Tag: Eco Schools

  1. How to make a Tip Tap handwashing device

    Easy to make African tap for a school garden

    How to make a Tip Tap handwashing device

    A fun, practical challenge for pupils. They can get into groups and make their own version of this simple water conserving/hygiene device used in Africa. A great addition to your school garden and they work well next to Bag or Keyhole gardens. Links can easily be made to the DT curriculum (eg Moving toys). You can also enter the ‘Best Tip-Tap’ category in our African Gardens Competition by using the entry form contained in our kits.

    Categories: African garden ideas, DT and Other useful stuff

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    Tags: eco+schools gardening practical sustainable

  2. Wire toys

    Make your own version of these African toys

    Wire toys

    This lesson is based on the toys that children in Africa often make out of wire and ‘scrap’. There are examples of these ingenious toys in the Powerpoint below and hints and tips for how to make your own. This makes a great Art lesson and can lead to some discussion about different cultures and recycling waste materials. Children should wear safety goggles for this one!

    Categories: Art and Other useful stuff

    Tags: creative eco+schools practical

  3. Keyhole garden animation

    A fun introduction to special African style gardens

    Keyhole garden animation

    This fun, colourful animation from our kids site, Cowforce.com, explains why special gardens are needed in some places in Africa (like Lesotho) and how they can help a poor family. Really useful for an assembly and as an introduction to our African Gardens work in the UK. Turn your sound up to enhance the experience. We have supplied an exe file for PC that should open straight up (over 2MB) or a Quicktime file that is smaller for PC. Have fun.

    Categories: Animations and Keyhole gardens

    Tags: eco+schools fun gardening lesotho

  4. African Gardens leaflet

    All about Bag Gardens, the competition and ordering a kit

    African Gardens leaflet

    These leaflets explain all about the African Gardens competition and how you can purchase a Bag Garden Starter Kit for £10. The competition entries have to be by July 9th each year, but there’s nothing to stop people ordering kits and growing their own Bag Garden all year round. You can view the leaflet as a pdf and order some for for your school or event on the Order and sign up page.

    Categories: Bag gardens and Leaflets

    Tags: eco+schools gardening practical

  5. Bag Garden Powerpoints

    Explaining the what, how and why of Bag Gardens

    Bag Garden Powerpoints

    These Powerpoints show what Bag Gardens are all about, how they are useful for African families and why they are a great idea for children in the UK to make. Pictures are included of children in the UK and Africa making gardens. They are a good way of introducing Bag Gardens to your pupils. 

    Categories: Bag gardens and Bag gardens

    Tags: eco+schools gardening practical

  6. Bag Garden lesson ideas

    Some ideas for further learning

    Bag Garden lesson ideas

    Some suggestions of how you can add some extra learning to a Bag Garden project - making comparisons with life in the UK and helping children learn about the challenges that children in African countries face.

    Categories: Bag gardens and Bag gardens

    Tags: eco+schools food

  7. Read to Feed fundraising

    Encourage reading and raise money for children in Africa

    Read to Feed fundraising

    Read to Feed is a great way to both get your pupils reading more and raising money for children in Africa through Send a Cow. Not only that, the books that they read can be linked to learning about Africa and the environment. The pack contains all you need to get your class going: bookmarks with stickers to keep children focussed, sponsorship forms and certificates to reward them. You can order a pack in the Order and sign up page., but to keep our costs down we ask that you please only order if you are definitely going to use it.

    Categories: Read to feed, English/literacy and Read to feed

    Tags: eco+schools reading

  8. How to make a fuel efficient stove

    Simple mud stove design that saves wood

    How to make a fuel efficient stove

    These stoves are used in Send a Cow training in African countries as they use less wood and take smoke away from the cook. They are also a great idea for a design project for older pupils. You can make them over the period of a few days, depending on the weather, and with a bit of supervision they can be cooking their own food on it within a week! You could also set pupils the task of designing their own versions of the stove using various different materials.

    Categories: DT and Other useful stuff

    Tags: eco+schools practical sustainable

  9. Bag Gardens in the UK - video clip

    See what this school did with their gardens

    Staff and pupils got a lot out of making their Bag Gardens, click on the play button to find out more. This video is hosted on YouTube, if you have restricted access to this site (as is the case in some Primary schools) you will not be able to view this video online.


    Categories: Bag gardens and Bag gardens

    Tags: eco+schools food gardening healthy plants

  10. Bag Gardens in Uganda - video clip

    Hope from Uganda shows how to make a Bag Garden

    Hope and her friends make a Bag Garden, click on the play button to find out more. This video is hosted on YouTube, if you have restricted access to this site (as is the case in some Primary schools) you will not be able to view this video online.

