The New Futures Academy
Forest Crafts Youth Group

What is it?

well... it's a youth mentoring group; a bit like a forest school for teenagers...or like a youth club for young people that love being in nature....

 

What do we do?

Each fortnightly Sunday, we start by meeting around the campfire, with cups of tea and a little breakfast snack; the facilitators offer a range specific activities that they have prepared for, and the group members discuss and agree what they would like to through the day, or even propose their own ideas. The day is usually broken up into 1 or two hour activities, although the activities can sometimes be longer, and sometimes shorter. Activities have so far included such things as; making rustic wooden furniture, wild food foraging & plant identification, campfire cookery (with wild food), permaculture gardening, nature connection, leatherwork, linocuts, drawing, painting, photography, stealth bushcraft games and lots of fun silly circle games! For the young people attending, It is an ideal place for learning in a non-mainstream and supportive environment, and also for making friends and socialising with people of a similar age and interests. 

 

Who is it for?

It is for ages 13 - 19, and it costs just £10 per day per person (what a bargain!)