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Our new Reference page is going to become a great place to find articles, advice on forest schools and outdoor education plus websites and information that enhance the outdoor classroom–please note it is a ‘works in progress' and we are going to be adding to this continually…
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Save this page to favourites for all our sitings, recipies and uses for emerging plants in season.Out now are sumer beverages and June recipies ....read more
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The Foundation
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Our new sister company Woodcraft Foundation has been set up as a social interest company which reinvests profits back into the community for the purposes of education and environmental awareness. We are proud to offer the following:
Forest Schools – for ages 5-13
Outdoor play schemes (coming soon for October 2009)
This range of experiences, courses and initiatives are designed to encourage our young people back into nature and to reap the benefits of the outdoor classroom. At the same time they gain valuable skills to help them socially and with future employment
If you are a company and are interested in funding some of this work then we would love to hear from you?
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Coming Soon
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If you have recognised bushcraft experience and are interested in licensing our NCFE Intermediate Bushcraft Award Level 2 for 14-19 years olds then please contact us…
Please note, you have to be already running accredited programmes from other sources or learning bodies and have experienced staff in place to deliver these programmes.
We will shortly be featuring other centres around the country running this qualification with their locations and contact details... |
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Woodcraft School are specialist providers of high quality bushcraft courses in the UK from beginner to instructor level. We offer courses in wild food, bow making, bushcraft, primitive technology, canoe expeditions and much more. Most courses are based near Midhurst in West Sussex or on the Dart, in Devon and these are suitable for 18+ although we do sometimes allow younger ages at our discretion. Woodcraft Foundation will be providing a selection of these courses to our younger generations on their year long programmes. |
History
Our company began in 1992 as Woodcraft. It was a small company offering habitat management, arboriculture and the production of traditional crafts. Almost immediately we began to teach these skills at schools, colleges and for private groups and then in 1997 Woodcraft ran courses for
a leading bushcraft company. By 2000 Woodcraft had started running its own bushcraft courses until in 2004
we became Woodcraft School Ltd.
Why choose us?
Woodcraft school boasts some of the most skilled instructors in the UK with experience gained not from practicing for months or even years, but for decades. Our assistant instructors have all completed our bushcraft leadership course which in itself is a vigorous training programme and have been asked to join us because they stood out even amongst this extremely high calibre of students. Guest instructors are picked using the same criteria and in our eyes are very well versed and competent in their chosen subjects. We have trained thousands of students over the years using the following ethos; if we can’t do it ourselves to a very high level then we don’t teach it! In this we include the art of teaching as much as the art of bushcraft.
We are also pleased to announce that we are selected by West Sussex County council as an approved supplier of outdoor education.
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Skills Active Outdoor Census.
This Outdoors Census Survey aims to collect information on the key activities and services offered by Outdoors organisations, the main participants for those activities, and the seasonal variation of both activities and participation to build up a picture of the sector across the UK. They are also keen to find out what staff and / or volunteers are needed in order to run those activities effectively.You can read more about the NSA here. It only takes 10-15 minutes to complete!
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* The Institute of Outdoor Learning are now offering Bushcraft Accreditation for Practitioners. In conjunction with this accreditation, we are offering our own 3 day Essence of Bushcraft which covers all the subjects that will be assessed plus much more. However, if you feel you are competent already, then you can contact the IOL directly for the next assessement dates which are advertised on the IOL website. The next one we know about is ASSESSMENT - 23rd - 24th June. These two day assessments are open to existing Outdoor Practitioners who use Bushcraft and who feel that they have a good basic competence without the need for further training. COST £200. To book your place speak to Louise at IOL 01228 564580
For full info: http://www.outdoor-learning.org/membership/bushcraft_survial_sig.htm
Please note that all successful candidates from both our Certificate in Bushcraft Leadership and the Advanced Bushcraft Award can apply to be automatically placed on this IOL Practitioners list without the need for assessment. |
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DEFORESTATION IS COSTING US THE EARTH - HRH The Prince of Wales has launched the public awareness campaign for his Prince's Rainforests Project, including a 90 second public awareness film in which HRH The Prince of Wales appears alongside his sons and an array of well-known faces including Harrison Ford, the Dalai Lama, Daniel Craig and Robin Williams. We are encouraging everyone to sign up to The Prince's Rainforests Project.. If deforestations carries on at the current rate we will lose our battle against global warming.
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