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These have been selected to show you the range of activities undertaken by our visitors.

School / Organisation: Monkfrith School
Year Group: Year 3
Visit Date: 10th and 12th March
Activities Undertaken: Year 3 Rocks, soils and fossils -programme outline – full-day visit
Feedback:
Always a well presented and organised trip with lots of information for the children. Caroline is friendly and very knowledgeable. She has a great rapport with the children. She is always amazingly patient, accommodating and organised with SEN needs.


School / Organisation: Millbrook Park Primary School
Year Group: 4
Visit Date: 5th and 6th March
Activities Undertaken: Habitats and Pond Dipping
Feedback:
The trip was fantastic and a great opportunity for all. The centre catered to our needs including children with physical disabilities. Would love to rebook.


School / Organisation: Alexandra Park School
Year Group: Y12
Visit Date: 9th October
Activities Undertaken: Tour, pond-dipping
Feedback:
Our students and teachers had a phenomenal time – thank you! None of the students had ever pond dipped before, so it was a brand new experience for all. The students were astonished at the diversity of species they collected and enjoyed using a variety of resources to identify them. The samples included dragonfly nymphs, pond skaters, backswimmers and even newts. Students also collected data for their A-level Biodiversity PAGs, which was very valuable.

School / Organisation: Tudor Primary School
Year Group: Reception
Visit Date: 2nd October
Activities Undertaken: Woodland and Pond Explorers
Feedback:
An excellent trip – lots of fun and very educational, even the adults learnt a lot! High quality facilities, activities and organisation and pitched very well for the age and understanding of the children. We can’t wait to come back next year!


School / Organisation: 4th East Barnet Beaver Colony
Year Group: 6/8 years
Visit Date: 8th July
Activities Undertaken: Pond dipping and beast hunting
Feedback:
This was our second visit and both times the Beavers were really engaged with Sam’s talk and explanations. Organisation for the pond dipping was excellent and the children learnt a lot. We can’t wait to revisit. Thank you.


School / Organisation: Mathilda Marks Kennedy School
Year Group: Reception
Visit Date: 17 July
Activities Undertaken: Meadow, camouflage game and pond dipping
Feedback:
Fantastic day out. The children really enjoyed it and learnt so much about different plants and animals in fun and exciting activities. The facilities and resources are excellent. Thank you for making it such a great outing. Visit by Mathilda Marks Kennedy School
Activities: Meadow, camouflage game and pond dipping
Teacher’s comments: “Fantastic day out. The children really enjoyed it and learnt so much about different plants and animals in fun and exciting activities. The facilities and resources are excellent. Thank you for making it such a great outing.”


Visit by Frith Manor Primary School
Activities: Life Cycles and Pollination
Teacher’s comments: “An excellent round-off to our life cycles topic in science where the children were able to make links with all their learning. The setting of the Environmental Centre is fantastic and the children thoroughly enjoyed their day. The pond dipping activity was especially memorable – the children had no idea that there could be so many different species in such a small area. The new building looks wonderful.”


Visit by Wren Primary Academy
Activities: Woodland explorers
Teacher’s comments: “We really enjoyed our fantastic trip to the Barnet Environment Centre. It was great to take the children somewhere in our local community where they could really learn from the environment. The group leader, was fantastic with the children who were engaged throughout and really learnt a lot from her. It was a fantastic morning in beautiful surroundings and we will be booking again next year.”


Visit by Foulds
Activities: Rocks and fossils
Teacher’s comments: “We love visiting the Environment Centre! The wide range of hands-on activities and learning experiences fit in perfectly with our curriculum!”


Visit by St Catherines school
Activities: Woodlands
Teacher’s comments: “We loved the trip and will be back again to visit in different seasons.”

These have been selected to show you the range of activities undertaken by our visitors.


Visit by Alexandra Park School
Activities: site tour, pond-dipping, talk about environment, biotic/Simpson’s index, talk about various species.
Teacher’s comments: “This was an inspiring day for our students. They came away saying they would never look at a pond the same way again. Other students were so inspired by what they learned about plastic pollution that they have started a campaign at school to spread awareness. They also managed to collect evidence to pass their AS practical requirements. Thank you Caroline, you had a big impact on them!”


Visit by Vita et Pax Preparatory School
Activities: Rocks and Soils.
Teacher’s comments: “Excellent facilities and activities for the children to complete. The children remained engaged the whole day and this was due to a carefully planned programme of tasks. Plenty of space for bags/coats etc and space to sit for lunch.”


Visit by Monkfrith School
Activities: Rocks, Soils and Materials
Teacher’s comments: “Caroline is extremely accommodating and knowledgeable. She planned a great day that matched the national curriculum objectives. She was well equipped for all SEN children and provided alternatives for children that needed it. Our classes really enjoyed their day and learnt so much in the time.”


Visit by Vita et Pax School
Activities: Habitats and Adaptation
Teacher’s comments: “Another fantastic day of learning for the children. They loved being outside looking at all the wonderful things our natural environment has to offer. They were fascinated by the creatures that they found during the pond dipping session. Thank you for a brilliant day.”


Visit by UCS JB
Activities: Pond dipping, woodland walk, minibeast exploration, building a creature
Teacher’s comments: “The day was very well organised and the activities were spot on for children. Caroline is very knowledgeable and was able to answer the boys’ questions with ease. The boys thoroughly enjoyed the trip and learnt a lot from it.”