Hawthorn Education Blog

The spice of life

This week, DW has been involved in gardening activities – planting seeds to grow ‘grass hair’ and decorating / painting cups to hold the seeds. He . . .

Arnside Knott

Our student, KB, cycled his 100th mile and was also able to take in Arnside Knott. He is learning to look after his equipment and . . .

Brief Encounter

This week, RA enjoyed the trip to the Carnforth railway Heritage Centre. He enjoy discussing how old the film brief encounter was. We stopped at . . .

Furry Friends

Mindful of learning ways to renew, recyle and reuse, our student, EM, took an unwanted furry blanket and the Hawthorn sewing machine to design and . . .

Aide-mémoir

In order to assist a student with complex learning needs, one of our teachers employed simple memory techniques to enable their charge to summarise, and . . .

Autumnal Learning

This week, one of our younger students was identifying the difference in the trees as leaves start to change colour before they fall to the . . .

Mini Zoo day trip

RA enjoyed a trip to Williamson Park where he enjoyed the views over the estuary and the mini-zoo.  He enjoyed seeing new animals and loved . . .

A marathon lesson

KB is continuing to enjoy his physical education which supports his social awareness and emotional well-being. Another mountain bike ride took us along the canal . . .

Make way, Master Chef

RA loves cooking and baking! What is even better, is that he is a very generous person and enjoys sharing his efforts with his friends, . . .

Birds in The Bay

RA continues to enjoy his Physical  Education and is walking further and further each session. We linked this to learning about local history, the meaning . . .

Work, rest and play.

One of our students, RS, likes to play games he is familiar with, but he was proud of himself when he tried something new and . . .

Healthy Body. Health Mind.

Our student, KB, is engaging in a variety of different forms of education this term. In order to improve his fitness, he was keen to . . .

Indian Summer

Today, our student, RA, found out how important it is to get fresh air even if the weather is turning cooler. With the tutor’s dog . . .

Leighton Moss outing

RA enjoyed a trip to Leighton Moss where he explored the different hides and learnt about the work of the RSPB. He followed deer down . . .

Outdoor Learning

To improve the outdoor communal area at The Hub: To begin the renovation of the picnic bench We went to The Range to buy the . . .

Star-struck student

This week EA met her new teachers Ruth and Simon. As EA is new to the area, the staff showed her around the area, including some . . .

A Winter Solstice

This week, we arranged for our student, AJ, go on a nature walk and notice the changes as the seasons move from Autumn into Winter, . . .

It’s all about the growth.

One of our youngest students, DW, has been keeping a close eye on his horticulture project. Grown from a single seed, the sunflower, now dwarfing . . .

Meanwhile, back in the classroom…

…one of our new students has been re-engaging with learning in a more structured setting. He loves card games and has shown great skill playing . . .