Education

Adult Learning: Painting

Adult Learning

We currently offer a series of adult learning workshops, led by local experts, throughout the season. These are run in  the Bryan Mayer Pavilion.

Hire of the Bryan Mayer Pavilion

Our Bryan Mayer Pavilion is available to hire for Artists and Crafts people to run workshops. We charge a £100 fee for the hire of the Pavilion for the day.  An entry fee for those participants who are not members of the Garden will also be charged.

Please click on the following link for further information and terms and conditions of hire

Terms and Conditions of Hire – Pavilion Terms and Condition of Hire

Hire Charges – Workshops – Hire of the Pavilion – Jan 2022

If you would like to make a booking or require any further information please contact us at info@dorothyclivegarden.co.uk

School Trip

Schools

We are always pleased to welcome School groups to the garden. We have a designated education officer, who is a qualified teacher, who is happy to help you organise your day. We pride ourselves in being flexible and will do our best to help you match activities to your children’s learning objectives. We also have staff who are able to support your group activities. We also welcome groups of home educated children who would welcome some educational input. Our education officer could help you plan a unit of work around the garden.

PLEASE SEE SCHOOL GROUP CHARGES LOWER DOWN THE PAGE

Home Education

We welcome children who are educated  at home and organised home education groups.

We offer the use of the Bryan Mayer Pavilion as a base for the day for meeting or activities. We have an Education Officer who can plan and lead your activities on the day.

We can offer a range of activities such as planting seeds and seedlings, art and craft activities linked to the garden, science linked to plants and writing in the garden and more!

Costs for Home Education Groups

Child – £2 plus £2.50 for materials

Adults – £10 ( if more than 10 accompany the visit £8 per person) Use of pavilion – £60 Services of education officer to plan your activities and lead on the day £40.

PLEASE SEE SCHOOL GROUP CHARGES LOWER DOWN THE PAGE

School Learning Ideas

Science

Plants: identifying plants and trees, growing seeds, potting up seedlings, looking for signs of seasonal change, naming parts of a plant, pollination, seed dispersal, flowering plants, exotic plants in our glasshouse.

Art

Observational drawing of plants using pens and water colours, flowers, collage, trees through the seasons, landscape, sketching, waterfall sketches. We can link to the work of famous artists such as – Van Gogh, Georgia O’Keefe, William Morris.

Mathematics

Measuring tree girths, leaf sizes, following maps and directions.

Literacy

Poetry in the garden, around the waterfall and pond, woodland, haiku, hang a poem from a tree, trees, autumn colour, emerging spring.

Settings developing descriptive writing. Story writing.

PHSE / RS

Time for reflection, to experience silence and appreciation of nature. Caring for living things, develop a special place for prayer. Meditation and mindfulness.

School Charges

Get in touch

If you would like to find out more about bringing your school to the Dorothy Clive Garden then contact our Education Officer Jane Hughes:

Email: info@dorothyclivegarden.co.uk

Telephone: 01630 647237