A FOREST school festival has been enjoyed by local schoolchildren.
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The event for year six pupils was held at Lapford Community Primary School on Thursday, May 23.
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Students from Chulmleigh Primary School and East Worlington Primary School, which are also Chulmleigh Academy Trust schools, took part as well.
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The activities included whittling, sawing, starting fires, making God’s eyes, building shelters and more.
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They also tried some campfire recipes, such as cooking damper bread on sticks over a fire and toasting marshmallows.
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Foundation Stage Senior Practitioner at Lapford Community Primary School Lorraine Kigongo told the Courier the aim of the day was to help year six pupils transition into secondary school.
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She said: “It's essentially them all coming together from the three schools before they go to year seven.
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"It's all about learning new skills.”
![Whittling](https://www.creditoncourier.co.uk/tindle-static/image/2024/05/23/12/19/Whittling.jpg?trim=0,0,0,0&width=669&height=445&crop=669:445)
Chulmleigh Academy Trust has under its umbrella Chulmleigh Primary School, East Worlington School, Lapford Community Primary School and secondary school Chulmleigh College.