A very valuable LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM experience, Countryside Live is a country fair for school children organised by The Countryside Foundation for Education (CFE). It is a fun and educational event, with links to the National Curriculum and covers areas like new life and growth, people and places, caring and products and materials. A number of organisations attend the event and present hands-on practical learning experiences for the children that will introduce them to aspects of the Countryside Management, Farming, Food, Conservation, Environment and Country Crafts.

The CFE, together with partner organisations has been running these events since 2000.

In 2009 we shall be running two Countryside Live events. One in Yorkshire, for the fourth time, at the Ledston Estate, near Castleford on Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 May and the other at Lee Valley Park, Leyton, East London now in its seventh year, on Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 September.

Both of these events will complement the “Learning Outside the Classroom Manifesto”, which was launched in November 2006, recognising the importance and value of learning outside the classroom for children and young people. Countryside Live provides a first class outdoor learning experience.

I hear and I forget
I see and I remember
I do and I understand

Countryside Live
The essence of outdoor learning

For free downloadable online resources please
refer to the Countryside Foundation for Education website
and also the Teaching Trees website

For farms to visit go to the Farms for Schools website