Contact
Margam Park Education Centre
Margam Park
Port Talbot
SA13 2TJ
Tel:
01639 895636
Fax:
01639 888659
Email:
enquiries.mp
@field-studies-council.org
Head of Centre:
Rick Green
Facilities
- No. of Beds: 40
- No. of Workrooms: 1
- Bank of 16 laptop computers in Classroom or lounge
- Small Library in Classroom
- Ground floor disabled suite with 2 beds + separate room for assistant
- Heated drying room
- a student common room
- Small 'sustainable gift' shop in Centre
- Small courtyard wildlife garden for supervised use
- exhibitions
- awarded Eco-Centre Status in November 2002, Requalified in October 2005, Green Dragon Level 2 Sept 2007
Margam Park
South Wales Valleys
Set in 850 acres of beautiful parkland where 600 deer roam freely, the education centre at Margam offers high quality environmental education to all age groups, both residentially and for day visits. The staff have a particular expertise with primary school groups. The park boasts an Iron Age hill fort, 12 Century Cistercian Abbey remains, Margam Abbey Church, a Celtic Stones Museum and a beautiful 18th Century Orangery. All offer opportunities for historical investigations. Spanning both a coastal plain and upland area there are a wide range of opportunities for geographical and scientific study. The Centre is run in partnership with Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council.
Outdoor Classroom
The Centre has a commitment to prioritise schools from Neath Port Talbot and Swansea Authorities for residential visits during school term time but is able to offer residential opportunities to others over weekends and in school holiday times. The staff specialise in developing ideas of sustainability with Key Stage 2 groups but the Centre affords ample opportunities for study on a wide variety of topics at all levels. A booklet outlining educational services at the Centre is available on request.
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“ All the tutors had a thorough and up to date knowledge of their subject areas and conveyed the information in an interesting and stimulating manner. Excellent class control and sense of fun. Brilliant! ”
Individuals & Families
Due to partnership arrangements the Centre does not appear in the FSC Leisure Learning Brochures. However, a number of very successful leisure learning courses have been run in the past. Currently the programme focuses on courses on Bats. Contact the Centre for up to date details of courses.
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Each year a weekend course for trainee and newly qualified teachers of primary school children is run to develop the skills and confidence for teachers to use the outdoor environment as a valuable teaching tool.
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