Ford Britain Trust was established in 1975 to fund projects focusing on education, environment, children, the disabled, youth activities and projects that provide clear benefits to the local communities close to Fords UK locations. Schools can apply direct to Ford
Funding for schools – Flamingo Engineering workshop
BlueSpark Foundation is a registered charity which supports the education and development of children and young people by providing grants for educational projects. Schools can apply direct to BlueSpark to fund our school workshops. We feel that our Flamingo Engineering
Flamingo Engineering – Think it! Build it! Test it! (KS2)
The Flamingo Engineering workshop is delivered in schools across a day, in a fun, age-appropriate, and engaging way. Using ‘The Mysterious Case of the Elephant that Forgot’ book as the basis for the workshop, coupled with the Flamingo Engineering booklet,
Funding for schools – Water Workshops
DPD started their Eco Fund in January 2020. DPD recycle their plastic shrink wrap and re-use and recycle their wooden pallets. The money generated from both these initiatives goes straight into their Eco Fund. Schools can apply direct to DPD’s
The mysterious case of the sinking flamingo (KS1)
It’s raining in the zoo and Frankie the flamingo thinks she is sinking! So she sets off on a mission to find out why. Using the story of an inquisitive flamingo, a determined dragonfly and a crab who doesn’t
Make your school water smart (KS1,2)
ech2o will work with the school eco team or green team to: carry out a water audit of the school to find out where the school is ‘water smart’ and where it is ‘water silly’, identify where and how the
Be a Water Detective! (KS2)
ech2o will work with a set of pupils to enable them to: collect data about their use of water at home work out where they are water smart and where they are water silly identify whether they have a dual
How much does it cost to flush your toilet? (KS2)
This is a fun and informative short workshop using ech2o’s see-through toilet cistern to: give a brief history of the WC, explain why the toilet has its very own day in the calendar – 19th of November, World Toilet Day,
#pooonyourhead (KS2)
A workshop for pupils in Years 3 and 4 that builds on the story of Clarence, one of the stars of ‘The mysterious case of the sinking flamingo’, a crab who doesn’t like poo on his head. Pupils learn why
Make your school water smart – design a sustainable water strategy for your school (KS3,4)
ech2o will work with the school eco team or green team to: carry out a water audit of the school, identify where and how the school could save water, benchmark the school’s water use, design a strategy to reduce water