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Closed 17/06/2017
Weʼve raised £295 to help fund a new garden poly-tunnel & develop an outdoor area that our pupils with Special Educational requirements, desperately need.
- Cardiff, Ely, United Kingdom
- Funded on Saturday, 17th June 2017
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We strive to give our pupils with special educational needs the very best that they deserve. Unfortunately, aside from all of the care and attention we provide, we have limited access to the kind of resources and equipment that our pupils need to gain the most from their school outdoor environment. We would love more than anything to enhance our pupils' learning experiences by providing them with more access to the equipment and resources that are essential for their development.
I work at Riverbank Special School as a provider of Outdoor Learning but at present, I have been spending more time teaching in the classroom due to the fact that many of our outdoor areas need work or repair. We all wish that we could provide our pupils with the same outdoor facilities/equipment that the neighbouring school has, but we simply do not have the funding. It is difficult to explain to the pupils why we don't have amazing climbing structures and play equipment for them to explore and make memories from.
Many of the pupils make use of the trees & foliage to fulfill their imaginations, which is fine during 'Forest School' type activities. Unfortunately, the amount of breakage taking place during break times, has had an impact on the nature areas within our school grounds, which has added to the problem.
I will be running in the London Marathon on the 23rd April in the hope of raising some funds to help this cause and to help the school make improvements to the outdoor experiences that we provide. We would love to raise more than £1000, but we know funding is not easy so we appreciate any support that is given.
Our pupils rely on a huge range of physical, mental, social, spiritual and sensory experiences to make sense of their world,.....so any help would be gratefully received!
We are also very interested in other donations in the form of outdoor play resources, plants, grass turf (to fill our boggy holes in the yard), goal posts, etc.
Many Thanks, Claire
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- 7 years ago
Claire Jacobs
7 years agoHoorah, online donations are now closed! Although we did not reach our target, I just wanted to thank everyone again for their kind donations,...& I am very grateful. We should be able to purchase a poly-tunnel for the garden & some basic resources to start developing our old chicken area. We will continue to contact companies for project materials and I would like to credit all donors in the school newsletter & garden sign. Thanks sooo much for making a difference towards helping us to help our pupils! xxx
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- 7 years ago
Claire Jacobs
7 years agoQuick refreshment /celebration stop with fellow runners at Trafalgar Square before the journey home
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- 7 years ago
Claire Jacobs
7 years agoWalking past Cutty Sark on the way to the start area of the Marathon.
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- 7 years ago
Claire Jacobs
7 years agoJust after the finish line at London marathon with others from Les Croupiers running club. I've extended the donation page to give family, friends, & colleagues more time to donate if you are able to. Any amount, no matter how big or small would be greatly appreciated. The donations so far have been amazing and we are so grateful. Just need to raise a little more to really be able to make some developments.
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18
Anonymous
Apr 23, 2017
£100.00
ROSLYN REES
Apr 23, 2017
Well done Claire x xx
£5.00
Amy Barrett
Apr 22, 2017
All the best tomorrow Claire! Love Amy xx
£10.00
Avril and Ray
Apr 15, 2017
Good luck Claire!
£20.00
Bernadette Meney
Apr 6, 2017
Good luck wish I could give more x
MICHELLE AMBLIN
Apr 1, 2017
Good Luck Claire X
£5.00
Deb Herald
Apr 1, 2017
THANK YOU Claire from all of us xxx
£20.00
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Claire Jacobs
Cardiff, Ely, United Kingdom
I run as a hobby but training for a Marathon is a different experience altogether! I've run for national charities before, but I wanted to run this Marathon for our school after seeing everyday, how much our outdoor areas have deteriorated and how this has affected our pupils.