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Deliver a nature-based educational programme to local schools that provides a pathway for pupils in KS3 to learn about their local environment, develop personal skills and provide support for them to engage with issues they choose and work for the benefit of nature and the local community.
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Situation
Disconnection with nature has negative environmental and social consequences. Experience from a pilot project has shown that many children in NDevon do not have regular access to or understand nature where they live. A number of students from a variety of backgrounds have difficulty learning in a classroom environment. Local schools do not have the resources or capacity to deliver nature-based education, but recognise its value.
Solution
By providing opportunities for pupils to learn in nature, a support network at school and supported opportunities to volunteer, we aim to: increase connection with nature; have positive mental and physical health impacts; improve learning outcomes; develop individual skills and confidence; and, increase community cohesion. We want to build an engaged and active cohort of young people working for nature and the community where they live.
