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Become
a Friend of FACE The education
charity Farming and Countryside Education (FACE) has produced its
business plan for 2009 – 2013, setting out how it will build on its
firm foundation and further expand the reach of the charity’s work
with schools and farmers. FACE wants all
children to understand where their food comes from, and to know how to
choose and prepare healthy food as part of a balanced diet. It believes
that young people learn best from direct experiences, both in and out of
the classroom, and that well-planned educational visits to farms and
other countryside locations have an important part to play in a
child’s development. The charity
offers training and support for teachers, and access to a wide range of
high-quality curriculum-based resources. It plans to expand its regional
team over the next five years, to deliver this exciting and challenging
agenda across all the English regions and in Wales, and to fund this
through a new fundraising strategy, including new forms of membership.
FACE receives no government funding and will benefit from the support of
the public to fund its work. By becoming a
Friend of FACE you can help create practical and exciting opportunities
for young people including visits to farms and other countryside
locations, growing and harvesting of food in and around schools and
cooking and food preparation activities. You can also help ensure the
quality of these experiences by training more farmers and others to host
visits and to communicate their passion of food and farming, and by
helping teachers to make the most of learning outside the classroom (www.face-online.org.uk/members).
Summary versions
of the 2009-13 business plan are available to download www.face-online.org.uk
or can be requested in hard copy from the FACE office at the Arthur Rank
Centre, To request
further details about FACE please contact Notes About Farming
and Countryside Education (FACE) Farming &
Countryside Education (FACE) helps young people learn more about food
and farming in a sustainable countryside. FACE is a charity with members
representing all aspects of the food and farming sector which have a
commitment to educational work. FACE acts as a strong advocate for its
members’ interests and sits on committees and groups involved in a
wide range of issues. It carries out its own research projects to
inform future projects. FACE promotes
visits to farms as part of the curriculum and provides easy access to
resources and activities to complement these visits. FACE activities
aim to: ●
stimulate
interest and excitement ●
link to all
aspects of the curriculum ●
allow pupils to
see rural activities like food production first-hand ●
introduce pupils
to a host of leisure activities in the countryside ●
raise awareness
of rural career opportunities and the world of work FACE has a
national team and Regional Education Coordinators who network within all
government regions in Corrina
Gibbs Think
Food and Farming Programme Co-ordinator Tel:
024 7685 3086 Farming and
Countryside Education (FACE) The Arthur Rank
Centre Warwickshire CV8 2LZ |
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