Teacher Training

Chelsea Physic Garden offer your school, or individual teachers with continuing professional development.

Twilight (£30 per teacher) half day (£54 per teacher) or whole day (£90 per teacher)

"It has given me a wealth of practical ideas to take back to the classroom"

"I will use and adapt my teaching and really make sure that other
staff engage with the garden."

Teachers' Open evenings in 2019:

We will be holding 2 of these this year -

The first will be for teachers of primary aged children on Wednesday 12th June 2019, 4-6.30pm

The second for teachers of secondary aged children on Thursday 19th September 2019, 4-6.30pm

Both will be a chance for you to visit Chelsea Physic Garden and see what we have on offer for schools, colleges and home-schooled groups. Our Education team will be here to answer any questions and take you on a tour of this wonderful outdoor educational resource.

You’ll have the chance to learn some new skills around the subject of plants, history, art and science. Wine, soft drinks and nibbles will be available. Entry is free, but booking is essential.

Growing Understandings

How to develop, use, enjoy and sustain your school garden as a cross-curricular resource – For Early Years, Key Stage 1 & 2 teachers.

Summary: This training day will inspire and provide practical activities to transform your school Garden into a Learning Garden as a cross-curricular resource. There will be time to discuss top tips on how to sustain the Garden with the pupils as active participants. The day will include planting advice.

Objectives

1. To create a seasonal diary of Garden activities.

2. To give practical support to learning outside the classroom engaging in simple activities made from recycled and natural materials including ‘Grow your own Shelf Life exhibition and Recycled Gardens for wildlife.

3. To incorporate Numeracy, Literacy, Science, Citizenship, Art, Play, History and Geography into your outdoor classroom.

Key stages
These days will cover Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. All activities and information is relevant to all Key stages.

Cost: £90 per person (including lunch)

Other Teacher Training topics include:

General environmental education (nature studies) –including habitats, food chains, food webs, plant and animal adaptations, environmental games.

Literacy in the Landscape – using the natural world to study fiction and non-fiction, poetry, vocabulary development, nature diaries, reportage.

Numeracy in the Landscape– using the natural world to study symmetry, pattern, growth rates, heights, girths, area and more.

Growing Understandings – How to develop, use, enjoy and sustain your school garden as a cross-curricular resource.

Cultivating Curiosity– all you need to know to set up and maintain an organic school garden/gardening club (the cost of this session & involves us visiting your school (London only) before and after the session). £360 Per school

INSETs can be adapted for other Key Stages, as required. \

CPD sessions are held at Chelsea Physic Garden, however if your school has access to green spaces nearby, we can come to you.

A few words from teachers who have attended our CPD days:

The hands on aspects and lots of ideas were most valuable.Really enjoyed it.

Excellent level of knowledge and lots of tips.

Fantastic session, loads of info and nice to meet and share with others. Great practical activities. Fun!!

For more information please contact [email protected]

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Tucked away beside the Thames, Chelsea Physic Garden is the oldest botanic garden in London and houses around 5,000 different medicinal, herbal, edible, and useful plants.
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The Physic Garden Café offers a relaxed and welcoming space, with simple fresh cuisine. The daily menu of interesting brunch options, a varied lunch menu and seasonal daily changing specials, is complemented by a wide range of cakes and full afternoon tea. There is an extensive wine list plus botanical cocktails, mocktails and juices.
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