Woodland Skills Centre Day 1

Today, Friday 7th October 2022, Class 3 had their first of three days at the Woodland Skills Centre. Our learning in these sessions is based on survival skills.

One of the activities that we took part in was a 'taste test'. We learned about different foods that could be foraged on Dartmoor. Most of class 3 tried whortleberries, which were sweet and very similar to blueberries. Seven daring children volunteered to taste a cricket! One child said they tasted salty and like meat, another said they were disgusting!

On our return to school, Class 3 were asked what they learned. Here are some of their responses:

We learned that humans need food, water, shelter and warmth to survive.
We learned how to signal to a rescue helper that we need help.
We learned about how a compass works and how we can use this for navigation.
We learned how to make nettle syrup using water, baby nettle leaves and sugar.

We are all very excited for next week's session where we will be learning about water purification and shelter building.

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