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.
Yinka on a Bear Hunt
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Little Explorers: Adventures in the Garden
Goldsworthy class recently embarked on an exciting journey to the Crossrail Rooftop Garden as this term, we are learning all about plants and the edible garden! This hidden gem provided us with a unique chance to connect with nature in the heart of the city. To get...
Look at what lives in our secret garden!
Delaunay children explored the micro-habitats around our school including the organic compost area to see what minibeasts they could find. The young explorers were lucky enough to find worms, woodlice, centipedes and many more weird and fascinating creatures lurking...
Adventures in Nature: Exploring Habitats at its Finest!
Buckle up for an exciting journey into the world of habitats with Tagore Class! This week has been an absolute whirlwind of discovery, exploration, and hands-on learning that has left Tagore class buzzing with excitement. Let's dive into the highlights of our...
The Soanes Centre, habitats and where animals live
by Delaunay class On our trip, we visited the Soanes Centre, and we walked a long way to get there. We felt happy because we had the chance to explore the park. We visited different habitats such as woodlands, grassland and wetlands. The wetlands was a...
Our Autumn Two learning wrapped up…
As the autumn leaves fall, signalling the end of another term, it's time to wrap up the chapter of learning that Goldsworthy and Kapoor have experienced in these past few months. Our topic this term was about Kings and Queens: are they real or only in fairytales?...we...
Forest School in Year 4
This half term was our turn to take part in a series of Forest school sessions. One of the highlights of the autumn is that you can find lots of different coloured leaves. Depending on which chemicals are found in the leaf, they can turn different shades of yellow or...
Best Educational Establishment!
We are very pleased to announce that we have been crowned Best Educational Establishment in the Tower Hamlets in Bloom Awards 2023. Our outdoor spaces at Lansbury Lawrence are a source of much pride, so this is a very special award for us. At Lansbury Lawrence, all...
Forest School in Year 5
This half term in Forest School, we have spent time exploring our outdoor area and appreciating how lucky we are to have this space. Den building has been one of our favourite activities, and we have worked in teams to build some brilliant shelters, which we have then...
Suffolk Residential with Lichtenstein class – Day 3
Our last day of residential for Lichtenstein class - we have enjoyed our morning in the sun at Berry Farm: we learned about farming techniques, about organic produce, tasted herbs and had a go at planting seedlings in compost. Remember to see Weduc for the URL and...