St Edward's Chronicle April 2018

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ST EDWARD’S CHRONICLE

Farming Today

FarmAbility, a charity supporting young people with autism and learning disabilities, runs outdoor sessions at the Wolvercote Community Farm on school grounds near the Boat House. In February, a number of St Edward’s pupils paired-up with a co- farmer (a young person with learning disabilities) to build a shed and to get to grips with basic farming skills. Sixth Former Harry Woodall told us, ‘I worked with a young man called Alex and a volunteer called Sue. We had great fun chopping up wood and being farmers for the day. It was really good to see an organisation taking practical steps to help these young people into work. It was also really good to meet Alex who had an excellent sense of humour and was keen to learn as much as he could’. Further visits to the Farm will take place in the relative warmth of the Summer Term.

Howard Stanbury for FarmAbility

Harry and Alex get stuck in