Environmental Education

Children walking through nature

Learning, citizenship and sustainability…

Groundwork has a team of trained teachers and youth workers who understand the unique challenges schools face and are sensitive to the varied requirements of different schools.

Our experienced staff have the contacts and the know-how to identify sources for funding and the experience in creating programmes that are tailored to meet National Curriculum targets, including the new citizenship requirements. We also work with schools to improve their grounds; creating stimulating, diverse environments for children to learn and play in.

Groundwork offers the following services:

  • Fundraising expertise
  • Environmental education resources
  • School grounds development, including design and build
  • Environmental education programmes for all ages
  • Environmental audits for schools
  • Environmental policy development
  • Environmental lesson plan development
  • Inset training
  • Links with local businesses
  • After school clubs
  • Holiday play programmes

Cemex

Location: Hertfordshire The project is aimed at helping the wider community to understand the quarrying industry and this project links Green Lanes School to Hatfield quarry, which borders their school site.

Grow Global

Location: Hertfordshire Grow Global aims to give children the experience of growing their own fruit, vegetables and flowers in the school grounds as part of an afterschool gardening club.

John Laing Services to Schools

Location: Hertfordshire Funding from John Laing plc, a specialist developer, investor and operator of public sector infrastructure assets, enables Groundwork to provide landscape architect services to help schools and nurseries.