Starting in the autumn term we are excited to announce this NEW weekly Home Education group aimed at 8 – 13 year olds set in our beautiful woodland on the outskirts of Verwood.

We have designed a bespoke programme of activities aimed at this age group which compliments academic learning in a practical way, and also gives young people the opportunity to learn new skills, make friends and appreciate the outdoors.

💥 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲?⁠

Our activities will be progressive in learning and will include a variety of skills including:

🌱 Den / shelter building

🌱 Navigation using man made and natural methods

🌱 Bug hunts, bug houses and bird feeders

🌱 Whittling wood and tool use

🌱 Tree and plant identification

🌱 Knots and paracord skills

🌱 Team building and cooperative games

🌱Archery, axe throwing and shooting

We will also run sessions covering ‘topic’ work such as:

💡 The Stone Age

💡 The Iron Age

💡 Ancient Greeks

💡 Romans

💡 Vikings

💡 The Great Fire of London

Our sessions also compliment reading by linking into books such as:

📖 Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver

📖 The Explorer by Katherine Rundell

📖 Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo and more.

Please note that all these subjects will be covered over the course of the year but not all in this half term.

The course will take place in our private woodland The Wildway Woods near the Verwood Heavy Horse Farm Park on Thursday afternoons from 1pm - 2.30pm. Each session is £14 and we charge per half term (to be paid in advance). All of our instructors are qualified in bushcraft skills, DBS checked, first aid trained and insured. ⁠

⁠Parking is available. Parent(s) to stay on site please, tea and coffee will be available. Please bring a chair if you wish and enjoy our peaceful woodland.