School Visits and Education Centre

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School Visits and Education

The Education Centre

Opened in 2009, the Education Centre was built in partnership by Donarbon Waste Management Ltd (who were acquired by AmeyCespa in September 2010) and Cambridgeshire County Council.

AmeyCespa (East) is the main waste management company dealing with Cambridgeshire’s household waste. The chances are that if you put something in your wheelie bin, bin bag or recycling box in Cambridgeshire, it will arrive here at AmeyCespa (East).

This makes the Education Centre an ideal place to learn more about how waste in the county is treated. It is a free centre for schools, colleges, community groups and residents in Cambridgeshire. It has one main classroom, an activity room and a composting activity room. From the Education Centre groups can see MBT (Mechanical Biological Treatment) plant in action, walk to the landfill site, or travel around the site to see the composting and recycling.

Please visit our Learning Zone for information and activities to help with learning before and after a visit.

Aims

Our aim with the Education Centres is to provide clear information about the waste management processes in Cambridgeshire, help all residents understand what happens to their waste, and raise awareness of the importance of reducing and recycling waste.

Activities AmeyCespa Can Recycling

We have a range of hands-on, stimulating activities at the centre, which are designed to help children and young people think about the waste they produce, and possible ways of reducing, reusing and recycling.

Both primary and secondary children are catered for with entertaining activities involving reusing waste materials, recycling, composting, art, design and technology, geography and tours of the site.

Activities for schools can be linked to specific curriculum areas such as Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), Citizenship Geography, Art, Design and Technology, and Science. All are delivered by an experienced, fully qualified teacher who will discuss which activities are most suitable for you and your group when you make your booking ensuring a tailor made visit to suit your needs.

Click here to see the Activity Programme

Please visit our Learning Zone for information and activities to help with learning before and after a visit.

Planning a visit

The Education Centre is open 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday, but all visits must be booked beforehand. To book a visit please contact Karen Brenchley or Mike Freed, Education Centre Coordinators,
Email: education@ameycespa.com
Tel: 01223 815490

Please read the following information before booking a visit:

The maximum group size we can cater for is 40 people, including adults.
Because of the high-risk nature of our site we can only accept Year 1 classes and above.
Tours of the site require a vehicle because of the size of the area. We can provide minibus transport for groups of 16 people or less. However for larger groups we would expect the group to organize their own coach.
Coaches and minibuses can park directly in front of the reception entrance. Disabled parking is also located here. Cars should use the car park situated to the left hand side of the entrance.
On arrival please come to the reception area of the main building, which is clearly signed. A member of the education staff will come and meet you.
The site is a Hi-Visibility site and all visitors will be given a Hi-Vis vest to be worn outside during the visit.
The site is very muddy in winter and after rain. Most activities will require wellies at these times.
Toilet and hand washing facilities are available.
There are no catering facilities on site but packed lunches can be eaten in the education centre.
The education centre is compliant with the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act.

For directions, please click here.

Outreach visits
We now have an outreach officer, Nick King, who was previously the teacher/manager on the Cambridgeshire County Council's recycling bus. If you would like a visit to your school or college then please contact Nick on Nick.King@ameycespa.com or phone 01223 815490.

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Film of site visit

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Education Links

Visiting the Site
School Visits and Education Centre
Learning Zone

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Education Centre Newsletter

Spring Term newsletter.

Click here to find out more about:

Free visits to our Education Centre
Funding to help with transport costs for visits
Free compost to schools
New outreach service
Family activities at Half Term and Easter

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Learning Outside the Classroom

Outstanding Quality

The Education Centre was awarded the Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge in May 2010. The Badge is the first national accreditation system for venues that provide education outside the normal classroom setting. The award highlights that the venues offer good quality teaching and learning experiences in a safe environment for children. For more information about the Quality Badge see

http://www.lotcqualitybadge.org.uk/home

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Denny Abbey &
Farmland Museum

“Waste Tells a Story”

An exciting collaboration between Denny Abbey and AmeyCespa A full day, two-site visit to learn about attitudes to waste and recycling both now and in the past. To find out more contact Karen Brenchley or Mike Freed at AmeyCespa or Chris Leuchars at Denny Abbey (full details on website: www.dennyeducation.co.uk )

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