May 18, 2021
Volunteer Feedback from 2012
Why did you volunteer? For the experience, and I wanted to contribute. I am very interested in conversation. I read about CLR and thought it sounded amazing and worthwhile. I wanted to volunteer for the project. I would like to eventually work in this area, and thought this would be a really good experience. To gain experience working with children. As a member of staff, what did you most get out of this programme? It
May 18, 2021
The Value of Nature Connection
In 1992, during the Rio Earth Summit, I was a 23 year old student at Manchester Polytechnic in my final year studying Environmental Management, and co-running Friends of the Earth Rainforest Group. We stood outside the DIY stores with our banners, letting people know about the destruction of the rainforests! It’s hard to imagine that this was 20 years ago. Today it seems, we aren’t much wiser in our behaviour and understanding of the importance
May 18, 2021
Call of the Wild
Over the last 3 years we have reached over 2000 young people and families across woodland days, teenage camp, youth training and leadership programmes, forest schools and family days. Our flagship projects, Call of the Wild and Earthwise, were funded under Natural England’s Access to Nature Grant and MIND’s Ecominds Grant and raised over £160,000 towards creating outdoor opportunities for the most disadvantaged groups in our society. The results show that this kind of work
May 18, 2021
CAMHS Staff Meeting Day Feedback
Circle of Life Rediscovery have been working with CAMHS over the past few years. This is the feedback from the staff from CAMHS at last meeting. Share your thoughts on outdoor learning. What do you think are the benefits of this type of work for young people & families? I think the main thing they gain from being out in the open gives young people freedom. There are no confinements of being stuck in a
May 18, 2021
Project Wild Thing: Me, The Barrier – Guest Blog
Me – The Barrier When I ask my children why they would rather watch TV than go outside, they say that television is more fun. But what is fun for a 3 and a 5-year-old? Their tastes are hugely influenced by my tastes. They emulate me, poor things. And I love screens. So when I complain about the barriers that stop them from playing in the big wide world, could it be that I am
May 18, 2021
Forest School at Ringmer Primary School
We have just reached the end of our 5 week Forest School Programme with the Year 3 and 4 classes at Ringmer Primary School. It has been an action packed course filled with exploring, playing and learning. The excitable children became one with nature and explored every inch of the ‘Wild Area’ which became Forest School’s home. “I was brave today, and learnt to overcome my fear of fire.” Each new activity was greeted by
The 1st – 5th October kicked off Circle of Life Rediscovery’s Forest School and Environmental Education Level 3 training with a group of 14 enthusiastic individuals, ready and eager to learn about the Forest School ethos and more about outdoor learning at Bentley Wildfowl. The group gathered on Monday morning bright eyed and raring to go. Want to hear their feedback? Here are just some of the responses… What have you most enjoyed about this training?
May 18, 2021
Bentley Woodfair
We spent the weekend in the woods at Bentley, running a stall to let people know what Circle of Life Rediscovery is up to. The woodland has never seen so many people on the glorious sunny Saturday! It was thriving and the atmosphere was wonderful. We sat around a campfire making teas and coffees for visitors, talking about our woodland programs, forest school agendas, outdoor education and the ethos of Circle of Life. Children came and