A nature-themed library is among the highlights of renovations at Woodlea Primary School, Bordon, where pupils can enjoy learning in surroundings that fit the school environment
Woodlea Primary School in Bordon has a renovated library, cloakroom, and new resources, after a £100,000, nine-month long development.
The resources include 60 new iPads provided by the University of Chichester Academy Trust, who are already working with the school. Woodlea will be officially joining the Trust in the spring term with more improvements to come as a result of this.
To celebrate these wonderful additions to the school, bestselling environmental author Ellie Jackson visited Woodlea to officially open the library, treating classes to a special reading of her books in the new library.
Children learnt about the animals featured in Ellie’s books and the challenges they face. Through her books, Ellie hopes to instil a sense of wonder and responsibility for the natural world, encouraging young readers to act for a more sustainable future.
Woodlea has also refreshed facilities across the school, including a renovated classroom, outdoor area, and key stage 2 cloakroom which features a new historical timeline mural, charting British history from the Romans through to the modern day to help children learn.
The new library features over 2,000 new books and a stunning bespoke mural featuring quotes from favourite stories chosen by children and staff. The library is themed around nature, animals, and the environment, with the mural also featuring pictures of woodland creatures, including foxes, birds and insects.
The school, which is in a forest, chose to theme the new library around nature and woodland to chime with Woodlea’s beautiful surroundings. Pupils at Woodlea are encouraged to spend time outdoors and in nature and are also given woodland classes with activities including den building, bird spotting and woodland safety.
Headteacher Abigail Oliver, said: “I’m delighted our new library is such a hit with our pupils and I’m sure this will help encourage the love of reading which we are so passionate about here at Woodlea.
“The new library and facilities mark a new chapter for the school. It’s fitting for Woodlea that our new library is themed around nature and the outdoors, and I look forward to seeing our children there in the new school term.
“Together with our new curriculum, these developments represent huge improvements at Woodlea which will help give every pupil here the education they deserve.”
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