Trauma Informed Gardening!

The science department has been asked to take over the upkeep of the green spaces outside Mrs Holmes and Mr Butler’s classrooms on the Upper site.

Our proposal is to make the area suitable for an outside classroom during warmer weather and also a quiet reflective space with gentle stimuli.

Herbs will be cultivated to be used for cooking activities, medicinal plants will be grown to explore their calming properties and lots of flowers to be cut for classrooms if requested.

Unusual species will be sown that have an interesting history and of course specialised plants to complement the science courses.

Mr Gaze and Mr McGarvie will be leading this project, hopefully with a willing band of volunteers.

Wellies and overalls provided.