When classrooms got too hot, one school in Cumbria took lessons to the stream behind the building.
Pupils at Grasmere Primary School swapped the classroom for the water this week as record June temperatures were broken twice in the UK. The children were given lessons in maths, physics and water safety classes at their local stream.
Principal Jo Goode said: “We can see the children’s brains turning back on as soon as they’re in the water.
“It’s hard to learn in a hot classroom.”
The school has 91 pupils and has taken every year group into the water during the heatwave.
Children adapted their usual lessons to the outdoors, with older pupils collecting data for maths projects by measuring the width of the stream and the drop from a nearby bridge.
Others learned about water resistance by experimenting with different body positions in the flowing water. Youngsters were also taught potentially life-saving techniques in deeper pools.
Goode, who has been principal at the school for 20 years, said: “The stream at the back of the school is lovely, but for most of the year, it’s too cold to go in.
“When the weather is warm, diving in feels like the most natural thing in the world.
“It’s such a great multi-sensory experience with the beautiful dappled sunlight.
“It’s also really good for their welfare and mental health to be in the natural world.
“We’re adapting the learning so it’s much more hands-on.”
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