1 Pledge worth £501 month ago
Little Acorns, Mighty Oaks is for two groups: young children aged 2 to 11 and adults who may be feeling isolated. Fun, engaging activity will help them feel happier and more connected to our world.
Little Acorns, Mighty Oaks is all about lifelong learning. Little Acorns will feature fun sessions for preschoolers and primary age children. Carers who come to our sessions with their children tell us they “came away feeling I’d connected with my child and that they’d learnt something” and “it's been the best child activity sessions I've done. Informative engaging creative, just brilliant...” Sessions are run by an experienced educator who specialises in nature-focused learning for young children. Using story, song, crafts and games, she encourages children and their adults to explore how humans connect with the wider world. Mighty Oaks will offer sessions at Creative Shed, a project with the power to change lives. Workshops take place in a multipurpose facility in Cashes Green. People work together on practical activities to care for nature. People learn new skills and work together, giving input about what they’d like to do, learning from their mistakes, and growing in confidence.
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Little Acorns, Mighty Oaks takes a long-term, joined-up approach to connecting local people to nature. By encouraging young children to feel like part of the wider world, Little Acorns lays the foundation for a lifetime of care for nature. Children in our area will learn to see the importance of caring for the natural environment and are more likely to engage in activity to protect local biodiversity; research shows that young children who engage with nature are more likely to take action to protect it later. By supporting people with different needs and with different abilities to take part in collaborative activity, Mighty Oaks will support people to understand the whole food cycle, through enabling volunteers to sow, tend and harvest their own food. Through creating homes for wildlife within a supportive welcoming team, they understand the value of working in harmony with the natural environment and play an active part in the local economy, as items are sold in the SVP eco shop.
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Brilliant news, thanks everyone!
With just one day to go to our deadline, we are so very nearly there. YOU have been amazing. Your pledges have helped us raise £16,794 so far - that's over 16 thousand pounds' worth of nature connections right here in our district; connections that will empower people and give them confidence; connections that will raise a new generation of youngsters to care about the species with whom we share our planet; and connections that will make our communities stronger and keep nature thriving. We can't thank you enough for your support, and we're confident that we will get over the line... but we'd love it if you could give us one last share with your contacts. Fingers crossed... and thanks again.
Whoop, 190 people have pledged since fundraising began!
How will the money be spent?Target (inc. fees) £17,382
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Target (inc. fees) £17,382
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VolunteerStroud Valleys Project is a community-based, volunteer-led organisation working to increase biodiversity and protect our local environment to make our district a better, healthier place to live, now and in the future. We provide ways for local people to take action for nature in a way that works for them. We consult with communities to identify green spaces needing protection or improvement, and we then work with people on meaningful projects that foster teamwork, self-confidence and a greater connection with the natural world.
We also deliver activities and events that inspire people young and old and make them feel more connected to nature. In this way, we promote a connection to the wider world that will make our district a better place to live.
Our charity started when Stroud's community came together to protect the built heritage of our own, and inspiring pride in our heritage and history is another vital part of our work.
We work in partnership with councils, community groups, schools, colleges and other charities, and we aim to dovetail our projects and events so they complement the work of others.
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