The Friends of Graham Street Park charity has launched free forest school sessions for local children at a new community orchard in Islington, thanks to a £1,000 grant from Tesco's Stronger Starts programme. These sessions allow children to engage with nature by planting vegetables, learning about composting, exploring mini-beasts, and creating nature-inspired keepsakes. The initiative garnered immediate interest, with 200 families registering in just three days, indicating a strong community desire for outdoor and hands-on learning experiences. The charity aims to develop a longer-term programme in the future.
The demand for these sessions was simply incredible. In just three days, we had a whopping 200 local families signing up.
We're really looking forward to hopefully developing a longer-term weekend forest school sessions programme in due course.
Stronger Starts invites our customers to use their blue tokens to vote for local schemes they feel will benefit children and young people.
It's clear our community is craving more outdoor adventures and hands-on learning.
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