It’s full marks for The Bracknell Look Out Discovery Centre after it was awarded Learning Outside the Classroom LOtC) Quality Badge this week.
The badge recognises the Bracknell centre in Nine Mile Ride provides good quality educational visits for young people and is a safe environment for them to learn.
The award, by the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom, was launched in 2009 to benchmark excellence for places helping children learn outside their school environment.
Jacky Henderson, manager of The Bracknell Look Out Discovery Centre, said: Being awarded the LOtC Quality Badge is a real coup for all the staff here, as it shows that we offer young people the type of high quality learning experiences they really benefit from.
"We’re thrilled to get official recognition for our efforts and we look forward to welcoming even more children and young people from the local area to the hands-on science and nature exhibition."
Beth Gardner, chief executive of the Bracknell Council for Learning Outside the Classroom said: Educational visits are among the most memorable experiences in a child’s school life. Quality Badges offer teachers a guarantee that not only is a venue providing the sort of educational value that they can build on in class long after the visit, but they also have the appropriate risk management structures in place.
"Learning outside the classroom has many proven educational benefits. The LOtC Quality Badge will reduce red tape and provide assurance for schools, thereby ensuring that many more young people have memorable, exciting and valuable learning outside the classroom experiences. I congratulate The Look Out on being awarded the badge.”
Cllr Iain McCracken, executive member for Bracknell culture, corporate services and public protection, said: "Well done to everyone at The Look Out Discovery Centre on gaining this award. Time and again the centre comes up trumps for being one of the best in the country for providing good quality educational visits with excellent facilities."
Bracknell Forest Council