Primary school garden built as part of Growing Communities project
30 October 2024
An outside food-growing garden, designed by pupils has been built at Benyon Primary School, South Ockendon.
Capacity building was delivered alongside the creation of the garden to allow teachers to use the space as part of an outdoor classroom.
The garden, which is situated in the heart of the community of the Flowers Estate in South Ockendon aims to connect pupils to the wider natural environment, understand where our food comes from and encourage healthy eating choices with pupils voting on what they would like to grow and eat.
Capacity building was delivered alongside the creation of the garden to allow teachers to use the space as part of an outdoor classroom.
The garden, which is situated in the heart of the community of the Flowers Estate in South Ockendon aims to connect pupils to the wider natural environment, understand where our food comes from and encourage healthy eating choices with pupils voting on what they would like to grow and eat.