Sunshine!
Beautiful day at the allotment- we set up a camp in the wildflower area, and had a fabulous afternoon of crochet, and knitting! Very...
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Mar 15, 20221 min read
Derby University students’ visit
We had a visit from a group of students from Derby university, who were interested in alternative settings for education. We used bowsaws...
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Katy
Mar 15, 20221 min read
Beautiful allotment afternoon!
What a change in the weather- we hope it lasts for a while! Definitely time for outdoors reading and painting, and we did a few gardening...
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Katy
Mar 8, 20221 min read
And we didn’t need the lights!
This was our first after school session where we didn’t need the greenhouse lighting- it’s definitely spring! And we used our first...
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Katy
Feb 5, 20221 min read
Final textile session of half term
This is our last session at the plot before half term- although we do have a very special, off-site session in two weeks…😁 This week...
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Katy
Feb 5, 20221 min read
Winter jobs
Our volunteer session was very productive- we took a load of thornless gooseberry cutting. Hopefully, if they take, we will have plenty...
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Katy
Feb 5, 20221 min read
Stars and pizza!
One of the lovely things about winter after-school sessions is being able to see the stars. We sometimes use a free star chart app to...
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Katy
Jan 30, 20221 min read
Is it getting warmer..?
Our after school session definitely felt spring-like…not only was it (a bit) warmer, but there was lots of birdsong. We had one indoor...
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Katy
Jan 21, 20221 min read
Developing textiles
We were using our wet-felted pieces from last week to develop more complicated textile pieces. With lots of fabrics to choose from, our...
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Katy
Jan 21, 20221 min read
Chilly after school
We had plenty of work to do in this week’s after school session -which is how we like it, as it’s pretty cold after the sun has gone...
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Katy
Jan 15, 20221 min read
New term for our art sessions
We started off the term by learning about wet-felting. Quite a good activity for a very cold day- using hot water, and needing to do very...
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Katy
Jan 15, 20221 min read
Frosty, foggy days…
We had a huge pile of bark chippings to move at the allotment, which we were very glad of as it kept us warm!
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Katy
Nov 9, 20211 min read
After school…
We will carry on with our after school sessions even as the nights are drawing in. We have fab lights in the greenhouse, which makes it a...
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Katy
Nov 5, 20211 min read
Autumn art!
We’re going to be doing a series of wire sculpture sessions in our home education art group, and we started off creating trees!
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Katy
Oct 6, 20211 min read
Goodbye to the beans!
They’ve been amazing, not least because they made such lovely, magical leafy archways everywhere, but today we decided the runner beans...
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Katy
Sep 17, 20211 min read
Home ed art sessions
We had a fabulous start to this term’s art sessions at the allotment! We used elderberries as the basis for watercolour paint, which was...
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Katy
Sep 15, 20210 min read
Still feels like summer!
This week’s after school session was so lovely and warm- we thought that autumn had come to stay, but apparently not! Delicious dinner of...
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Katy
Sep 14, 20211 min read
New exhibition for Air Arts
We have been collaborating with Air Arts at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) for a number of years, exhibiting work as...
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Katy
Sep 12, 20211 min read
Outdoor cooking
The beginning of September and it’s been so hot! We cooked our first after school tea out in the shade, and moved the seating outside...
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Katy
Sep 11, 20211 min read
New term!
Our after school sessions are about to start, but on this last summer session, we tried our first sweet corn, as well as making wooden...
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