Laverstoke Park Education Centre (LPEC) is the Educational Trust for Laverstoke Park Farm (The largest biodynamic smallholding in the world). Initially the aim is to create online access to the farm, its businesses and its philosophy and to encourage an understanding of rural life and rural issues including sustainability, the environment, healthy food etc.
In support of School visits LPEC will provide online resources linked to all areas of the curriculum to allow students to work remotely and evaluate work against seasonal changes and compare work against other student’s results and results from other farms. The plan is for LPEC to create a “Rural Dimension Network" utilising the Virtual Schools platform and Rucksacks.
With LPEC as the UK’s “Bio Hub", agricultural colleges, farms and school farms will be encouraged to register as a school resource so that schools can then register themselves and their students to access resources and projects online. Each school will be linked using Rucksacks and all students will be able to use their Rucksack to record their involvement, achievements and Skills.
LPEC are also working closely with HCC and LEA with regards sustainable development, sustainable schools, healthy schools, Enterprise, New diplomas, and various other subjects.
Check out the Laverstoke Park Education Centre's Virtual Schools Website
