...Leading the way in OUTDOOR Education Field Studies
The GILBERT WHITE FIELD STUDIES CENTRE offers a wide range of
courses to students of all ages to develop cross-curricular themes of studies
from KS1 to KS4 and adults.
The great diversity of the area lends itself to the development of crosscurricular themes to include GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, SCIENCE, & ART.
Our Field Studies Centre is located in the village of SELBORNE, Hampshire, the birthplace of
Gilbert White, one of the forefathers of ecology who lived here in the 18th century. It is situated
in our beautiful parkland in a unique and beautiful Tudor barn, dated around 1540s.
Our Educational Centre is part of the GILBERT WHITE’S HOUSE AND OATES MUSEUM which commemorates important individuals in the exploration of the natural world and there
are opportunities to study in the museum as well.
Programmes are designed for all ages and abilities, providing
ideal opportunities to enhance and enrich the National
Curriculum. These include landscape, ecology, natural history,
life in the 18th century, history of Antarctica and Africa and are
led by professional staff.
PROGRAMMES OF STUDY ARE DEVISED TO MEET PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS
OF EACH SCHOOL
Examples include:
River Studies; Pond Studies; Freshwater Life; Rivers, Rocks and Changing Landscape;
Water Systems in Selborne; Woodlands; Hedgerows; Contrasting Eco systems;
Food Chains; The Science of Flowering and Non-flowering plants; Soil and Leaf litter; Invertebrates; Rocks and
Soils; Soil Studies; Buildings and Building Materials;
Village Settlement and Contrasting Localities; Weather; Changing Environments;
Antarctica; The Scott Expedition, Human Impact; The Oates Galleries; Gilbert White; Georgian Life (using GW
house); Victorian Life (using Selborne Village);
Medieval Life (Using Selborne Priory artefacts and Selborne Church);
WE ARE ORGANISING A SERIES OF INTRODUCTIONS FOR TEACHERS TO MEET US IN NOVEMBER
AND DECEMBER
For more information: Contact: Sharon or Kay
Email: fieldcentre@gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk
Telephone: 01420 511517 Fax: 01420511613
Gilbert White Filed Studies Centre, Selborne Hill, SELBORNE, Nr Alton, Hampshire GU34 3JH
http://www.gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk