Earth, Wind, and Fire

CHRISTINA PEREZ

Please note, this post is in regards to my last week in England.

This week has truely been an eye opener to me. Not only in seeing the difference in education (very rural to the very elite) it has opened up my eyes to realize that teaching environmental education is and should not be limited. While visiting the Skinners School, I assisted them in a project they were doing at another school nearby named Oakley. However, Oakley is a school for children with profound, severe and complex needs. The Skinners boys project was to help with the various weeding, building a fire, and to help build the cage for fruit trees. However the Oakley students were right there with them doing all the same projects. This is the first I had heard or seen of special needs children building fires. Normally I hear about them staying far away from them.

Great shot to see all three of the projects: Fire, garden, and the tree shed