Schools programme

The Environmental Education Programme covers a wide variety of subjects. Some of the Programmes take place at the Visitor Centre and some are Outreach. The Programmes are aimed at the 5-14 Curriculum for Excellence and include the following topics:

LIVING THINGS, WILD PLACES AND OUR ENVIRONMENT:
Bugs, Slugs & Beasties
Rivers & Water
Woodland Places - seasonal change
Our Environment...a sustainable future?
Biodiversity Matters!
These are all based at the Visitor Centre an include: a visit to the Interactive Exhibition, Activity Walks, Collating and Collecting Evidence and Art Workshops.

PEOPLE, PLACE, PAST AND PRESENT:
Canals and Transport - past and present
Jacobites in Edinburgh
Old Edinburgh (outreach)
Victorian Edinburgh (outreach)
In the winter our teacher also offers Drama Workshops in school have activity choices of: Vikings Romans, Greeks, Castles, Wars of Independence and World War II. (outreach)

Prices start at £4 per child and all Programmes can also be tailor made to suit your class activities.
For more details, or to book a Programme, please contact us here, or at:

Philippa McDonald, Education Officer
Water of Leith Visitor Centre
24 Lanark Road
Edinburgh
EH14 1TQ
Telephone / Fax: 0131 455 7367 or 0131 443 1682