Making muddy mountains
Green-fingered youngsters at a Halesowen school have been getting their hands dirty making mountains out of molehills after receiving a welcome cash boost. Green-fingered youngsters at a Halesowen school have been getting their hands dirty making mountains out of molehills after receiving a welcome cash boost. Pupils at Lapal Primary School, in Priory Road, have created their own garden and nature area thanks to a £4,000 grant from the Royal Bank of Scotland. The school was able to create the Mountains and Molehills area after receiving the money from the bank's £3 million Supergrounds programme, an initiative launched in 2004 to try and improve children's learning environments. The children have been growing flowers in the garden as part of their lessons. Read the full story in the Express & Star.
Pupils at Lapal Primary School, in Priory Road, have created their own garden and nature area thanks to a £4,000 grant from the Royal Bank of Scotland.
The school was able to create the Mountains and Molehills area after receiving the money from the bank's £3 million Supergrounds programme, an initiative launched in 2004 to try and improve children's learning environments.
The children have been growing flowers in the garden as part of their lessons.
The school received the money after being nominated by a parent who works for the bank in Birmingham.
Headteacher Doug Harrison said: "Our new area is fantastic and it really does allow the children to learn while they play.
He added: "We are so pleased to have Angela Colella from The Royal Bank of Scotland Group as one of our parents, as her commitment to the school is fantastic and helping us, via RBS Supergrounds, will ensure that she has left us a legacy for the future."
