Wonderful World of Bees at King Henry's Walk Garden, Islington

William Kendall's Charity and The Wax Chandlers Company are providing support funding towards a series of workshops looking closely at the Wonderful World of Bees. Full day literacy workshops at King Henry's Walk Garden are now on offer to local primary schools. For further information, please email viv@thegardenclassroom.org.uk or call 020 7249 1335. The programme will run from May 2012 to April 2013.

New Bee Workshops

The Garden Classroom is delighted to be able to offer half day bee education workshops conducted by a local bee keeper at any TGC venue to local primary school pupils. Sessions will be delivered referring to the British Beekeepers Association 'Bees in the curriculum'.

Islington: King Henry's Walk Garden, Whittington Park, Gillespie Park (contact islington@thegardenclassroom.org.uk)
Hackney: Clissold Park (contact hackney@thegardenclassroom.org.uk)

Each 2 hour workshop includes looking closely at a bee display and learning about bees linked to the curriculum.

Cost: 2 hour workshop £120 for up to 30 pupils. For further information and to book a session please email islington@thegardenclassroom.org.uk or hackney@thegardenclassroom.org.uk or call 020 7249 1335.

Workshop programme at King Henry's Walk Garden

The Garden Classroom has put together an exciting programme of workshops and talks at King Henry's Walk Garden covering topics from food growing and wildlife photography to botanical art, unusual edibles, and an introduction to natural perfumery. For details and to book places see the KHWG website.

Global Growers at King Henry's Walk Garden funded by Local Food Lottery

Project Manager Rohan Knox is working with eight Islington primary schools managing and delivering a programme of comprehensive learning resources and skills showing teachers, school staff and volunteers how to use their onsite school growing spaces within the framework of the National Curriculum. The project runs for two years until August 2013. For further information email Rohan Knox or call 0207 923 9035.

Whittington Park Learning Outside the Classroom Project 2012

From February we will be continuing our highly regarded Learning Outside the Classroom programme from the Room In The Park at Whittington Park, North Islington. For an up-to-date list of sessions available (science, literacy, numeracy) please email Amy Solomons or call 07704 238655. Supported by London Borough of Islington.