Growing young learners' confidence and skills
Published: 16 September 2022
Research insight
Developing our understanding of how children and young people experience their local communities.
Dr Jo Neary reflects on some of the activities from one of the Network for Social and Educational Equity projects – Children, Learning and Inclusive Places (or CLIP).
CLIP is focused on understanding how children and young people experience their local communities, and how they can get involved in issues that affect them.
Primary four at St Eunans Primary in Clydebank took their learning outside the classroom as they learned about growing food in their community. They attended a weekly growing session at a community allotment located 10 minutes walk away from the school.
They described the benefits of the weekly gardening sessions: they were calm and peaceful, and it helped them settle for the afternoon session.
Read the blog on the NSEE website
First published: 16 September 2022