Schools

Wild City, our programme for schools, focuses on biodiversity in our local environment and the science behind it.

Public Programmes

Wild City is paused for the 2024/2025 academic year. We look forward to sharing updates when the project resumes.

Wild City is a free science-based project that brings to life biodiversity for Year 5 students, based in London. This five-month project sees students work with experts, the Salters’ Institute and Edible Landscapes London to explore the importance of green spaces in their lives and local communities.

Wild City features strong links to the KS2 science curriculum, off site visits and the opportunity to have a green space built at your school.

To find out more and how to get involved read our FAQs HERE.

Watch the 2022 Wild City project video:

Wild City gave our students so many rich experiences: testing soil, carrying out site surveys, measuring, designing, researching, negotiating and communicating their ideas.

Teacher 2022

Wild City is paused for the 2024/2025 academic year, but we look forward to sharing updates when the project resumes. Below is an outline of our usual project timeline to give you an idea of what to expect when Wild City is active again.

Stage 1: Wild City Photography Competition

Kick start your students’ learning as they explore examples of biodiversity in their local area with a photo competition.

The deadline for photo submissions is Friday 20^th October
Winners of the photography competition will be notified week commencing Monday 30^th October
Teachers of the winning schools will receive a Wild City teachers’ brochure detailing key information for the project

Stage 2: Wild City Launch Day

Join us at Salters’ Hall as your students meet the Wild City team and are introduced to the project theme of biodiversity through interactive experiments. These sessions will run for half a day.

Wild City Launch Dates are taking place on Tuesday 16^th, Wednesday 17^th and Thursday 18^th January. Please note that your class only needs to attend one of these dates.
A free packed lunch will be provided for students and teachers
Your students will receive their Wild City student workbook to support their learning in and outside of the classroom

Stage 3: Wild City School visits

The Wild City team visits your school to begin the design process with site surveys, recording of data and scientific investigation.

The school visit will take place before the February half-term
The Wild City team will be with you for the full school day
Your students will have approximately one month following this visit to submit their Wild City designs. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday 20th March

Stage 4: Wild City Celebration Day

To celebrate the end of Wild City and your students’ work, you will be invited back to Salters’ Hall to showcase their designs and reflect on the future of biodiversity.

Wild City Celebration Dates are Tuesday 23^rd, Wednesday 24^th, and Thursday 25^th April. Please note that your class only needs to attend one of these dates.
A free packed lunch will be provided for students and teachers
More engaging science-based activities

The winning school will have their Wild City design brought to life in the spring.

To see our Wild City FAQs and to submit your students’ photos, please click HERE.

To submit your students’ photos please click HERE

Wild City 2022

For any questions or to get in touch regarding the Wild City project, please contact the Public Programmes Manager at [email protected]

Edible Landscapes London

Our Wild City partner, Edible Landscapes London, is a not-for-profit community education project. They specialise in forest gardening – a food growing design system that mimics natural ecosystems, involving a variety of perennial plants and trees. Their volunteer sessions help Londoners learn to grow more of their own food, and propagate plants to give away to local projects.

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Our Public Programme Audiences

Schools

Wild City, our programme for schools, focuses on biodiversity in our local environment and the science behind it.

Adults

Our programmes for adult lifelong learners combine a focus on our rich heritage and history with celebrating the role that chemistry plays in our everyday lives.

Families

Our programmes for families are all about empowering children and their carers to discover the fun of chemistry through creative and accessible activities.