The story of Earth Lab

Earth Lab is at the heart of the Earth Trust Centre, providing a stimulating, interactive and inspirational education space. It has been designed in sympathy with the surrounding landscape, augmenting the natural beauty of our stunning site and providing a seamless flow from indoor to outdoor learning areas.

Our vision was for classrooms which are ‘alive’, providing hands-on immersive experiences of ecosystems that fully engage our learners with the environment around them, to expand what people can learn about and discover; from natural sciences, history and ecosystems to STEM.

Construction of Earth Lab took place in 2020-21 and we welcomed our first school children in June 2021.

Earth Lab has received multiple awards and commendations, including the Most Innovative and Sustainable Initiative of the Year at the 2021 OxPropFest Awards and in 2022, winner of the the Best Sustainability category in the SPRA awards for the building’s curved structured green roof.