The Great Outdoors

17 Nov

This week our youngest learners have enjoyed an exciting range of activities that support both their learning and wellbeing in their newly developed outdoor area. Children have been busy using the road to ride their vehicles with purpose, exploring the effects of a pestle and mortar on potatoes in the mud kitchen, seeking out mark making opportunities in Eastbrook's mini Halfords, digging and clearing some mud to support Mr Thorn in the construction area, creating poppy biscuits to mark Remembrance Day and practising their Diwali dance moves using ribbons and scarves, amongst many other things. Matas said, “I love learning outside with my friends.” All of the Reception team will continue working tirelessly to create the most amazing space possible for our EYFS pupils. It has been wonderful to see our Reception learners so engaged, enthusiastic, and eager to discover new possibilities in their outdoor environment despite the colder and wetter weather.

Eastbrook School is an Ofsted rated Good, all-through school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and is part of the Barking Abbey family. Founded in 1933, Eastbrook has a well-established history of serving the local community, with many generations of families attending as students and even joining as staff. The primary school opened in 2016 and is growing in size year on year. The secondary school transferred into new, state of the art buildings in 2017, benefiting from purpose-built specialist learning environments with industry level resources and outstanding access to green outdoor spaces.

Eastbrook is a thriving and growing community school, welcoming students from a broad range of backgrounds, culturally, economically and in terms of need.

Eastbrook School: PROUD TO BE