Bespoke packages for your group!
Community Groups, Child Minders, Work Places, Private functions.
Working with children, young adults outside of school times or need a staff team building day with a difference? What to get them outdoors and exploring? Not sure where to start? We can help! Take a look below at the activities we can offer.
We've worked with Brownies, Carlisle Youth Zone and many others.
We have a number of packages for community groups!
All sessions are designed to be inclusive and can currently be adapted to suit children of all ages- and grown up groups too!
Brownies, Scouts? Holiday clubs looking for a different offering?
To book a session, simply
get in touch
by email or by phone. Please include information: named contact and contact details; details of community group; number of participants and age range; activities you are interested in.
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Outdoor Learning
As a qualified teacher- I am able to provide outdoor lessons exploring the curriculum. These are Adult- Led sessions.
- Staff/Group leaders must be present at a minimum ratio of 1:15 (this may change dependent on activities).
- Available for Half Days/Full Days/Evening sessions.
- Sessions will be delivered on your site. A natural (grassy) area will be required.
Please select a maximum of 2
areas which you are interested to explore with your group:
e.g. Story telling, environmental arts
- Explore
- Seasonal changes
- Fauna & flora (Plants and Animals) -observations, identifying and classifying
- Mini science experiments with variables
- Mini beast hunts
- Nature walks
- Species identification
- Story telling, inspiring poetry, drama games
- Sustainability
- Reuse, reduce and recycle- up-cycling workshops
- Fashion and natural dyes
- Composting
- Practical skills
- Use of hand tools including bow saw, whittling knives, mallets and billhooks.
- Look at effective structures- den building
- Cookery- using seasonal produce, select, design and prepare food dishes - over a fire.
- Coordinates, position and direction- using a compass & orienteering
- Knot tying,
- Fire lighting
- Art & crafts
- Sculpture work using a variety of materials- mud, clay, wood
- Environmental arts e.g. creation of mandalas, hapa zome (plant bashing), collage
- Wood work
- Team building
- Team building and independent activities
- Tree climbing (limited height)
- Balance activities
- Non competitive physical activities
- Orienteering
£35 per hour; Max, 20 children; a minimum of 1 staff member must be present for health and safety purposes.
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Forest School
Pop up Discovery Den- Forest School Activities on your own outdoor site or at Kingmoor Nature Reserve!
- Staff/Group leaders must be present at a minimum ratio of 1:10 (this may change dependent on activities).
- Available for Half Days and Full Days.
- Sessions will be delivered on your school site. A natural (grassy) area will be required.
- Most beneficial to participants when delivered regularly- weekly or every other week (discounts available for booking multiple sessions).
- Activities tailored to your groups needs and experiences (please provide us with any specific details).
Let us transform your field into a hub of activity- all we need is a natural area to base ourselves on. Then you can leave the rest to us!
We will bring a shelter (we will need an area to tie this up), a fire bowl (don't worry- it will leave very little, if any 'evidence' on your grass!) and all the tools and equipment needed to safely transform your school field into a wonderland, providing an exciting new experience for your pupils.
Sessions may include:
- Knot tying,
- Fire lighting
- Cooking lunch over a fire
- Team, pair and individual challenges,
- Interactive games
- Sensory challenges (including blindfolded games)
- Den building
- Story telling activities
- Free play
- Environmental arts and crafts
- Woodwork- using hand tools (if appropriate).
- Marshmallow/ Popcorn around the fire
- Habitat investigations.
Forest School activities aim to promote positivity and self esteem, developing independence and resilience in pupils.
Only available in half or full day sessions- block bookings available.
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Something a little different?
Have you got an idea of what you would like to do that is not listed above? Get in contact with Josie and we can put together a package that best suits you!
