Education in Schools
As holders of enhanced CRB checks we have vast experience working with children within schools and clubs as well as with adults.
Working with willow helps to exercise creative skills and is also great fun! It can be incorporated into any school theme to provide stunning indoor willow sculptures or enhance a playground through the addition of living willow structures such as play tunnels or domes.
It can also be combined with the national curriculum - click here to view ways in which working with willow can be encorporated into the curriculum or contact us for more information.
Willow courses are fun for both teachers and children, most children really enjoy creating something with willow - those who are not academically gifted often excel in a creative willow workshop, giving them a much needed confidence boost. The children can use the willow withies to create unique willow sculptures and crafts.
The below photographs show work we have completed recently in schools and clubs:
May 2011
We attended Ruskin School as part of their "Green Day" and created a life-sife willow sculpture of a footballer (left). The children worked in small groups to make the various body parts and then worked together with us to assemble the sculpture.
We think they did a great job!
For more photographs from the day, please see our blog.
March 2011
Willow sculptures made by the children of St Albans Primary School working in small teams. Below left shows a willow sculpture of a cat and below right is a willow rabbit!
March 2011
We built the below willow dome at Berkely Primary School in Wistaston - with the help of year 6!
February 2011
We attended St Giles and St George's Primary School and created the below living willow domes and tunnel - the children loved it!
16th June 2010 - World Cup Week: Rooney Visits Cranberry Primary School!
To celebrate the world cup, we attended Cranberry Primary School and worked with years 5 & 6 to create a willow sculpture of a footballer (below). We think he bears a striking resemblance to Wayne Rooney!
14th June 2010 - Wistaston Church Lane Primary School
We attended Wistaston Church Lane Primary School today - the children worked together to weave the below outdoor willow structure:
May 2010 - Parkhall Day Nursery
We attended Parkhall Day Nursery. We took the deer frame in for the below willow sculpture and the children helped to weave in the body, ears and tail with willow.
Outdoor Play Conference - Saturday 13th March 2010
We attended the outdoor play conference on Saturday 13th March at the Moat House Hotel in Stoke-On-Trent. Below shows a photograph from our stall of our willow Treasure Baskets - these willow baskets are intended to hold everday natural products chosen specifically to help stimulate babies senses.
Below shows a decorative willow panel for the garden which we made on the day - this is intended to encourage children to explore and play and add their own willow shapes.
Monks Coppenhall Primary School, Crewe, Cheshire
We attended Monks Coppenhall Primary School in Crewe and worked with the school eco committee to create the below willow tunnel and willow dome.
Pikemere Primary, Alsager, Cheshire
Children of Year One helped to make this adventure tunnel. The living willow tunnel will be used as an outdoor play area and supports their current topic "Peter Pan." The lost boys will be playing in the forest! All the children helped to make this and had a lovely time. Living willow provides an important ecological opportunity for creative outdoor play.
Below: Willow Dome made at Packmoor Primary School.
Summerbank Primary School, Tunstall
We were commissioned as residential artists for four weeks at Summerbank Primary School. The topic was 'Oceans' and the children made willow fish, stingray and a willow shark! All the finished artwork was displayed high in the dining room ceiling space.
Below: Willow fish, made from willow and tissue paper, by the children of Summerbank Primary School.
Hermitage Primary School - Crewe
The children helped to make the below willow sculpture of a giraffe at Hermitage Primary School:
Offley Primary School - Sandbach
The children at Offley Primary School made the below willow baskets:
