Working with primary & secondary students to create a community garden within school grounds
We recently completed a new community garden project working with primary and secondary students and the whole community through the local community safety partnership.
The project responded to local need and had many strands including urban renewal, community development and creative learning. Year 6 children worked with older student mentors and selected a ‘dead space’ in the secondary school grounds as a excellent site for transformation.
The local community and in particular older people wanted to create a community garden and through this link we were able to establish a steering group of keen gardening volunteers who will help ensure the projects sustainability and longevity.
The learning experience of all the young people was immensely valuable and as the year 6 pupils are moving to the secondary school, it has really helped them prepare for the next phase of their education.