Outdoor Learning

Here at London Colney we strive for excellence, constantly looking for ways to provide our pupils with engaging and enriching experiences that will positively impact their achievement, both academically and personally. A big focus of ours is to develop and promote the use of the ‘outdoor classroom’ allowing children to take their learning outside. There is a plethora of research to show that children having the opportunity to learn outside has a huge impact on their achievement, behaviour, attendance and mental health and wellbeing – everything we strive for. All of our children have the opportunity to take part in outdoor learning, including Forest School sessions and bush craft activities. On this page you will see a range of examples of our children taking part in our outdoor learning programme …

• PGL Adventure

  🌊🏹 Year 6 at PGL – Day of Adventure! 🎯💦

  What an action-packed day! Year 6 started off with raft building – teamwork, laughter, and a few wobbly moments before jumping into the lake for a refreshing swim! 🛶💧

  Next up was archery, where we channelled our inner Robin Hoods, followed by an epic laser tag battle through the woods! 🔫🌲

  The smiles say it all – confidence is growing, friendships are stronger, and memories are being made. 💙

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  
  

• PGL Giant Swing

  🎢 Giant Swing = Giant Smiles! 😄💪

  Our brave Year 6s took on the giant swing at PGL — and wow, what a ride! From nervous giggles to full-on laughter (and a few epic screams!), every child showed incredible courage and team spirit. 💥🎯

  It’s not just about the thrill — it’s about pushing boundaries, cheering each other on, and making memories that will last a lifetime. We’re so proud of each and every one of them! 🧡

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

   

• PGL

  🔥🌲 Trapeze and Marshmallows! 🌲🔥

  What an incredible day at PGL! From soaring through the air on the trapeze to toasting marshmallows around the campfire, our children are making unforgettable memories, building confidence, and having so much fun!

  The laughter, teamwork, and bravery on display today made us all so proud. We can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings!

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  
  

• PGL Disco

  🌟 PGL Disco Magic! 💃🕺🌅

  What a night! Our Year 6 children had an unforgettable evening at the PGL disco — dancing, laughing, and enjoying every moment together. As the music played and the sun set behind them, the sky lit up just like their smiles. ✨🎶

  It’s been a weekend full of adventure, team spirit, and now a perfect evening to celebrate it all. We’re so proud of the way they’ve embraced every moment of PGL!

  

• Knebworth

  🚌✨ Knebworth House Adventures! ✨🏰

  Our children had a fantastic time exploring the beautiful grounds and rich history of Knebworth House! From discovering grand architecture and secret gardens to learning about life in the past, it was a day full of curiosity, excitement, and memorable experiences.

  A big thank you to our staff and parent helpers for making the trip run so smoothly, and well done to our children for representing the school so brilliantly!

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

• Allotment

  🌱 Allotment Update! 🌿

  We’re excited to share the progress on our school allotment! The children have been hard at work planting, watering, and learning all about how things grow — and it’s starting to show! 🥕🍓🌻

  It’s been a wonderful hands-on learning experience, and we’re so proud of the care and enthusiasm they’ve shown. Keep an eye out for updates as we harvest our first crops and put them to good use in class!

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

• Garden Centre

  Year 3 – We started our science topic Plants by going to visit a garden centre. As we are planning to start our own herb garden, we smelt all the herbs then as a class decided which ones we should buy. Once we had agreed we then walked around to look at all the different types of plants. The staff were very helpful and taught as that it is not only the flowers that have a fragrance, but the leaves do too. We decided to buy a few plants for our classroom.

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

• Exploring the local river.

  Our geography focus this half term is on rivers.  We took a trip to our local river to carry out a field study.  We enjoyed going for a walk along it and measuring the width and the depth.

• Planting in Our School Allotment

  We have been very busy planting the seedlings we grew in the classroom in our school allotment.

  As a class we worked together really well to get everything planted.  We had to make sure the flower bed was properly prepped ready to have plants planted inside. We planted lots of different things which included chilli, sunflowers and many more! It was a very sunny day so it was very hard work. However, we absolutely loved it and can’t wait to get out to plant more.

  Here are some photos of us planting away….

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  
  

• River walk!

  For our Geography entry point we walked down to our local river, the River Colne. During this half term in Geography, we are going to learning all about rivers, therefore it only felt right to go and visit a real river!

  We walked through the village and down to the river.  At one point we sat on the river side to listen and look at what we could see and hear close to the river. We spotted lots of ducks and could hear them quacking away! At the end of the river, we came across some lovely horses.  We also discovered there is lots to find out about rivers……… we can’t wait to investigate over this half term.

  We absolutely loved our visit to our local river; we were all sad when it was time to come home. What a fantastic afternoon we had!

  Here are some photos of us enjoying our walk………