Wild Escapes- Nationwide Funded project for schools and museums

It’s a full day and its completely FREE!

We still have availability for 60 children.

We are working on a project on ecosystems and biodiversity called ‘The Wild Escape’, a national project supported by Artfund uk. The project is aimed at KS2 students and their families.

This website gives a bit more info about the project.

https://thewildescape.org.uk/

Rough outline:-

We will be working with a local textiles artist and the parks team at Cliffe castle Museum. The students will participate in a workshop thinking about the Biodiversity in the park and the importance/role of  plants and animals within ecosystems. The session will be led by the artist, parks team and the museums learning team. It will be a full day experience for the children and their parents/carers are encouraged to come along for the day.

It will include;-

·         Looking at Natural sciences collections and learning about plants/animals/habitats.

·         Thinking about the importance of biodiversity and how species support each other in an environment

·         An arts/textiles based outcome to be displayed in the museum/ in school

·         Hopefully working with the bees/ thinking about pollinators

·         Working with children but also their families/ carers- so they will be invited along to the workshop as well.

·         Having a take home arts activity for families to do at home.

·         Having a celebration event on/around World Earth Day in April.

Rough timeline;-

·         March- Museums and parks team to come and explain the project to the class and parents in school. 

·         March 22^nd , 23^rd or 24^th- spending a day at Cliffe Castle

·         April/ May- a celebration linking in with World Earth Day

For more details please contact Nicola Fox or learning@bradford.gov.uk