FSC Amersham
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Covid-19
Due to the government guidance following social distancing we are offering new outreach courses held in the School's grounds to ensure you can still have school trips delivered in a covid-secure way.
FSC offers fieldwork and outdoor learning for groups of all ages at centres across the UK. Trips use our stunning locations to teach curriculum focused work and inspire everyone about the environment.
We have day courses to immerse your primary school children in the natural world, taking in its sights, sounds and smells. Enjoy a day at FSC Amersham exploring geography, science or history in the outdoors.
For secondary and A level groups we offer curriculum based geography, biology and environmental science day courses. We can tailor them to your own requirements to ensure you get the most from your visit and trips utilise our local environment to fully engage students.
Bring your subject to life in the outdoor classroom!
Why book Field Studies Council for School Trips and Educational Visits?
-FSC Amersham has 30 acres of woodland, ponds and meadows to explore and use on your visit. Most activities, apart from river and settlement studies, take place within an easy walk of the field centre building.
-We are uniquely accessible, being eight miles from Junctions 16 and 18 of the M25 and six miles from Junctions 2 and 4 of the M40.
-Our courses are created carefully to link to curriculum requirements. We can work with you to tailor content to fit in with work back in the classroom.
-We have passionate and experienced teaching staff.
-We offer different price bands through the year to offer value for money.
-There is an FSC Kids Fund and FSC Bursary Fund available to offer financial support to those who may not otherwise be able to visit us.
-FSC Amersham is part of FSC, an environmental education charity with 75 years’ experience of providing fieldwork and outdoor learning and a network of UK centres offering day and residential fieldwork opportunities.
-Our charity works in many other ways to create a world where everyone feels connected to the environment including through projects working in local communities and lobbying government to include fieldwork in the curriculum.
Which Curriculum Subjects do you cater for?
Biology
Curriculum topics available: Plants, Animals including humans, Living things and habitats, Life Cycles, Minibeasts, Habitats, Underwater Animals and Habitats.
We offer a range of sessions and courses covering practical biology through fieldwork. Most sessions have short classroom sessions before and after. Teaching is delivered by fully trained and experienced tutors.
Human Geography
Curriculum topics available: Settlement and land use, Natural resources, Population, Urbanisation.
We offer a range of sessions and courses covering human geography through fieldwork. Most sessions have short classroom sessions before and after. Teaching is delivered by fully trained and experienced tutors.
Physical Geography
Curriculum topics available: Water cycles, Rivers, Map and atlas, Environment, Fieldwork.
We offer a range of sessions and courses covering physical geography through fieldwork. Most sessions have short classroom sessions before and after. Teaching is delivered by fully trained and experienced tutors.
Environmental Geography
Curriculum topics available: Extreme Weather, Conservation.
We offer a range of sessions and courses covering environmental geography through fieldwork. Most sessions have short classroom sessions before and after. Teaching is delivered by fully trained and experienced tutors.
Fieldstudies
We offer a range of sessions and courses covering field studies through fieldwork. Most sessions have short classroom sessions before and after. Teaching is delivered by fully trained and experienced tutors.
Wildlife
We offer a range of sessions and courses all about wildlife. Most sessions have introductory and concluding classroom sessions. They are delivered by fully trained and experienced tutors.
Bushcraft
We offer a range of sessions and courses on bushcraft. They are delivered by fully trained and experienced tutors.
What activities are available during group visits?
We have a wide range of activities such as:
Primary: minibeast hunt, pond dipping, orienteering, team games
Secondary/A level: geography independent investigations, adventurous geography, biology core practicals
What size groups do you cater for?
We can cater for groups of any size. Some courses have a minimum of 12 students.
Do you offer on-site classroom facilities?
FSC Amersham has two classrooms and a yurt for the summer months.
Is there first aid on site?
All our field teachers are trained in first aid and group management.
Special rates for schools
outside of peak season
3 days from £155
3 days: Mon-Wed / Wed-Fri / Fri-Sun from - £155
4 days:Fri-Mon from - £193
5 days:Mon-Fri - £249
Online Resources for School Groups
Educational Resources Available..
We will be running live fieldwork sessions in April which we would love to share as teachers can sign up now.
Fieldwork live encompasses ten live lessons broadcast for different age groups. Free live fieldwork lessons with expert field tutors from the Field Studies Council (FSC):
https://encounteredu.com/live-lessons/fsc-fieldworklive-2020
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