School Allotment
At St. Matthew's we are very proud of our school allotment. We have wonderful parent/grandparent volunteers that give up their time on a Wednesday to come and run our gardening club, which has children from many of our year groups. Children see how a huge variety of vegetables and fruit grow from seed through to the harvesting stage. We have regular vegetable sales, and even support our local Surbiton Community Kitchen with fresh produce!
What Will the Children Learn:
Responsibility– from caring for plants
Understanding– as they learn about cause and effect (for example, plants die without water, weeds compete with plants)
Self-confidence – from achieving their goals and enjoying the food they have grown
Love of nature – a chance to learn about the outdoor environment in a safe and pleasant place
Reasoning and discovery – learning about the science of plants, animals, weather, the environment, nutrition and simple construction
We have achieved our Level 5 RHS School Gardening Awards. This award asked us to show that we are...
- We are gardening with our community (This involves hands-on gardening where children and young people are gardening with five or more people who are not current pupils or staff at your school)
- We garden in every season (An example for each season: spring, summer, autumn and winter)
- Our gardening has a future
Here are some images and quotes that helped us achieve our Level 3 & 4! We are so proud of everyone who helps and we look forward to our next stage in the allotment!
We are so proud of the POSITIVE IMPACT that the school allotment has on our community. Look at these amazing statistics from this past season!
Our allotment!
