Wild Woods Workshops - what else do we offer…?
Canopy & Campfires also provides a range of tailored and bespoke workshops, short programmes, and woodland activities for young people:
Wild Fire Workshops
Half-day or full-day practical sessions covering:
Collecting and processing firewood
Safe tool use
Using different fire lighting techniques with a range of tinders
Responsible campfire management - how to safely site, sustain, manage, and extinguish a fire in line with a ‘leave no trace’ philosophy
Water boiling and campfire cooking
Wild Skills Workshops
Half-day or full-day practical sessions covering:
Shelter building with tarps and/or natural materials
Working with ropes and knots
Creative work with natural resources
Flora and fauna identification
Safe tool use with knives, hatchets, saws, billhooks, and larger bladed tools
Wild Working Together
We can also provide:
Full or half-day sessions centred around team-building, team-bonding, and learning how to work together
Campfire conference space for youth organisations, children’s committees, school prefect training etc
Activities for school enrichment programmes (including AQA accreditation)
Adult team-building and wellbeing sessions for school staff, social workers, youth workers, and other DBS checked adults working in children’s services
The Wild Ways Leadership Programme
Canopy & Campfires is proud to announce that we will be launching a new Wild Ways Leadership Programme for pre-teens and teenagers in 2023. We are aiming to develop a programme that focuses on initiative and leadership skills, promotes engagement and positive participation, and fosters a ‘can do’ mindset. Watch this space for more details…
The Wild Tracks Programme
Canopy & Campfires’ Wild Tracks programme is a Forest School-based initiative. While it is developed primarily for KS3 and KS4 it can also be adapted for KS2, or even college aged learners.
Through learning outdoor skills in a natural woodland setting, Wild Tracks aims to ensure participants have a chance to immerse themselves in an environment that compliments and nurtures their natural development. The approach is a holistic one, providing the perfect opportunity to enrich physical, emotional and spiritual development, and encourage engagement, motivation, and a positive, outward looking mind-set.
Wild Tracks works best with teams of between 4-6 learners. This ensures that the experience is neither rushed nor diluted, and every attendee gains from feeling an equal part of the team. This is especially beneficial for those who lack confidence.
The 4 to 6-session programme runs once a week. Additionally, Canopy & Campfires will liaise with your school, organisation or establishment prior to, throughout, and after the programme.
