February 1st 2019
Working together with a local primary school
The Treehouse School in Cholsey is an alternative primary school, where children’s happiness is paramount; the curriculum is bespoke, designed around children’s needs and interests. There is a commitment to outdoor learning and hands on experiences and the children are taught to show true respect for the environment in which they live and for leading a healthy lifestyle.
Coming from Cholsey myself, I have seen Lee (the Head) around and via mutual friends we were introduced. It became clear to us very quickly that our schools could be very good for each other. Moulsford is keen to reduce its environmental footprint, and we believe that a partnership with the Treehouse School could help us achieve this.
The Treehouse School functions on a zero waste policy and has managed zero food waste for 6 years! Moulsford would like to aspire to this aim, so we decided to get together and share ideas and resources. The Treehouse gang are looking at how our school functions during their visits and are coming up with ideas to help us reduce our waste, and in return we are sharing our resources.
Madame Howard is visiting the school weekly to do a short lesson in French and they are beginning to build some props for their school play using the DT room. I hope this is just the beginning of our relationship as we could learn a lot from this inspiring little school and I hope they can learn from Moulsford too.
There is a little more information about the school below or you can visit their web site http://thetreehouseschool.org.uk/ to find out more.
New School Eco-Build
The Treehouse Trust was created in 2011 by two former senior teachers aiming to create an alternative primary school in which children of all abilities and from all backgrounds would thrive. In September 2012 against the odds and despite receiving no funding from the Government or through charging fees, the charity opened a unique primary school. The Treehouse School is not a government funded “Free School” and depends entirely on donations and volunteers. It is the first of its kind. Due to its success and a constant stream of enquiries from parents seeking an improved alternative education for their children, the Trustees are now planning to expand through the construction of a new purpose-built eco school. This depends fully on money raised by the school and its supporters. A site in Cholsey has been gifted to the school and they are just in the process of gathering the funds, not an easy task whilst also supporting the day to day running of the school.
Jess Roberts
