“We get to do bug hunts and take pictures of them!”
“We get to go outside instead of being in the classroom and we get to work with our friends”
Wild Tribe
Here at Warstones, we are privileged to have some amazing woodland areas. Our ‘Wild Tribe’ sessions allow our learners the time and space to develop skills, interests and understanding through the practical hands on experiences to explore these areas around school. Wild Tribe has been developed based on the principles of Forest School but links much more with the National Curriculum.
We aim to enable and develop each individual child according to their needs; addressing educational, emotional, spiritual and physiacal aspects of learning. We teach skills and develop confidence in an enjoyable and relaxed way. Our outdoor learning sessions develop independence through peer learning, with the adults providing support and facilitating activities. We aim to encourage children to take on new challenges, take risks and perservere with difficulties.
Each class has a dedicated outdoor learning day each half term where, come rain or shine, they spend the day out in the elements, using nature to help with curriculum areas such as geography, maths, PSHE, science, art and much more. This has a positive impact on the children’s wellbeing and is a day that everyone looks forward to!
“I like Wild Tribe because it is adventurous, fun and you learn how to do different things.”
“We made porridge using a fire. It was for our Roman topic.”
In addition to our dedicated outdoor learning days, we also have our school garden which was set up by staff and children during the first lockdown of covid. In our garden, we grow a variety of produce which we then use for our ‘Take what you need’ table which is set up to allow our families to take produce home with them.
Through fundraising, Friends of Warstones have helped us to purchase seeds for our garden and we hope to build a potting shed to help further develop our understanding of plant growth.
Our Warstones Garden
For the last two years, our we have been awarded ‘Best School Garden’ by Wolverhampton Homes, being presented with trophies and certificates. This could not have been done without the amazing support of staff and helpers, as well as our wonderfully dedicated children who attend Gardening Club each week.
In addition, we also won the award for the tallest sunflower!
The school garden is also used for excellent learning opportunities when it comes to scientific topics regarding plants and growth. as well as geographical links for climate and how weather affects growth.
