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Creating bespoke constructions and buildings can be an all action noisy experience in the workshop, however before and after activity the space can take on a quiet serenity.

When you look really closely in amongst all the nooks-and-crannies, there is something quite comforting in the different shapes and textures of the rough and robust workshop.

The Jubilee Gardens of Bewdley, Worcestershire, was home to this fantastic project which transformed an overgrown wooded area into something wonderful for the whole community to enjoy.

One of the main attractions of this new orchard is a natural play area which contains one-off games sculptures which have been designed and made especially for the space. Games include a chequers board, shove half-penny, noughts and crosses and a new game called plum it, as well as a giant apple core, reaching well over 6ft tall. All of the sculptures are made from local oak and sweet chestnut and other natural materials. It is the first natural play area of its type in the Midlands. All the play sculptures, created by Woodland Ways and a local wildlife artist, have been designed for youngsters to play and climb on but will appeal to everyone.

Children from local schools helped by planting over 80 trees in the orchard and creating their own plaques giving all of the children a sense of ownership encouraging them to look after the orchard for future generations to enjoy.

This ‘Budding Scientist’ garden was inspired by the wonders of science and was created with young people as a creative learning project designed to highlight the possibilities and benefits of learning outdoors. The project linked lots of different aspects of the school curriculum and enabled young people to be inspired by science and the natural world and take their learning outdoors at every opportunity.

The garden was created for the high school and before installation at the school, it was showcased at the Malvern Spring Gardening Show,the second largest garden show in the UK. The ‘Budding Scientist’ garden was awarded a prestigious Silver Gilt award from the RHS which was a fantastic achievement.The project provided a fantastic learning opportunity for all of the participants and raised awareness of how science and maths can be taught outside in effective creative ways improving the interest of students and teachers in the subjects.

The sense of pride amongst the school community and in particular the students was immense and meeting the BBC Gardeners World Team and receiving their award from Chris Beardshaw added kudos and generated further media interest that helped share the project locally and nationally.

Gaze in awe and wonder at the crash site of an unidentified flying object at Kingsland Primary in Stoke-on-Trent. Teachers and pupils alike will be using their new found discovery to enhance their learning and education. Not only has this installation ignited the pupil’s interest in science and discovery, the spaceship will now act as a brand new amphitheater for the school.

Kingsland are not adverse to extraordinary space transformation having a hit international headlines three years ago after converting a plane into a classroom.

“Once you’ve got an aeroplane, what do you do next? We thought we needed to look to the universe. The children think the spaceship is brilliant. We are now going to be using it for a year-long project involving the whole school.”  Sara Goddard Acting Headteacher

This new outdoor learning centre at Short Wood Primary School in Telford, Shropshire, was constructed from sustainable materials to create a AAA rated building with a very low carbon foot print.

This short film shows the construction process and the school are absolutely delighted with their new building that provides the whole learning community with a wonderful and inspirational learning environment.

Primary Schools in urban areas are often challenged by a lack of space for free flow creative learning. This beautiful outdoor classroom extension created extra seventy square meters of stimulating, safe learning space for Year One children and has immediately enriched the lives of children and their teachers improving learning experiences immediately. The versatile space was an instant hit with the whole school community, it is low maintenance, environmentally sustainable  and it also works well as a shelter and meeting point for parents and carers as they drop off and collect their children.