Learn to grow, grow to learn
School is the best place to introduce children to the wonders of growing vegetables. Not only will they learn where the food on their plate comes from in a practical and enjoyable fashion, but we guarantee they will be hooked once the plants begin to grow, and they get the satisfaction of knowing they have been instrumental in the process. We know that children that grow vegetables will eat vegetables!!
We supply complete growing packages to schools – installing 4 huge "self watering" planters with their own canopies and irrigation systyems filled with over 2000 litres of top quality soil and compost mix. We provide all seeds and plants you could possibly need over the course of the the 12 month programme. Literally everything needed to start growing! You'll find every possible resource INCLUDED in our #Vegiculture programme such as iPads, smoothy bikes, data loggers, GoPros, Wireless Microscopes and much much more! The jewel in the crown are our very own growing modules, these are unique and engaging educational curriculum linked weekly growing activities delivered by our very own We Can Grow Warriors. These modules are accredited and every pupil will receive an accredited certificate on completion of the programme. We even provide your school with a full digital summary of curriculum/outcome links as part of We Can Grow Online suite of planning and informational tools! This is a fully hands-on way of learning, and we have excellent testimonies from a multitude of schools that we have partnered with so far and become real growing schools. If you want to know more, get in touch and we’ll tell you all we can about our education packages.
Why Schools Love Us
After School Club
""I would like to thank Steve, Katie and the ‘We can grow’ team for their support. From the moment we met, I knew we would have a great relationship. Steve came to school to meet me and told me about his idea for his company and what he could provide to our children.I loved his passion and enthusiasm for his company, and I was extremely proud to have him in our school teaching our children about gardening.Our children were amazed to be eating the food that they had grown, with one child stating that the ‘We can grow’ afterschool club had changed their life as they now eat vegetables.""
Adele Ward
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IN School KS1 & EYFS
"We Can Grow sessions are always interesting, engaging and purposeful - our children love them and look forward to them every week. There are opportunities to use technology and a fantastic range of resources that as a school, we just wouldn’t be able to provide. We have now extended our work with We Can Grow to include sessions with KS1 and EYFS to maximise the impact on our children."
Katy Vaux
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After School Club
"Steve and Katie were outstanding with the group and their enthusiasm, skills and knowledge really enthused and engaged our children. Each week the children were taught a different skill of gardening which they have taken away with them and shared with their families."
Lauran Heyes
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We Can Grow School Club
"The children absolutely adore our Club. Each week they are keen to share their ideas with Steve and Katy. They take on the responsibility for looking after the plants and have also come up with some great ideas of how we can use the vegetables we are growing. Our Ofsted inspector was so impressed with the club and the children’s enthusiasm that she mentioned it in our recent report. This type of work has helped the school to reach its “good” judgement."
Ann-Marie Mason, Principal
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We Can Grow School Club
"The resources which you have provided with us are such high quality to say nothing of your expertise and the engagement levels of the pupils. It is really refreshing to see the club is the best attended at school with 26 regular pupils accessing your provisions. It is a unique concept and one which we wholeheartedly support having seen the growing and sustainable impact it has on our pupils."
Mrs S. Groarke, Head Teacher
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We Can Grow Breakfast Club
"They have learnt different families of vegetables, how to plant and how to care for them. It is something we are going to continue doing and look at using as part of our mentoring and mental well-being for everyone in school, gardening and caring for the planters and school grounds all year round."
Mrs Cathy Walker
Read MoreWhy councils Love Us
"We Can Grow have been a brilliant delivery partner for the Doncaster Opportunity Area’s Essential Life Skills (ELS) programme. Our mission is to create conditions in which the most disadvantaged children can access the same opportunities as their more affluent peers and We Can Grow’s delivery has supported this. They have worked with children and young people to teach them skills such as resilience and hard work coupled with knowledge about how they can lead healthier lifestyles, which will ultimately impact not just young people but their families too."
CLAIRE HUGHES,
Opportunity Area Commissioning Lead at Doncaster Council