Jen's Acorn is a totally flexible programme of enrichment for your setting depending on the needs you have.
Settings can be using Jens Acorn with the whole school or tailored right down to be used as a 1-2-1 intervention or learning programme for dysregulated/tricky/disengaged learners.
Interest based learning can also support relationship building open conversation for those children who are struggling with life in a less formal way than E.L.S. (Emotional Literacy Support) sessions or alongside E.L.S. sessions
Using Jens Acorn can also be a way for trying to support reintegration of EBSA (Emotional Bases School Attendance) students, whether this is children and young people in school but not engaging or children who are no longer able to attend for whatever reason or as a bit of an outreach to children and young people who are unable to engage in person but still want a connection to their setting.
Get in touch to about how we can support you in getting Jens Acorn up and running in your setting.
I can visit your setting or we can run things online for an
How Jen's Acorn would work in a classroom environment?
Example (Charlie is just a name that popped into my head not a real example)
Charlie would like a school pet, the pet they want is a shark. The easy answer is, absolutely no way in the world is that going to happen!
The Jens Acorn way is; go and find out 😊
What do sharks need?
Geography & sciences; - environment, habitats, feeding, living arrangements of a shark.
How much do they cost and how much space do they need?
Maths; - money, volumes, area, measurements,
Convince the head teachers/leadership….
English; – persuasive writing, fact finding, animal/aquatic creatures’ welfare & rights
Where will the shark live?
Graphic design, design technology, more maths within the design – could be quite complex.
Other learning
Then working out the viability of having a shark at school and drawing their own conclusions.
What would viable alternatives be to a shark in school be – more of the above learning.