Learning to look after bees has transformed the behaviour of unruly pupils,says headteacherWhen a swarm of bees descended on Charlton Manor primary school in Greenwich the teachers' first reaction was concern. Some were afraid they would believe to close the school. But what struck headteacher Tim Baker was how unexcited the pupils were and how fascinated.
A bee catcher was called in to collect the uninvited swarm. But Baker was sufficiently intrigued by the children's reaction to arrange for himself and two members of his staff to depart on a beekeeping course. A year later, the school got its own hive.
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Source: theguardian.com