Countryside Education Trust Tree House Study Centre

What will students see and do?

The Countryside Education Trust provides students with the opportunity to experience hands-on farm life. The main categories that students get involved in are gardening, farming, environment, gardening, history, and living wild. These provide new outdoor experiences, teach skills and build children’s confidence.

The gardening activities provide the perfect opportunity for students to learn more about the food they eat. There are specific activities to teach students about how plants grow and what happens throughout their lifecycle.

During the farming activities, students can see sheep, goats, pigs, calves, rare breed chickens, turkeys and horses. There’s also a small animal handling area on the farm, where students can hold gentle creatures such as guinea pigs and rabbits. Students will learn about caring for animals, farm animal breeds and evolution, and farm animal reproduction and growth.

If you’re looking for a science trip, the environment activities at the Countryside Education Trust support students to learn about animal classification and keys, habitats, life cycles and food chains.

For classes focused on learning about history, there are residential activities located in the New Forest within the village of Beaulieu.
Students will have the opportunity to conduct a field study of Victorian life at the Palace House and learn how people in New Forest could construct a home in 24 hours.

The living wild classes allow students to get out of the classroom and into the great outdoors, spending time in the woods and learning skills such as shelter building, fire-lighting and orienteering.

How does the trip link to the curriculum?

Outdoor learning creates an engaging environment that can build confidence and boost mental health.

Taking your students to the CET Treehouse Study Centre is perfect for rewarding science trips that include lesson plans covering different animal breeds or even plant lifecycles.

While the environment and farming activities are great for science trips, history students can learn from participating in the New Forest activities in Beaulieu.

Countryside Education Trust activities are a perfect outdoor learning opportunity for students of all ages. Early years students can learn about woodland animals while Years 1-11 get hands-on with woodland activities and hone their survival skills.

The goal is to not only provide one of the best school trips available but to get the students outside, enjoying wild spaces.

Through the range of activities, teachers can expect students to leave the trip with an increased sense of confidence and appreciation for animals and where their food comes from.

Many of the activities can be accomplished with a day visit. For an even more interactive and memorable experience, residential stays are available.

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Details of risk assessment

The Countryside Education Trust takes considerable amounts of effort in ensuring safety and security for everyone participating.

Each activity has a risk assessment for teachers to download from the Countryside Education Trust website. The assessments cover potential hazards, precautions to take, likelihood of an event, and other safeguards.

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