Growing with Avara
Avara offers three types of sessions, each thoughtfully designed to support children at different stages of early childhood.
All sessions take place in the beautiful setting of Dunton Community Garden, with learning shaped by the seasons, the space, and the children themselves. Time is also spent in the Avara vegetable patch, where children take part in simple, real tasks such as planting, watering, observing growth, and caring for the space.
Sessions run in blocks during term time. Families already attending are offered priority booking for the next block for continuity in their child's learning, routine, and friendships.
All sessions are led by a qualified teacher, with a focus on building confidence, understanding, and a strong foundation for future learning.
For home-educated children attending independently, simple scrapbooks are curated over time, where children add photos they have captured themselves of special or interesting moments and examples of learning they are proud of. At the end of the final session, families can join in a celebration of their learning, sharing the scrapbooks together which they can then take home to look back on.
Avara Explorers (0–5)
A calm, shared session for our youngest explorers and their grown-up.
These sessions focus on early communication, connection, and sensory exploration, with songs, simple activities, and time to enjoy the garden together. We visit the vegetable patch to plant, water, and harvest our vegetables, and learn about the creatures and seasonal changes we notice.
Wednesdays, 10-11am
£10 per child per session
Avara Outdoor Classroom (4–7 & 8-11)
A small group session for home-educated children, guided by an experienced primary teacher.
Reading, writing and maths are carefully taught and applied through hands-on experiences in the garden. Small, consistent groups support the children to develop positive relationships and grow in independence and confidence each week.
Time in the vegetable patch becomes a meaningful part of learning, with children using it to explore measurement, counting, recording and seasonal change, while developing a sense of responsibility and care.
Each child creates a personal scrapbook, gradually building a record of their ideas, observations and experiences in their own way, which they share with their family during a special end-of-block gathering in the garden.
Mondays & Tuesdays
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Avara SEND Outdoor Classroom (4–11)
A calm, mixed-age, parent-attended outdoor session created for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities who thrive in small, nurturing groups. Led by a qualified teacher with extensive experience supporting children with a wide range of SEND, every session is thoughtfully adapted to meet different learning styles, communication needs and sensory preferences.
Wednesdays, 1-2pm
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