    The high-quality version of this video can be found on our Cabbages & Cowpats DVD. Order a copy here.

    Categories: Bag gardens

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    Tags: eco+schools food gardening healthy plants

  11. Keyhole Gardens in Lesotho - video clip

    Find out how Keyhole Gardens are used at home & school

    School children in Lesotho show how to make a Keyhole Garden, click on the play button to find out more. This video is hosted on YouTube, if you have restricted access to this site (as is the case in some Primary schools) you will not be able to view this video online.

    The high-quality version of this video can be found on our Cabbages & Cowpats DVD.
    Order the DVD here.

    Categories: DVDs and Keyhole gardens

    Tags: eco+schools food gardening healthy plants

  12. Sponsor a Sunflower Kits

    Sponsor a sunflower for Send a Cow - the tallest wins!

    Sponsor a Sunflower Kits

    Add a splash of colour to your home or school garden by ordering our Sponsor a Sunflower Kit. Growing sunflowers is a great activity for children to do over the Summer Holidays as they grow so quickly (taking between 75 and 90 days), with the Russian Mammoth sunflowers growing up to 12ft tall! As the sunflowers climb higher, your children will be helping African families and learning about why they grow their sunflowers too. You can use the sponsor form provided if you want to use your own sunflower seeds and the images from our sunflower gallery to make a classroom display. Order a kit and find out more by either visiting our sunflower kit page, using this leaflet or calling us on (01225) 874 222.

    Categories: African garden ideas and Fun ideas

    Tags: eco+schools gardening practical

  13. Make an African plastic bag football

    A photo guide to make a recycled ball

    Make an African plastic bag football

    These sheets will help your pupils to make a football out of recycled materials - just like thousands of children in African countries. It’s a great activity to link to a recycling project and can be used to discuss the uses of waste materials in the UK. But it’s also simply a really fun thing to do with your class, and could prompt you to organise your own mini-African tournament - with pupils learning about different countries along the way.

    Categories: Art, DT and PE

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    Tags: eco+schools fun

  14. Climate change in Africa - information boxes

    Why going green matters for Africa

    Climate change in Africa - information boxes

    Africa is the continent most likely to be hardest hit by climate change. These information boxes could form a display to help pupils think about the importance of being green. The facts outline some of the possible affects of climate change and should be carefully set in the context of positive steps that pupils can carry out in the UK, as well as the positive work of Send a Cow - helping families to grow food in a sustainable way.

    Categories: Facts & figures, Geography and Other useful stuff

    Tags: background discussion eco+schools

  15. Grow a Ugandan garden

    Have a look at our seed trial blog!

    Grow a Ugandan garden

    This year, a small number of people will be trial growing some plants that you might find in a Ugandan garden. Although we cannot allocate any more seeds, you can collect some hints and tips and find out which plants are being grown and how everyone is getting on by visiting our ‘Ugandan garden blog’.

    Categories: African garden ideas

    Tags: eco+schools gardening

  16. How to make a Keyhole Garden

    Advice for two designs of the African garden

    How to make a Keyhole Garden

    Keyhole Gardens are a great addition to any school grounds and a really useful technique used across Send a Cow projects. There are two types of designs featured here: the rocky Lesothan version and the lower East African style version. See how we made one in the UK in the Powerpoint file and then make your own and enter our competition for free! Preview videos featuring keyhole gardens from our Cabbages and Cowpats DVD using the link below.

    www.youtube.com/cowforce

    Categories: Keyhole gardens

    Tags: eco+schools gardening practical

  17. Bag Garden Starter Kits

    Small gardens, ideal for small hands

    Bag Garden Starter Kits

    Bag Gardens are a type of African garden that Send a Cow teaches families how to make in Africa. They are also a great way to get your pupils involved in a growing project, learning about healthy eating and life in an African country - with plenty of related resources and images to help you. These mini-gardens make the most of good soil, compost and waste water, are easy to weed and can be grown in schools - bringing a global dimension to many subject areas. Use the links below for a fun explanation and to view other African Gardens activities - you can also use the leaflet to order and find out more about Bag Garden Starter Kits (or call us on 01225 874222).

    www.cowforce.com/african-gardens
    www.sendacow.org.uk/africangardens

    Categories: Bag gardens, Bag gardens, Green poster and Science

    Tags: eco+schools food gardening healthy sustainable

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