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Community forest school in Pirbright verified by Spacehive.7 months ago
By Hanna Holmes
I want to provide a range of nature based creative art therapy workshops aswell as forest school sessions for home educated children and community events and support for families on low incomes
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Kind of Wild is a place where families can come together through nature based creative workshops, community events and home-ed forest school sessions. My goal is to create a sense of community amongst home educating families through ongoing and regular forest school/ nature based sessions and workshops. All events and sessions will take place at our private woodland situated in Pirbright Village. Children will have access to an acre of woodland with outdoor play areas, a greenhouse for gardening activities, a nature pond, chickens, a fire circle area, parachute shelter for rainy days, den building, tree climbing, messy play + lots of other nature connection activities. Other nature art focused workshops and community events will also be hosted here with a focus on supporting families on low incomes and people struggling with mental health.
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I'm a trained forest school leader with over 5 yrs experience. I have seen first hand the benefits that children (and grown ups) gain from spending lots of time outside and in nature My project aims to promote children's self esteem, creativity, confidence and independence through child centred learning and play and supported risk taking. Week by week children will build on their knowledge and skills & will get to spend lots of time outdoors. It is widely know that children who attend regular forest school sessions will develop better communication & language skills, become more resilient, confident & more creative, learn a respect for nature & can grow to become stewards for the planet. Involving families in seasonal gatherings & weekly circles will build family bonds, friendships and a sense of community and belonging. Being a single home educating mother myself I want to be able to offer discounted sessions & support to other mothers &families on low incomes that live locally.
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How will the money be spent?Target (inc. fees) £1,066
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Hello there! My name is Hanna and I'm a Forest School Leader.
I have 5 years forest school experience and have worked with children for over 25 years. I have also worked alongside my mother as a willow artist. My mother 'Sara' runs a successful business in willow sculpture & craft. Over the years we have both delivered willow sculpture & craft based lessons in schools, privately and at community events, we also host them on our land.
For 4 years I worked at a college supporting young learners with special educational needs where I found craft based lessons and a creative approach to be a helpful teaching aid.
Im a single parent and previously homeschooled. I have always loved the outdoors, working with children and teaching them about nature & the outdoors. The idea of becoming a Forest School Leader sounded like the perfect job as I knew I could combine both my passions and experience. I completed my Level 3 Forest school leading back in 2020 and have since then been working independently.
Back in September my mother bought a small pocket of woodland in Pirbright village. Up until then I had really struggled to find somewhere where I could begin putting my vision of a forest school into place.
We have worked hard to clear the land and put some infrastructure in place. We have achieved quite a lot in a short space of time. Installing a fire pit area with log seats, a parachute for shelter on rainy days, a nature pond, a mud kitchen, compost toilet and veg patch with greenhouse.
I want to be able to share this wonderful space with the local people and grow a friendly community of likeminded, nature loving families through nature based, art focused workshops family forest school sessions
Project Owner: Hanna Holmes The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
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