Hillcroft Celebrates Launch of Darwin-Themed Garden
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The school has “Although Darwin is famed for Randal Keynes, attended the teamed up with The going to places like the Gala- official opening of Hillcroft Pri- Hawthorns School in Bletch- pagos Islands, he did a lot of mary School’s new Charles ingley to secure over £4,000 his experimentation and dis- Darwin-inspired garden area. in government funding to covery in his own back gar- The famous scientist and au- create the new facility for den. We want the children of thor of ‘The Origin of Species’ outdoor learning. The launch Hillcroft to look upon this gar- lived not far from the school, at den in a similar light, as a event was the culmination of Young scientists at Hillcroft School with VIP guest, Randal Down House in Kent, and used a series of conservation days place of both enjoyment and Keynes, the great, great grandson of Charles Darwin. Council- his own gardens as an exten- for parents and children of education. You don’t need a lor Pat Cannon is looking on from the left and science teacher sive outdoor laboratory. both schools. shiny fancy laboratory – just Tom Holloway is far right. Hillcroft School in Chaldon The project was the brainchild a sense of curiosity. Road, Caterham, hopes to of head of science at Hillcroft, “Although it is science-themed, THE CATERHAM AND DISTRICT INDEPENDENT IS the garden will also have NOW DELIVERED TO GODSTONE AS WELL AS cross-curricular use as an out- CATERHAM, CHALDON, NETHERNE-ON-THE-HILL, door teaching aid for help with 3-Course Lunch for literacy and numeracy.” KENLEY, WHYTELEAFE, WARLINGHAM, £16.95 for August Continued on page 2. 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