Outdoor Learning Challenge 2019 This time last year was the Outdoor Learning Challenge in Holyrood park hosted by City of Edinburgh Council. We worked with around 150 pupils over two days, lighting kelly kettles, toasting marshmallows, drinking hot chocolate and listening to stories in the tipi tent. Unfortunately
sharing our volunteering support with Aileen Campbell Today we presented at an online meeting with Aileen Campbell, Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government. The Green Team was one of six organisations presenting, as recipients of funding through the Volunteering Support Fund. Impact Funding Partners asked us to
nature's autumn harvest At the beginning of September we were delighted to re-start two blocks of nature play sessions for pre-school children and their parents or carers. With small family groups, it was easy to connect with nature and enjoy time outdoors, whilst still maintaining social distancing for
We're excited to announce that our monthly Green Angels projects are back up and running!  We had our first session at the end of August, our next session is on 26th September at Corstorphine Hill.  Our first session saw us felling trees to increase the light and biodiversity in
Edinburgh Talks Climate The City of Edinburgh Council has recently launched Edinburgh Talks Climate which has started a new phase of engagement and collaboration around climate change. They have launched a new challenge aimed specifically at younger people in Edinburgh. They want to know what most concerns young
nature connection After 18 weeks of meeting online, some of the Nature Connection group met at Bawsinch Nature reserve in Duddingston ... 4 hours of wellbeing activities and reconnecting was just the ticket on an extremely hot day. The Nature Connection Group was started at the beginning of
Changing lives through environmental programmes for young people Run annually by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), the Scottish Charity Awards celebrate the best of Scotland’s voluntary sector. The Green Team has been announced as a finalist for the Scottish Charity of the Year Award, the only
Supporting positive mental health and reconnecting with nature Lockdown has been challenging for a lot of young people. This is especially true for young people with autistic spectrum disorder or mental health issues. With some Covid response funding from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation we ran two summer programmes
Green Volunteers and Green Angels set to restart this month If you were one of the people working towards your DofE volunteering or skill section when lockdown happened you will be pleased to know that we are getting our Green Volunteers and Green Angels weekend programmes back up
An overview of a Thrive project we ran with pupils from St. Andrews High School and CREW – a harm reduction and outreach charity
Green Volunteers, Green Angels and Green Explorers all set to restart in August Young people keen to get back outdoors will be delighted to hear that The Green Team is set to restart its mainstream programmes in August. Green Volunteers, Green Angels and Green Explorers will all restart
Our e-cargo bike has been put to good use to get us to the Barnardo's Hub Our Education Officer, Margon, has been supporting young people at the Barnardo's Hub in Oxgangs to connect with nature. Her weekly visits over the summer are with young people who have been