Educational Visits

The Heart of England Center offers a unique opportunity and environment in which children can safely examine the wonders of nature at first hand.  You can choose to just visit the park and beach or to add one of our structured educational hours. We take teaching from a classroom setting out into the Warwickshire countryside, in the geographical center of England. Vast woodlands, a lake, wetlands and the most central beach in Britain combine to create the perfect setting in which to stimulate young minds.

Booking is essential as the park may not otherwise be open or available

Minimum ratio 1 adult to 6 children. These adults will be free of charge. Additional adults are chargeable at £5.

Educational Hours

 

Art

Unit 1B-Investigating Materials

Learning objective: To investigate the qualities of a variety of natural materials, using their observations as a basis for a design

Discovery Session: Children find and use natural items to make their own Natural Frames  and Pictures.

Availability: April to October

Unit 2B-Mother Nature Designer

Learning Objectives: Exploring and developing ideas. To record from first hand observation and experience

Discovery Sessions: Scavenger Hunt-Children look out for natural objects which match the criteria they have been given. They then use these objects and others gathered to make their own natural postcard.

Availability: April to October

Science

Unit 1A-Ourselves

Learning Objectives:  That we have five senses which allow us to discover about the world

Discovery Session: Sensory Explorers-Walk around the site using senses to explore. Activities include smelly cocktails, and texture cards.

Availability: April to October

Unit 1B-Growing plants

Learning objectives: To realise that there are lots of different kinds of plants in the local environment and to recognise that plants need light and water to grow

Discovery Session: Woodland discovery walk to see all the different trees and plants growing there. Build and make a cress head that the children have to look after to make the hair grow!

Availability: April to October

Unit 2B- Plants and animals in the local environment

Learning Objectives:  To observe and make a record animals found

Discovery Session:  Woodland mini-beast hunt or pond dipping. Armed with all the equipment they will need children will go on a hunt to see what creatures they can find in our pond or woodland!

Availability: April-October

Unit 4B-Habitats

Learning Objectives: That different animals are found in different habitats, to male predictions of what organisms that will be found in a habitat and to use keys to identify plants and animals.

Discovery Session: Woodland mini-beast hunt or pond dipping. Armed with all the equipment they will need children will go on a hunt to see what creatures they can find and where they find them! Can include keys to identify what's found!

Availability: April-October

History

Victorian Beach

Learning Objectives: Discover the difference   between the beach then and now!

Discovery Session: Includes discussion session on the differences between our beach and the beach experience for the Victorians, Victorian seaside games and our very own Victorian bathing machine