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Windlesham House School are honoured to accept five chickens into their school, next to their market garden.
Windlesham's pupils are excited to welcome their new feathered companions to join them.
The chickens are living in the school's countryside property.
The chicken's coop was made from 100% eco-friendly, and reclaimed materials.
The #Pulborough school will be selling the eggs to pay for the chicken's food, the money will also be put towards the school's market garden. This will be good for the school's entire community.
Alex Evans, wife of the headteacher, who built the coop, said: “Our chickens live in a field next to our market garden, where the children are currently growing fruit, and vegetables."
“It was important for us to build the coop from reclaimed materials, as we are keen to create a sustainable, eco environment for our market garden."
“The children, and staff love visiting the chickens, and feeding them out of their hands, and they really enjoy collecting the eggs too."
“It has also been really therapeutic, just having them here, and hearing them outside every day."
“The chickens are extremely friendly, and often run up to the children when they visit."
“It’s also very beneficial for our pupils from the perspective of developing nurturing skills around caring for an animal, and understanding their physical needs.”
According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windlesham_House_School "Windlesham House School is an independent boarding, and day school for boys, and girls, aged 4, to 13 on the South Downs, in Pulborough, West Sussex, England. It was founded in 1837 by Charles Robert Malden, and was the first boys' preparatory school in the United Kingdom."
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