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Many schools in Kent are using Flashmeeting,  a free and secure web conferencing application, to connect and share work wih other schools and also to ask questions to experts. FlashMeeting requires no specialist equipment just a basic web camera fitted to a laptop or PC that can access the Internet access.

Ask the Experts – Springwatch at Horton Kirby Environmental Education Centre

Thursday, 14th May 2009 from 1:30

Following on from the success of last years SpringWatch Project, the experts at Horton Kirby Environmental Education Centre are hosting another series of web conferencing sessions, hosted by Swanley and District Local Children Services Partnership, with a focus on Wildlife at the Environmental Centre. 

This event is aimed at primary children and adults, and welcomes questions from the audience to make the conference interactive. Our Environmental Centre’s resident expert, Gary Cliffe, will be in the wildlife area to discuss the signs of spring as well as explaining the Centre’s habitat design and how children can help to design their own school wildlife area. We shall look at life cycles of living things as well as creature classification.

Sarah Moy, Kent Eco Schools Officer, will be sharing her expertise in how your school can work towards bronze, silver and Green Flag Eco Schools awards.

Schools may choose from four sessions

1. Wildlife habitats at Horton Kirby and creating a school wildlife habitat
2. Working towards the Green Flag Eco Awards and discussion with schools who have alread gained an award
3. Wildlife habitats at Horton Kirby and creating a school wildlife habitat
4. “Drop-in” clinic for teachers and staff involved in Eco-Schools and how they can encourage wildlife to their school grounds with examples from Horton Kirby EEC.

For more information visit
http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/springwatch/

Mandy :)