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Early Years Sessions - Hampstead Heath
Date updated: 18/08/2022
Join us for a fun, inspiring outdoor learning experience. Connect with nature and ignite curiosity with our hands-on learning sessions.
From pond dipping and exploring habitats to orienteering and eco-art, we have lots of unforgettable sessions to offer - each designed to help children explore and discover nature and to support learning in schools.
Enquiries
If you have any questions you'd like answers to before you book, please call the Learning Team on 020 7482 7073 or email the Learning Team.
| Session | Price |
|---|---|
| State school session | £99 per session |
| Independent school session | £129 per session |
Booking and funding support
EYs school programmes
Get hands on in our Bugliest Bug session. Hunt for minibeasts hiding around our garden, before grabbing a net to find the creatures that call our pond home. Learn about your new minibeast friends and make your own minibeast.
Activities can include:
- Pond Dipping*
- Bug Hunting
- Craft Activity
*Site Specific
Explore Hampstead Heath to find inspiration and the materials needed to create your own pieces of art. Work as a team to build an artwork before making your own smaller pieces to take back to school with you.
Activities can include:
- Search for Natural Materials
- Group Mural
- Mask/headband or bracelet
- Clay Creation
Can you find all the signs of the season? Explore Hampstead Heath with our spring scavenger hunt and learn about what birds do at this time of the year.
Activities include:
- Spring Scavenger Hunt
- Make a nest for the birds
- Learn some simple bird songs
Can you find all the signs of the season? Explore Hampstead Heath with our autumn scavenger hunt and learn about what happens to trees in the autumn and how animals prepare for the winter season.
Activities include:
- Autumn Scavenger Hunt
- ‘Animals preparing for winter’ actions
- Autumnal art
Enjoy the story of ‘The Gruffalo’s Child’ and recreate the adventure through discovering animal tracks and building a shelter for the ‘Big Bad Mouse’ or another animal.
Activities include:
- Winter Scavenger Hunt
- Animal Tracks Challenge
- Making a mini shelter for the animals.