Big Gardening Project

Our Big Gardening project is one of the ways we bring Our BIG CURRICULUM to life. When children grow food, care for living things and create dishes for our Kids Café, they experience learning with purpose and have the opportunity to apply and develop executive functions.

From preparing soil to harvesting crops, pupils follow routines that strengthen planning, memory and organisation. They notice when a plant needs more care, make decisions, adjust their actions and learn to reflect on what is working. These habits help them become confident, self-directed learners across the curriculum.

The garden lets children experience science, DT, geography and history in a practical, hands-on way. They explore plant life cycles, global cuisines, traditional diets and the design process behind preparing food. 

Every class grows one crop, nurtures it across the year and transforms it into a dish for Kids Café. This gives pupils a meaningful end point, a real audience and a chance to celebrate creativity, teamwork and independence in a way that truly showcases what we do at Greenacres.

Class	Produce	Kids Cafe dish
Blossom Tree Class	Pea shoots	Pea-shoot cream cheese cups
Cherry Tree Class	Baby leaf lettuce	Baby lettuce soft-cheese wraps
Hazel Tree Class	Cress	Cress mini sandwiches
Elder Tree Class	Lentil sprouts	Lentil-sprout salad cups
Holly Tree Class	Mint	Mint & lemon cooler
Willow Tree Class	Strawberries	Strawberry mini cups
Maple Tree Class	Bee-friendly flowers	Roman honey bread
Aspen Tree Class	Cabbage	Anglo Saxon vegetable soup
Sycamore Tree Class	Spring onions	Caribbean-style rice and peas cups
Oak Tree Class	Tomatoes	Tomato and herb pasta twists
The Orchard	Basil	Basil garlic bread bites