We had a distinctly aquatic theme last week at Grow & Learn. In the morning we decorated some huge underwater panels, donated by artist...

Last Thursday's session was led by historian Holly. After our usual sit down and story, the children ventured into the gardens to help...

Last Thursday we started the day (after our usual reading book circle) with a mindfulness activity in the New Zealand garden with Beth....

We were thrilled to be joined by dinosaur expert and artist Trudie Wilson last Thursday. She wowed the kids with her fossil collection...

We had a fairy themed session last Thursday with local artist Mark Cosby. We explored the garden and the children used their imagination...

It was our last session before the Easter break, so it was a more relaxed day with lot of outdoor play. We started the morning learning...

Over the last 2 weeks the children have been creating some wonderful easter chicks, robins, ducks and even a rooster out of paper mache...

We were joined by the inspirational Holly Medland-Lees this Thursday for a workshop on local history. We learnt about making traditional...

Last Thursday we kicked off the morning with an energetic dance session with Chantal. After some lunch outside by the fountain, we made...

On Thursday we were joined by the fantastic Geoff Mason from the Island's Wood Learn Forest School. Despite the drizzly day, he had all...

Last Thursday we had a visit in the morning from Beaver leader John. The children created their own bird feeders out of cardboard tubes,...

On Thursday morning we had a visit from local group SunDrum who gave us a chance to try out lots of different circus skills. There was...

Last Thursday was science day and we were up to all sorts of winter experiments with Holly. We learnt about how animals keep warm in the...

Last Thursday was arts and crafts day, which was fortunate as it rained ALL day! Well I suppose it is January! Lucia did some fantastic,...

This Thursday we were already into the festive spirit making Christmas gifts but before embarking on a crafty day, we all had lots of fun...

This Thursday it was science experiment day with Holly Medland. The children had enormous fun learning about the difference between...

It was a fun packed Thursday last week. In the morning Darren and Chef Michael gave a demo of how they make the VBG Eucalyptus cordial....

We had a great day at Grow & Learn on Thursday, the weather may have been rainy in the morning but we had the perfect indoor activities...

We had lots of indoor activities today, so the rain didn't put a damper on our day! In the morning we were in the potting shed with Trish...

This week we were talking all things Poo with Daniel Roberts from Sandown's very own Poo Museum. They learnt about different types of poo...