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Rachel can work with one class for a whole day to create a unique willow structure or can spend time with several classes throughout the day making one or two small items for each child. The sessions work equally well indoors or outdoors.
Rachel has 15 years experience as an environmental educator working with school groups
of all ages in the outdoors and is fully CRB checked. Risk assessments are conducted
for all activities.
Examples of projects for schools
Small willow items – willow crowns, dream catchers, seasonal wreaths, fish, snails, flat baskets, larger round baskets (key stage 4), lanterns.
Larger willow items – willow insects, people, animals, nests, sculptural pieces.
Living willow for school grounds – see Living Willow page.
Wattle and daub – make a wattle hurdle, mix your daub of mud and straw with feet
and plaster your panel to recreate an ancient building technique that has been used
for the last 6,000 years!
Natural Art –work with natural materials, such as clay,
mud, sticks, charcoal, plants and leaves to create an outdoor art gallery with your
class!
Workshops can be designed to fit topics in the curriculum such as:
Art and Design – exploring and developing ideas, materials, tools and techniques, working on their own and with others in 3D, investigating different kinds of art, craft and design. Colour, pattern, shapes and forms.
Design and Technology – developing, planning and communicating ideas, working with tools, equipment and materials to make a product, learning about the qualities of materials in the process.
History – learn how people lived in the past, different ways of life – baskets, materials, hurdles, wattle and daub buildings.
Maths – counting, measuring lengths, shapes.
Science – life processes, green plants, living things in their environment.
Learning across the Curriculum – creativity, cultural and spiritual development.
Costs
Half day £90 plus materials
Full Day Full Day £175 plus materials
- plus mileage if outside Staffordshire
(between £10-20).
