Practical Sustainability Course: Field Trips
Throughout the course we use a variety of other Bristol venues/locations, and each term we go on an overnight field trip for 1-2 nights. We ensure that shared transport is arranged, so that everyone has assistance in getting around. Past field trips have included:
Visiting these inspirational projects and people bring the taught material alive in a way that can’t happen in the classroom. They also give us the opportunity to experience the power of what 30 pairs of eager hands can achieve in a short amount of time - in the past we’ve planted entire orchards, dug swales and ponds, and erected giant polytunnels. We often get the added bonus of reacquainting with previous students who are now active in the network, leading their own ventures.
Accommodation
The field trip accommodation varies; from staying in a cosy but cramped farmhouse, to living it up in a Grade II listed 19th Century Neo-Gothic rectory, to camping in a forest garden with a natural swimming pool. Each requiring a different type of sleeping arrangement. We can’t guarantee that there will be separate areas for different gender identities, or that we can group all the snorers together. Some of the sleeping accommodation requires some students to sleep crashpad stylee. It’s an experiment in balancing the needs within the group and finding compromises and pooling our resources to help everyone feel as comfortable as possible.
