Ballater
Environmental Education
Centre

Introduction

Ballater Environmental Education Centre is located in the small, picturesque village of Ballater, in Royal Deeside. As part of Aberdeenshire Education, the Centre occupies the former village school and offers excellent, up to date facilities and is surrounded by magnificent scenery. The Ballater area, formed as a result of past glaciation, is one of great natural beauty and ecological diversity, boasting a large variety of natural habitats, including remnants of the Caledonian Forest.

Ballater, a planned village established circa 1800, which flourished with the coming of Queen Victoria and the railway, is the largest settlement in Upper Deeside.

Aims

The Centre offers a wide range of specialist and interdisciplinary field courses for schools, teachers and community groups. The key aim is to provide a stimulating learning experience in a diverse and attractive setting. The emphasis throughout is on direct experience, on increasing individual awareness, and on fostering an empathy with the environment.

The Specific aims of the centre are to:

• stimulate and develop an awareness of, and empathy with the environment
• nurture a sense of responsibility for the environment
• foster feelings of stewardship for the environment
• encourage participation in action for the environment
• participate in the delivery of the formal curriculum
• provide opportunities for personal, social and physical development
• allow individuals to participate in a wide range of environmental education opportunities

Ballater Environmental Education Centre-School Lane-Ballater-Aberdeenshire-AB35 5RJ

Telephone: 013397-55868 Fax: 013397-55529

E-mail: beec@rmplc.co.uk

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