Well what a day
I spent two hours at the school and they want me to take on the managing and running of the Woodland but working in partnership with them.
They will pay my wages for a year, Get me my own Porta cabin to go in the woods as a classroom, besides their own school children using it , they will try and get other schools to come and use it to as well as the Local community (Iam on cloud nine)
It wont be up and running for quite a while as there is Loads to do... I have to get someone who knows about Woodland and Trees to come and make sure all the trees are ok, We have to Make walkways through the woods for the children (health and safety). To start with it may only be as a lunchtime and after school club for their children until it can be fitted in with their tight Curriculum. But others may want to use it during the day. They are also prepared for it to be used some weekends and for part of the school Holidays..
They are now going to apply for the larger funding and grants and I am going to apply for the smaller ones,to pay for the work and developement that is needed. Plus grants for all equiptment that will be needed (my own computors, Digital Cameras, and what ever else that will be needed) They also want me to have a say in the Wildlife areas and Sensory gardens they have already got funding for and are at the planning stage of
I can't believe it is really happening
I have another meeting with them in 2 weeks time... They have kept my File of My Activity Plans and ideas, to look at properly, but they said they were really impressed with it after a quick look.. I have taken 3 photo's of the woods ( will take more next time because i will walk through it.. The ones i took were from the outside looking in in..) I just not sure where to put the photo's or how to load them onto here from my computor
Thanks for all your support and backing it means a lot to me