Daws Hall Trust
Nature Reserve and Education Centre
Home Education at Daws Hall
We offer affordable, high quality sessions open to all home educated children on a flexible, pay per session basis. Our current programme of sessions focuses on a range of topics changing with the seasons. These are designed for children aged between 6 and 13 years old, in line with the key stage 2 / 3 curriculum. Summaries of upcoming sessions are below.
Pricing
Price is £8 per participating child. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
If necessary, siblings out of the session age range are permitted but there is a fee of £2.50 for each additional child.
For more information about our home education sessions, please contact the team via education@dawshallnature.co.uk
Home Education Session: EVENING SESSION Amphibians
Wednesday 16th March 2022 - 5.30pm to 7.30pm
A special Evening Session to look for Newts and Frogs in our reserve.
We will start with a pond dip in the fading light when newts begin to get more active, followed by a walk round the reserve looking for amphibians, bats and other nocturnal creatures
Home Education Session: Minibeasts: classification and keys
Wednesday 20th April 2022 - 1pm to 3pm
Learn how to identify animals using a key with our classification game
Then we will go into the wood to look for minibeasts, using an identification key to work out what they are.
Home Education Session: Pond Life: Adaptations
Wednesday 11th May 2022 - 1pm to 3pm
We will look at pond life and how it has adapted to living on or under the water, catching them nets and taking a close looker with out pond dipping equipment. Followed by a walk to look for adult dragonflies, mayflies and other pond creatures.
Home Education Session: Habitats
Thursday 9th June 2022 - 1pm to 3pm
We will carry out a minibeast hunt and plant survey in the woodland, before moving to the meadow to do the same, and discuss how the 2 habitats differ.
Home Education Session: TBC
Wednesday 13th July 2022 - 1pm to 3pm
More sessions coming soon!
