At North Downs Primary, we believe that all children have the right to experience the unique and special nature of being outdoors. We feel that it is important to enable children to use the outside environment as a context for learning. Research shows that children learn best through real life experiences.

Taking learning beyond the classroom walls makes learning more memorable and appeals to different learning styles.

We are very fortunate to have such lovely school grounds situated in beautiful villages and place a huge emphasis on learning outside the classroom. We are always seeking to use our grounds creatively, developing areas into outdoor learning spaces for classes to use. 

We have recently been awarded our Silver LOtC Mark from the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom. We are now working towards achieving our Gold Mark!