AN Alcester school has been given a prestigious award for its work teaching children about farming and the countryside. Our Lady s Catholic Primary School, St Faith s Road, received a bronze award from national educational organisation Linking Environment And Farming (LEAF). During the past year, the school has teamed up with Oversley Hill Farm and Forest, where farmer Amy Bates taught pupils about her animals, what is growing in fields around them and helped them better understand where their food comes from. The school has also held a harvest festival, gardening competitions and interactive workshops. Classes also paid weekly visits to the Heart of England Forest outdoor learning facility at Middle Spernal Farm, Warwickshire.
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Flight attendant and childrenâs book author Katerra Locke (left)
and her 6-year-old son Elias (right) show their books and a
âBlankie The Magic Blanketâ at Lockeâs Linebaugh Library book
signing recently. Locke said she was inspired to write childrenâs
books to document their travels. Elias said his favorite activities
on their travels have been swimming and boogie boarding on their
trip to Hawaii.
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Flight attendant and childrenâs book author Katerra Locke thumbs
through the pages of her first childrenâs book âElias and the Magic
Blanket Turks & Caicosâ at her Linebaugh Library book signing on
Flight attendant and children s book author Katerra Locke thumbs through the pages of her first childrenâs book âElias and the Magic Blanket Turks & Caicosâ at her Linebaugh Library book signing on earlier this month. Itâs the first of two travel books with her son Elias, 6 (right), as the main adventurer. Each story documents their travels together. Itâs just us, and our magic blanket, said Locke.
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