Learning outside the classroom − cross county outreach work
If your group can't travel to Derbyshire Urban Studies Centre at the library in Chesterfield, we are still able to support you in learning outside the classroom. We can provide one of our Education Visits Leaders to plan a fieldwork day in your local area.
A day of fieldwork tailor made to the needs of your class and delivered in the immediate locality of your school or on a nearby site can link to many curriculum areas and could involve:
- Art and architecture in the local area
- Being building detectives by studying the built heritage of your locality
- Mapping land use
- Traffic and transport surveys
- Introduction to map and compass work
- Questionnaires with the public
- Data collection, recording and interpretation
- Habitat or wildlife work in your grounds or a local area
- A river study on a stream, river or brook in your locality
The cost is £250 and includes a pre-meeting with the class teacher, a risk assessment of activities, planning, preparation and pre-visit to the locality, all resources to be used on the day which you keep for your own use and delivery of the day programme of fieldwork and classroom activities.
Learning outside the classroom site specific resources
Learning outside the classroom opportunities are being developed for sites across the county.
These are aimed to provide ideas, resources and activities for teachers to 'self-lead' their own learning visits or you can choose to use Derbyshire Environmental Studies Service education visits leaders if you prefer.
Resources and activities for:
Ashbourne
Shipley Country Park.
More information
To discuss your requirements or make a booking please contact us during term time at:
Derbyshire Environmental Studies Service
Chesterfield Library
New Beetwell Street
Chesterfield
S40 1QN
Tel: 01629 533439
email: environmentalstudies@derbyshire.gov.uk
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