will not only require every team member to contribute but will serve as a brilliant consolidation to curricula outcomes on woodland structure, biomes, rainforests, and world geography. Not to mention some of the more colourful and exotic species on Planet Earth!
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Can you step up to the challenge and apply your mathematical knowledge and skills to solve problems around the grounds? Work with dates from Ushaw’s...
Can you step up to the challenge and apply your mathematical knowledge and skills to solve problems around the grounds? Work with dates from Ushaw’s graveyard, discover a vast variety of shapes in nature, measure the size of a mythical serpent’s scales and complete other exciting mathematical challenges.
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This delightful activity will leave you spellbound as we explore our senses in the woodland environment and learn the value of natural connections. Le...
This delightful activity will leave you spellbound as we explore our senses in the woodland environment and learn the value of natural connections. Led by trained Forest Bathing practitioners, the group will be guided into and given the all-important time and space to soak in the atmosphere around them. Children learn in different ways and […]
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The natural environment abounds with wonderful resources to create natural art and design creations, installations and pictures. Limited only by your ...
The natural environment abounds with wonderful resources to create natural art and design creations, installations and pictures. Limited only by your imagination you’ll explore textures, materials, and colours to create your very own kaleidoscope of creativity!
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