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Well actually it’s the
photographer from the local newspaper come to do a story
on our new outdoor developments in the Shamba.
Shamba is a Swahili word meaning “plot of land or farm”.
The Shamba is Learning Curve’s woodland area. This
is where the principals of the “Forest School” are put
into play. Here the children give their imaginations
full rein, playing only with objects they can find in
the natural environment: sticks, leaves, grass and
stones etc. And the stone fire circle is just one of
the projects completed by the team one fine October
Saturday to enhance the children’s outdoor learning
experience. In addition to our living willow house and
the rope climb, there are two different types of bug
habitat, a log corner, a collection frame for tying
string and rope and hanging art. The staff have also
created a resource shelter where they hang wicker
baskets full of different natural materials and there is
a large wooded frame which the children can use to
display their discoveries and create 3D pictures.
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