Wildwood Education team invites teachers to see what they do

Wildwood's award winning education team is opening its doors to teachers across Kent, to come and see what they do, at a free teachers weekend.

The weekend will run on Saturday and Sunday March 20-21 starting at 11am and finishing at 3pm with teachers booking on one of the days.

This is an opportunity for teachers across the range of key stages to experience what Wildwood has to offer to their classes, the day will include workshops like Super Sleuths, Let's Talk Wolf and Animal Homes, plus a guided tour covering such subjects as Woodland Ecology and Animal Adaptation.

"We have been trying to find a way to let teachers know what we can do" commented Anne Riddell, Head of Education at Wildwood "The teachers weekend seemed like the ideal opportunity, not only do they get a chance to experience what their pupils could enjoy, but they also get a free lunch!"

If you are a teacher who would like to come along then please e-mail laura@wildwoodtrust.org to book a place today, please express a preference for which day.

Wildwood is an ideal day out for all the family where you can come 'nose to nose' with British Wildlife. Wildwood offers its members and visitors a truly inspirational way to learn about the natural history of Britain by actually seeing the wildlife that once lived here, like the wolf, beaver, red squirrel, wild boar and many more.

Wildwood is situated close to Canterbury, just off the A291 between Herne Bay and Canterbury. For more information visit our website at http://www.wildwoodtrust.org/ or telephone 0871 782008.

Details of the education programmes can be found on the website http://www.wildwoodtrust.org/

Programme is the same for each day:

1100-1115 arrival and refreshments
1115-1245 guided tour of the park covering a variety of NC themes, including animal adaptation, homes and habitats and woodland ecology at all levels, including A level and IB
1245-1330 free hot lunch in the restaurant
1330-1500 a range of NC-related workshops in the education centre (Super Sleuths, Let’s Talk Wolf and Animal Homes), which will cover topics of animal adaptation, animal communication, SEAL programme and animal homes)