The Wild Escape
We've teamed up with Artfund and Leeds Museums and Galleries to create learning resources for schools to take part in The Wild Escape - a major new project uniting hundreds of museums and schools in a celebration of UK wildlife and creativity.
Project at a glance
The Wild Escape invites primary aged learners to explore their favourite animals and minibeasts, and create an artwork imagining its journey to a natural habitat.
LEEDS 2023 have collaborated with Leeds Museums and Galleries, exploring their collection of native UK creatures to create learning resources to be used in primary schools and early years settings.
Ways to take part
We've partnered with Meanwood Valley Urban Farm to offer free 2 hour nature workshops for KS1 and KS2. Groups will have a tour of the farm, meet the animals, find out about the work the farm does to help the environment, and build some habitats for our local wildlife.
The Wild Escape Workshops at Meanwood Valley Urban Farm
Check out the nature workshops for KS1 and KS2.
Learning resources
Early years
Here are our activities for learners in the Early years foundation stage.
KS1
These activities are appropriate for learners in the KS1 stage (aged 4-6).
Other learning activities
You can also use these further resources to explore UK based creatures as inspiration for your art work.
Minibeast activities
Explore the learning resources from Leeds City Museum all about our wonderful minibeasts!
British Wildlife
Explore UK native and adopted wildlife with this resource from Mylearning.
Parks in Leeds
Learn about why we need green spaces and learn about the wildlife in Leeds' parks with this resource from Mylearning.
The Wild Escape is made possible by lead support from Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grants, with additional support from Art Fund and a group of generous individuals and trusts.
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