July 4, 2022
Outdoor Learning is active learning where participants learn through what they do, through what they encounter and through what they discover. Participants learn about the outdoors, themselves and each other, while also developing outdoor skills.
We have created a range of activities to fully embed outdoor learning into the curriculum which can either be used in the classroom to build on learning and evaluate or to stimulate exploration and discovery outside.
June 29, 2022
The Commonwealth Games head to Birmingham UK this year, with the Opening Ceremony taking place on the 28th July and closing on 8th August. Get warmed up for them with a range of Purple Mash activities.
June 22, 2022
Children’s Art Week takes place over three weeks from 29th June to 19th July 2022. The celebration of the visual arts aims to encourage families and children to take part in creative activities that they may not have tried before.
During the three weeks, creative activities take place across the UK, both virtually and in-person, and there are a host of opportunities for children to be inspired. Let's discover some of the ways you can get creative with the virtual paint inside Purple Mash.
June 20, 2022
World Refugee Day is marked around the world on the 20th June every year to celebrate the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution.
We've worked in partnership with Safe Passage to create a a resource designed to support teachers welcoming new arrivals into the classroom.
June 6, 2022
World Music day is an annual celebration of all things music which takes place in over 125 countries and 1000 cities across the world on 21st June every year.
Purple Mash has a wide variety of tools and resources to help you to celebrate World Music Day, either in school or at home. In this blog we look at different ways you can create compositions with Purple Mash, before highlighting some of the new musical resources and activities, added to the music area this year.
