13-19th September: Edinburgh Napier University Student’s Association Climate Week As part of a week-long campaign to raise awareness of climate challenges and the part we can all play in making a difference, The Green Team will be running a conservation day for new students at Napier University to experience
The Green Team’s Home Education groups are back for the autumn! For the past school year and when possible during the covid pandemic, The Green Team staff have been working with young people who were already being home schooled. The programme gives them a social experience of time in
A special thank you card from two young people at the South Queensferry Transition Days We were delighted to be asked by the Lifelong Learning and Development Team at The City of Edinburgh Council to run 3 transition days for 6 young people from different primary schools moving
After what has been a really busy summer for our team this year, we aren't resting on our laurels once school starts back. There's lots to look forward to.... Nature Play for pre-school children and their parents/carers restarts at the end of August with morning sessions running on a
The summer holidays are normally a time for slowing down for many of our Green Team staff as programmes take a pause, but this summer it's been a busy time as we enjoy getting back to sharing our love of nature with lots of young people. Nature Play
Pete’s Pedal: Raising funds for The Green Team’s Young Carers ‘Time in Nature’ ProgrammeCycling and outdoor enthusiasts of all ages will be amazed to hear of Peter Wright’s 941km pedal around the watershed of Scotland. Peter is taking on this monumental challenge to raise funds to enable The
Learning new skills Thrive The last session of a year-long programme with a small group of young people marked a real milestone. It was an emotional ending with one participant in care travelling from Ayr to be able to spend some time with what has become their
Connecting with nature Today I walked past what seemed like fields of buttercups and clover, where orchids painted tiny splashes of purple in a canvas of yellow and green. As I turned, there, to my left was another swathe of wildflowers filled with the not-quite-yellow, yellow-rattle. When
Can you donate £25 to buy a young person a hammock? Written by Kate Hedges, Thrive Programme Co-ordinator On Monday, Julie stepped into the woods on the Thrive programme. Around the fire she told me that coming to Thrive each week is so important to her because
Anna Pultar, volunteer photographer with The Green Team As we celebrate Volunteers Week from the 1st-7th June we’ve taken some time out to connect with Anna Pultar, a recent volunteer recruit to The Green Team. Anna isn't taking on the challenges of leading a group, rather she is
Expressions of interest to apply must be received by 30th June The Scottish Youth Parliament is looking for young people aged 14-25 to represent Scotland’s young people at the next parliament in November. The SYP works to ensure that young people’s voices are heard by decision-makers and
Connect with nature to improve your mental wellbeing Mental Health Awareness Week, hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, runs this year from the 10th-16th May. We took time out to catch up with Peter Wright, our founding patron and Iona Rendall, our new patron