Learning Without Walls

Here at The Mill we are privileged to be able to offer our children access to the outside all year round.

We call it Learning Without Walls (LWW). We have fantastic facilities which include a fire circle, a pond, a wildflower meadow, grass and wooded areas. The children are given 2 slots of 6 week blocks throughout the year. They get to experience all the different seasons first hand and different weather. The sessions are led by qualified level 3 Forest school practitioners and are designed to build on the children’s skills sets from Reception through to year 6. They are given time and space to explore their environment, take risks, understand boundaries and choose their learning. The children develop their teamwork skills, negotiation, problem solving, friendship building and better understand their place in the world. Throughout years 5 and 6 children will begin to develop their leadership skills by taking on a variety of responsibilities.

The National Trust believes for future generations to care about and want to help and protect the natural world, they need to connect with it first hand. LWW gives them that opportunity. We also arrange visits to local woodland sites for children to experience other ecosystems. 

All the life skills that are developed during their time outside, help them with their learning within the classroom. We develop empathy, practical maths, resilience, determination and celebrating each other's achievements.  

Subject Lead: Jennifer Hughes