Percentage for art is a mechanism where developers allocate a percentage of capital costs towards the provision of public art. Maximising this was important as part of our ongoing development at Route Orange. In line with our commitment to sustainability and enhance social value, we created a project where the PFA could be used to provide something really meaningful for the local community. Following the design competition held at the school last term, phase one of the project, fully funded and project managed by Ashbe, commenced over the summer holidays. The school now has a wonderful new base camp, including a fantastic mud kitchen. This structure collects rainwater on the specially designed roof, to be stored in the integral water butts, and fed through to the fully functioning sink taps, providing running water for the children to use at all times. They also have new undercover areas, den building frames and multiple outdoor learning opportunities.
Our next focus will be on a science area within the Forest School, developing the pond area and outdoor classroom. We will provide more updates as the project continues, but we hope that the school enjoys using this completed space for the start of term!
