A group of 37 primary seven pupils from Milltimber Primary School visited local charity Camphill School Aberdeen last month, where they undertook workshops and crafting lessons. During the visit they presented a cheque for £200 from the classes Grow a Fiver Project.
The pupils were invited onto the estate to find out more about what Camphill School Aberdeen does and while there, they presented the charity with a donation from the pupils schools project. The money was earned from a school project ‘Grow a Fiver’, where the pupils were given £5 to buy resources they needed to execute their money making ideas, such as throwing sponges at P7's, hook a duck, customised stone painting and nerf gun competitions. The money raised from the project was to go towards the costs of their activities week at the end of term, but the school kids decided they wanted to make a donation to Camphill.
Wiepke Busch, Day Services Manager said: “We were incredibly touched by the pupil’s gesture and wanted them to visit the school to see what their donation will go towards. They got to see the new born lambs, say hello to the cows and feed our older lambs. They also visited our walled garden and ponies at the stables before being split into four groups that rotated around four of our key workshops for our students.”
Camphill School Aberdeen which is based across three campuses in the west of the city, delivers life-transforming opportunities for 95 children and young people with learning disabilities and complex additional support needs.
Mr Skinner, teacher at Milltimber Primary School said: “The children had such a wonderful day out at Camphill School Aberdeen. They got to undertake key skills lessons such as getting alpaca wool ready for felting, learning to repair a bike puncture, undertaking woodwork workshops and collecting cones to create a sustainable path around the gardens. It was a great day out had by all, and the sun was shining which was also a bonus.”