I have also been making this for Tranmoor Primary in Doncaster. They wanted a water wall for their Reception yard. We decided I would make a basic structure from timber and recycled plastic lumber from www.kedel.co.uk . A series of brackets have been made that slot into the main structure. these can be moved around, and have a variety of sizes of holes cut into them. This means a variety of pipes and gutters can be fitted by the children. Holes have been positioned in the wall to encourage to work together and communicate- to play collaboratively.It s fantastic when you have an idea in your head of how something will be used, and the children use it in a completely different way! Ill be back at the school later in the year to see what developments can be made.

May 2012.

A new month, a new project- same weather! This one is a learning structure for Phillimore Primary in Sheffield. The children all took part in some design sessions, and made some big cardboard models. Parents ans pupils came in to vote on the ideas they liked best. These were then amalgamated into a finished design. This one is a robot head. Its got lots of drawers to put things in for children to discover when they come outside. children can also go inside and pretend to be the robot talking. The theme of the work is about stimulating communication. A lot of the things in the structure rely upon children working together- pipes to talk down and listen, hatches to send items in and out of.