KRAKEN
Kings Rise Academy Knowledge & Experience in Nature
Be Kind, Be Responsible, Be Active!
Our curriculum commitment is
Green Systems
We will...
focus on reducing the school wastage: surveying and redesigning the school menu to reduce food waste; evaluating our lesson delivery to reduce paper use and photocopying.
reduce our energy costs and usage, - regular power down days, investigate grants for green energy.
focus on our understanding of food production systems, farming and growth through history, geography and science topics
Key Dates for September & October
7th September - International Day of Clean air for Blue Skies
15th September - Great British Beach Clean
16th September - World Ozone Day
21st September - Zero Emissions Day
22nd September - World Car Free Day
23rd September - FSC Forest Week
24th September - World Rivers Day
25th September - Cycle to School Week
OCTOBER - International Walk to School Month
1st October - World Vegetarian Day
2nd October - World habitat day
4th October - World Animal Day
16th October - World Food Day
16th October - World Recycle Week
HEALTH, DIVERSITY AND ASPIRATION are the key themes that inform all aspects of learning at Kings RIse Academy.
At Kings Rise Academy we have the unique resource of the KRAKEN garden as an outdoor learning environment to extend and support the curriculum and to enrich the well-being and experiences of all children. The garden area is a combination of curriculum-based learning with a Forest School ethos that brings fun, engagement and learning in a different context to all children, from Nursery to Year 6. Children enjoy spending time with their peers and with staff participating in practical activities, investigations and experiments, learning new skills while applying their class based knowledge. Vocabulary and communication is central to the learning process within the garden. Children are encouraged to be world ready by developing their skills in awareness, independence, reflection, teamwork, organisation and resilience.
The KRAKEN project 2021 - 2022
This year (the year of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games) saw the development of a derelict waste area on the school grounds converted into a beautiful outdoor learning area for the children, staff, parents and community to enjoy. With the incredible help of Nic Wale and his team from Forest Schools Birmingham, the area was transformed into an allotment area with raised beds and a green house for growing our own fruits and vegetables; a commonwealth garden with examples of plants and flowers from across the Commonwealth; a wildflower meadow to encourage a variety of bees, butterflies and insects to the garden; a lawned area with a fire circle and Willow Terrace an area designed with local artists to celebrate the inclusion of women's cricket in the Commonwealth Games for the first time.
Thank You To Our Main Funder
A HUGE Thank you to our friends at Severn Trent for for their generous donation of £32,353 making our KRAKEN garden possible. We look forward to sharing with you all the exciting learning experiences that take place this year.
Our Other Funders
