Skelton Grange Environment Centre

Every year we engage thousands of people of all ages with their local environment where they make a positive difference to their community.

A couple of miles from Leeds centre, Skelton Grange's award winning environment centre is surrounded by ponds, meadows, woodland and fruit & vegetable gardens. Here we offer inspiring outdoor learning days for 3-11 year olds following EYFS guidance and the new curriculum. Or we can focus on developing confidence, resilience and problem solving - and having fun! Children are taught in small groups by our trained staff and volunteers, with hands on learning at the heart of what we do.

We run three days of education and play activities each week, and a day of conservation volunteering and training.

All of our educational activities are designed to provide children and young people with both the basic knowledge and the confidence with which to respond to the environment creatively and imaginatively, with enjoyment and enthusiasm.

We also offer full day or twilight professional development training for school staff and childminders, either in your own setting or at Skelton Grange. Current courses include: Raising Standards by Teaching Numeracy & Literacy Outside;Making the Most of the School Grounds; Environmental Games; Nature Play for Early Years or for Childminders.

Our special celebration days are for end of term, Christmas parties, end of SATs or anything else you wish to celebrate. Pirate Adventure, Robin Hood orSurvival Adventure days consist of whole group games, team activities, challenges and crafts that ensure that children are included and involved all day long in a memorable event.

We run Wild in the Woods days to help pupils develop particular skills such as resilience, cooperation, creative writing, numeracy and problem solving. We work with teachers to plan a session using a mixture of story, drama, games and challenges to create a totally immersive experience for the children. Past topics have covered Shelters, the Gunpowder Plot and Elizabeth I!

National Grid

National Grid has a network of environmental education centres across the UK, all sited on land owned by the company adjacent to substations. They are centres of excellence for environmental education and have been developed in partnership with local authorities and environmental charities.

The environment centres help to meet National Grid's commitment to operating as a socially and environmentally responsible business, through mitigating the impact of substations on rural environments. They also help by improving the environmental status and biodiversity of the land on which we operate and demonstrating community investment by providing work for staff and volunteers.