YCLA
Award
Nature Explorer Award
Key Stage 2 Year 6
Two fully-prepared lessons to support delivery of the Award
Children complete a Nature Journal over 4-6 weeks
Cross-curricular links
Teacher training included
Award programme structure:
Two fully-resourced lessons for teachers to deliver
List of suggested activities
The Programme culminates in a ceremony when children are presented with a certificate and badge
Children complete a nature journal over 4-6 weeks recording:
Encounters with local nature
Visits to green spaces
Personal investigations
Actions and reflections
By the end of the programme, our fully-fledged nature explorers will have learned that:
Connecting to nature through their senses
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Caring for nature
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Experiencing gratitude
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Living more in harmony with nature
Nature Explorers Award
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Activity journal
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Hands on projects
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Nature connection
Preparation for secondary transition
Cross-curricular links
Transferable skills
Advantages of doing the Awards
Opportunities for taking responsibility
Inspiration to care for the world
Practising actions to support wellbeing
Accessible to all abilities
Potential for academic challenge
The Bloom Workshop coupled with the Award Scheme was the best extra-curricular provision we have ever done! The workshop leaders were so adaptive and engaging. It was an amazing opportunity for young people who so often struggle to access the academic curriculum, to learn through experience.
Year 7 SEND lead teacher
In our journals we’ve written about so many things we’ve seen, heard, touched, smelt and tasted. We’ve thought about how nature is all connected… This project has made topics in geography and science feel real and important…..We’ve learnt so much on this journey.
Year 6 pupils assembly presentation
Cost
We are supported by the Conservation Foundation.
We are supported by the Conservation Foundation.
The Nature Explorers Award (YCLA) is Level One of the Young Conservation Leaders Award.
Find out more about the Young Conservation Leaders Award here