Today we worked with a selection of Year 5 pupils who had been selected from the 2 Year 5 classes by random. I had set up a small bell tent with some of them the day before and today I heated it with a nice stove, together with a fire in the basket outside. The activities were to make a small bamboo woven fence and to decorate small branches.
The skills involved were: sawing, using the hatchet, using loppers, the mallet and imagination, to complete the tasks. Those who choose to use the tools showed dexterity. In 2 hours the task was completed by 2 groups of 8 eager students. In this time they kept the fire going, finding firewood, ate marshmallows and custard creams.
I hope that visiting families enjoyed what they saw and captured some of the essence of an education at the Paragon School: outdoors and in!
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| A wonderfully keen pupil with Rachel, making the decorative branch |
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| How to use the hatchet |
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| On the shave horse, preparing a fence post |
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| Inside the tent chair and stove...cosy warm |
