Outdoor learning
At Lansbury Lawrence, we are incredibly lucky to have extensive outdoor grounds. The main school building was designed with large accessible spaces on either side. We take huge pride in these areas, and over the years have landscaped them to maximise areas for play while also having natural areas to support habitats and maintain mature growth. Some of our trees were planted by royalty! We have a wide range of fruit trees, and our raspberry bushes are popular with the children when the fruit is ripe. Our ‘secret garden’ is home to chickens, and a small pond area too.
In 2018, we were awarded the Tower Hamlets in Bloom ‘Best Newcomer’ award, in recognition of our grounds. The following year, 2019, we went on to win the ‘Best Educational Establishment’ award.
Edible Playground
In 2018, the mayor of Tower Hamlets, John Biggs, officially opened our Edible Playground in one of our playgrounds. The Edible Playgound was designed and built by the charity ‘Trees for Cities’. We have a large area of raised beds, where we grow and harvest fruit and vegetables. Every child within the school has a timetabled half term to work with Joe, our school gardener, to learn about growing food through the seasons. We run family gardening sessions during school holidays, to continue the planting and harvesting cycle all year round. Have a look at the films we made with Trees for Cities below, for some planting top tips.
Eco Committee
Our Eco Committee is made up of children from across the school, who care about our environment. In 2019, they confidently spoke about how we have improved our energy usage, waste and biodiversity at Lansbury Lawrence, to an assessor as part of our Eco Schools progress. As a result of this, we were the first school in Tower Hamlets to receive the Eco Schools Green Flag Award. We are so incredibly proud of everyone at Lansbury Lawrence for all of their work making our environment a better place.
Forest School
We believe Forest School supports children to become healthy, resilient, creative and independent learners, while nurturing understanding and respect for our environment. Every child in the school has timetabled Forest School sessions. These sessions are currently led by Ms Boglietti, a trained Forest School practitioner. As part of our continued professional development programme for teachers, we have also trained Ms King (Early Years lead teacher) as a Forest School practitioner, as part of our on-going commitment to outdoor teaching and learning.
Kapoor’s Trip to Mudchute Farm
On Wednesday, we went to Mudchute Farm. We loved it! First, we walked to the DLR and changed trains at Canary Wharf. Next, we arrived at Mudchute DLR. We walked down a long, long dirt road. We could hear the birds singing. They sounded beautiful. Then, we walked into...
Reception in Bloom
Spring has arrived in Reception, and the children have been busy exploring all the wonderful changes this season brings. We’ve been noticing new colours, new growth, and lots of signs that the world around us is waking up again. The children enjoyed a lovely walk to...
Science Week in Year 3
We began our science investigation by exploring how flowers drink water. Each group placed a white flower into a glass pot filled with water and added a different food colouring to each one. We also kept one pot with clear water to use as our control. Our question...
🌱✨ Our Learning in Spring 2 So Far – Year 1 ✨🌱
We have been very busy in Year 1 this half term and have enjoyed lots of exciting learning across different subjects. In Art, we explored the work of Paul Klee and created our own castle pictures. We used rulers and shapes to design our castles and then carefully...
Lichtenstein made eco-friendly bags!
On Monday, we made eco-friendly bags for DT. We started off by drawing our 2D designs and labelling the the measurements that we agreed on with. During this period, we encountered many difficult decisions due to the vast selection of bags. Eventually we all came with...
Year 1’s Inspiring Visit to the Young V&A
Hello! At the end of our term in which we learned about toys, Goldsworthy Class enjoyed a bright and exciting day out at the Young V&A Museum. It was our first time travelling by bus as a group! The children were full of enthusiasm and ready to explore a space...
Celebrating Our Habitat Learning This Term
Year 2 have had such an exciting term learning all about different habitats and the animals that live in them. We’ve been exploring how every creature needs the right home to stay safe, find food, and grow. The children also learned that all habitats must provide four...
The end of our week and the end of our half-term
by Adam, Maryam and Christopher This week, we started by doing research for a report that we are doing on minibeasts. We chose to do our report about a minibeast called a centipede, and then we all wrote our own one. We enjoyed it because there was writing and...
Delving into habitats at the Soanes Centre
Yesterday, Delaunay class enjoyed an inspiring visit to the Soanes Centre. Supported by our expert guide, we explored a variety of habitats up close, and we discovered how different plants and animals adapt to their unique environments. It was a hands‑on learning...
What an Amazing Start to the Term!
We can hardly believe it… two weeks of this term have already flown by! Time really does go quickly when you’re learning, exploring, and having fun. Our Year 3 children have settled back beautifully, and it’s been wonderful to see how much they’ve grown both in...