Footprint

Footprint

At St Catherine's we are aiming to offer a learning experience to visiting schools and groups that uses the landscape as a personal stimulus for the wider issues of sustainability. Currently we are based in some traditional stone buildings at St Catherines and from here we explore the surrounding woods, fields and streams using a wide range of environmental education techniques to stimulate the senses and get people thinking about how to live sustainably.

In October 2007 we will complete work on our new eco-classroom – The Footprint. This will become the centre piece of our work at St Catherines and will be the first straw-bale build in Cumbria. Designed to be energy efficient and visually inspiring the Footprint will cut down on CO2 emissions using passive solar heating, the high insulation qualities of straw and sourcing construction materials locally. The construction of the Footprint is being carried out with a team of volunteers guided by a professional construction company. If you are interested in getting involved, do let us know.

Venue Category: 
Environment Centres
Activities provided: 
Environment
Gardens
Guided Tour
Science
Activities for people with SEN/Disabilities: 
No
Curriculum: 
Citizenship
Design
PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education)
Science
Technology / Engineering
Suitability: 
Early Years (2-4)
Key Stage 1 (4-7)
Key Stage 2 (8-11)
Key Stage 3 (12-14)
Key Stage 4 (15-16)
Key Stage 5 (17+)
Residential?: 
No
Locality: 
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Safety: 
0
Fun Factor: 
0
Value for Money: 
0
Venue Address: 
Eastern Valleys Property, St Catherine's
Patterdale Road
Windermere
Cumbria
LA23 1NH
United Kingdom
Venue Contact Number: 
015394 88409

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