Growing Places Goes Global (well, almost)

On 26 April Ryde High School hosted a celebration event for the continuing success of their Growing Places Project; a joint project between Creative Partnerships, Ryde High and Island 2000. The Project has created an allotment area in the school grounds and transformed an old concrete garage into a beautiful shed.

Along the way, all areas of the curriculum have been involved in various aspects of the project; building the allotments, growing flowers and vegetables, creating art installations in the garden area, performing on the outdoor stage, tracing the ecological footprint of the school, using the area during lesson times for inspiration and creating a film of the project for media studies.

The celebration event included a student version of the Greek Tragedy "Theseus and the Minotaur", and the first of this year's planting was completed in the new herb bed.









Island 2000's esteemed leader planted ceremonial elms at the new gateposts, and gave the project his blessing.