The children were celebrating the official launch of the Growing Schools Garden, which demonstrates the best in schoolground design and use.
Features of the garden include a medieval herb garden from Mapledene Early Years Centre in Hackney, London,along with an alternative water system, well-dressing, a musical washing line, a weather station and ceramic caterpillars.
Baroness Ashton said the garden demonstrates how barren playgrounds can be transformed into exciting spaces on a modest budget. She said, 'What the Growing Schools Garden shows us is that classes take on a new dimension when they are taken outdoors.
'The Growing Schools Garden is a wonderful illustration of outdoor learning and I am very pleased we have the opportunity to share it with the thousands of visitors - children, parents, grandparents, teachers, governors and businesses -who will, I hope, be inspired to create special places in their school grounds.'
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