School Trips Gallery
Kew Gardens 2021
Kew Gardens, Ferry Park Lane, Richmond, TW9 3JR
Activities
Viewed over 50,000 living plants
Iconic Victorian Palm House and its rainforest climate
Explored Temperate House with plants from five continents and sixteen islands
Walked across an expanse of greenery with incredible views and a lake
Saw The Hive, a multi-sensory experience revealing the secrets of the honeybee
A Children’s Garden filled with climbing frames, trampolines and a sand pit
Promoting care for the environment
Zawiyah Organisation
Children accompanied by their parents/guardians
Organised by Zawiyah / No cost to parents
Hot lunch delivered to Kew and served to attendees
Outcomes
Largest UNESCO World Heritage site
Team-building, cohesion, motivation, strong ‘family’ feeling
Over 50,000 plants
Activities for both adults and children
Incredible scenery and a relaxing atmosphere
Willowbrook Farm 2020
Willowbrook Farm, Hampton Gay, Kidlington, OX5 2QQ
Activities
Exploring the natural world and enjoying the outdoors
Woodland adventure play area
BBQ Lunch &
Working with wool – demonstration / hands on experience
Working with wool – demonstration / hands on experience
Animal petting &
Harvesting / fruit picking
Harvesting / fruit picking
Working with Cob (earthen building)
Promoting care for the environment
Zawiyah Organisation
69 members of 15 families attended: 32 adults and 37 children
Organised by Zawiyah / No cost to parents
Outcomes
Fun and educational where children and adults learnt about traditional farming
Team-building, cohesion, motivation, strong ‘family’ feeling
Woodland Adventure Harrow 2020
Located on the grounds of All Saints’ Church- 90 Uxbridge Road, Stanmore, Harrow, HA3 6DQ
Woodlands Adventure Forest School
Focusses on team building, team work and collaboration
Exploring the natural world and enjoying the outdoors
Learning new skills
Gaining confidence and resilience
Facing challenges and taking risks
Promoting care for the environment
Zawiyah Organisation
Bubbles of five studentsper session
One to two members of Zawiyah staff supervising
Two Woodlands Adventure instructors leading the activities
Six trips across two weeks to ensure as many students as possible could participate
Activities
Made friendship bracelets
Learnt how to safely light firesusing fire steels and how to extinguish them properly to avoid forest fires
Den building using surrounding trees, branches and leaves
Arts and crafts, for example, leaf printing
Camp fire games
Children’s feedback
The children really enjoyed it, especially the fire lighting activity and the games.
Parents feedback
It was a fun trip filled with different activities and they liked how it was split into small groups to be adhere to the social distancing regulations. Also, it was nice to get out and get some fresh air after being in lockdown for several months due to Covid-19.