Project Kingfisher is a curriculum-linked, outdoor education programme developed by the Wandle Trust.

Funded by Living Wandle from 2015 to 2017, it engaged over 8,000 students from 56 schools; teaching them more about the River Wandle and its wildlife.

Project Kingfisher continues to be delivered by the Wandle Trust – find out more about how your school could get involved by visiting via their website.

Catering for pupils Key Stage 1 – 3, it offers primary and secondary school children a range of learning activities to bring the river to life, both in the classroom and out in the field.

There are two different education packages to choose from; Creatures in the Classroom or Window on the Wandle.

Creatures in the Classroom

This programme builds on the success of the award winning education programme “Trout in the Classroom” that was delivered by the Wandle Trust until 2013.

Bringing the river into the classroom, it invites pupils to rear a number of river species and learn more about the wildlife and habitats of the Wandle before releasing their sticklebacks and shrimp into the river!

This innovative learning experience will encourage pupils to form a relationship with the natural world whilst completing activities tailored to the revised National Curriculum.

Window on the Wandle

This programme offers pupils the opportunity to visit the river and take part in a variety of sensory activities related to its wildlife and habitats, industry and history, or geography and fieldwork.

The programme caters for pupils of all ages and abilities and activities are tailored to the revised National Curriculum; created to be informative and challenging whilst also being interactive and fun.

 

Education packs to support both of these programmes are available from the Wandle Trust.

To find out more about Project Kingfisher, please contact:

education@wandletrust.org  /  07468 529 312

 

This project is part of the wider Living Wandle Landscape Partnership Scheme, supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund.

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