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MILLFIELD ACTIVITY PROGRAMME

MAP

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01 Field to Fork Cooking – Field to fork
02 Darts
03 Sports Leaderrship This MAP begins by introducing the provenance
04 Drama of game, from the history of wild game in Britain
05 Greenpower racing
to the management and rearing of game. It
also includes the identification, preparation and
butchery of different game and finally the cooking
methods traditionally used in Britain for different
game. Students are able to taste and become
familiar with game so that they take away a
positive message about how animals are reared,
and about the contribution of seasonal, local foods
within traditional cuisines. This is to promote
understanding of what a healthy sustainable diet
looks like. In the summer term most country
sports have ended to allow wildlife to peacefully
breed so the focus shifts to how to preserve food 02
in the forms of chutney, jams and the preservation on a Friday afternoon. It is an extremely
of milk in the form of cheeses, butters and sweets popular activity, and students have enjoyed the
like Scottish tablet. opportunity to improve their skills.

Darts Forensic Science
The rise of British teenage darts sensation Luke Forensic science is the application of scientific
Littler promoted an increased interest and principles and methods pertaining to legal matters,
demand for darts so a new darts ‘emporium’ particularly criminal investigations. It involves
was constructed by the Millfield grounds staff analysing evidence and reconstructing crime
in the Dojo where students are able to compete scenes. The forensic science MAP uses a variety

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