John Laing Charitable Trust scheme helps Charles Dickens Primary School enhance its outdoor space
Children at Charles Dickens Primary in Southwark celebrated today with news that their school has been chosen to receive £2000 to improve its grounds.
The school was selected as a part of the John Laing School Ground Awards, a programme which aims to improve the outdoor spaces of schools across Greater London.
We plan to use the award to improve our Early Years playground by adding a soft sand area and a greater selection of movable climbing and obstacle equipment, to promote greater physical development among our youngest children.
The project, funded by the John Laing Charitable Trust, has been developed by Learning through Landscapes, the charity that helps children to connect with nature, become more active, learn outdoors, develop social skills and have fun.
The charity has worked with the school over the last year and has supported the development of the project by providing advisory visits, training and expert advice.
As Ms Henderson, Head of Early Years explains,
“We are delighted to be announced as a winner of the John Laing School Grounds Awards. These funds will enable us to develop our Early Years Playground, which will enhance our children’s experience of outdoor play and learning, on a daily basis. ”
Schools and early years settings in Southwark and all other areas in Greater London, can now apply for the 2012 John Laing School Grounds Awards, where they can receive training, resources and expert support in the development of their outdoor spaces.
Visit the Learning through Landscapes website www.ltl.org.uk for more information or contact 01962 826258 or email laing@ltl.org.uk
That’s wonderful news!!! Like most parents/children, we don’t have a garden so we are very happy to read that the school’s play areas are going to improve further.
It is amazing that our already very busy teachers have undertaken all the additional work that must have been involved to apply for these funds, and more work now to spend the funds! Thank you very much for doing this.