Green Shoots and Healthy Living Workshop

Green Up Your Act Education

By tracing the journeys of different varieties of fruit and vegetables, we discover how far food travels to reach our plate. We discuss how food is grown, the benefits of fresh food and the responsibility we all share to reduce the huge amount of packaging and food thrown away every day.

To emphasise how much fun it can be to grow your own food that is both healthy and reduces food miles, pupils will make paper pots planted with vegetable seedlings or growing micro greens. Pupils will also be shown how to make an up-cycled watering can. The seedlings can be taken home or grown at school enabling pupils to observe how the plants change and develop over time.

As our feedback demonstrates, our services have proven to be ecologically progressive, educational, and fun. We are happy to tailor our programmes to your specific educational requirements and everything we make or grow can be taken home to enjoy. Get in touch today to find out what we can offer your school!

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What activities are available during this school workshop?

Available workshops include:
Farm to Fork Workshop
Growing Seasonal Food Workshop
Grow an Outdoor Classroom - CPD Sessions for Teachers

Which curriculum topics do we cater for?

PSHE Workshop

Healthy Living Healthy eating

As human beings, food is a huge part of our lives. This workshop discusses Curriculum topics of PSHE such as Healthy Eating and Healthy Living, and the benefits of learning how to grow your own food.

Cooking and Nutrition Workshop

Nutrition and healthy diets Where food comes from Preparing food and cooking techniques Seasonal Food

As a class we discover how far food travels by tracing the journeys of different varieties of fruit and vegetables. We discuss how food is grown, the benefits of fresh food and the responsibility we all share to reduce the huge amount of packaging and food thrown away every day.

This workshop is completed by making paper pots planted with vegetable seedlings or growing micro greens. Pupils will also be shown how to make a recycled watering can. The seedlings can be taken home or grown at school enabling pupils to observe how the plants change and develop over time. This hands on activity demonstrates how easy and fun it can be to grow seasonal food and thereby reduce food miles and packaging. The session emphasises the value of healthy eating for us all.

Farm Workshop

We trace the journeys of different varieties of fruit and vegetables. We discuss how food is grown, the benefits of fresh food and the responsibility we all share to reduce the huge amount of packaging and food thrown away every day.

Environmental Geography Workshop

Materials and recycling Plastic pollution Sustainable living Global warming Renewable Energy Climate change Conservation Fairtrade Pollution

During the workshops we used the subject of Environmental Geography to provide essential insights into the natural conditions and processes that affect food production. This knowledge helps you make informed decisions about what, where, and how to grow your own food in a way that is sustainable, efficient, and beneficial to both you and the environment.

Careers Workshop

After eighteen years experience of providing environmental education, teachers and their pupils are often intrigued about how we have reached this point. A combination of education, volunteering and determination have all played their part in making Green Up Your Act what it is today. We would be delighted to share inspiring stories with you and your pupils and answer any questions from our own career journey, highlighting the way that identifying the things that inspire you helps to focus where you gain experience and hone your talents. This session is designed to support pupils in their thinking as they embark on the path to forging their own careers. When booking the talk teachers are also invited to choose a creative craft outcome to enhance the session.

Sixth Form Enrichment Coordinator:

'The workshop on sustainability related careers was superb! Philip was an engaging presenter who ran through his own fascinating journey in finding his way to starting Green Up your Act. The workshop was full of little gems of advice for the students to take away with them. They all thoroughly enjoyed the workshop, as did I. Thank you so much for your time, we will be booking you again'!

What size groups do we cater for?

35-70 per session Whole school assemblies

Access for visitors with disabilities

Yes Please let us know more about your group and we will get back to you with more details about the suitability of what we offer.

Visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Our workshops adapt perfectly for SEN school environments. We provide sessions at a pace best suited for the pupils needs and abilities. The use of colourful visuals, upbeat video clips and recycled / up-cycled materials are made available for pupils to handle, the eco designed items add rich sensory experience the session.

Anything else?

Some of the key benefits from workshops are:
- Saving on planning time.
- Covering many different subjects within one day.
- Creating handmade items that can be used for school projects and classroom displays.
- All Green Up Your Act activities aim to support wellbeing through nature and demonstrate how every individual can make a positive difference at home, school and in the wider world for themselves.

Who are Green Up Your Act Education?

Over the last eighteen years, we have worked with hundreds of different schools and colleges across the UK. We are passionate about all things sustainable: recycling, up-cycling, global/local biodiversity, endangered species & their habitats, and the growing of seasonal food.