Do you work with young people aged 12-17 who self-identify as struggling with their mental health? Glasgow Caledonian University are currently recruiting young people who meet this description, for a research project exploring how young people with poor mental health are treated. If you know a young person who
Harris, Rory and Shona with our young explorers at Cramond Beach Every year The Green Team runs a variety of activities during the summer holidays. These activities range from outdoor holiday clubs for 8- 12year olds, young carers summer projects and this year we ran a residential to the
Loneliness is an important factor contributing to higher levels of stress. People's sense of isolation and reduced ability to connect with others has been particularly heightened during the covid pandemic. Enliven Edinburgh offered opportunities for people to connect and reconnect. The Green Team took up the challenge from Enliven Edinburgh
Edinburgh Volunteer Manager of the Year - Mandy Craig We are delighted to announce that Mandy Craig, The Green Team's Volunteer Co-ordinator, was awarded the Paul Bennett Volunteer Manager of the Year earlier this month. The Volunteer Edinburgh Awards were held on 1st June at the City Chambers
Low Carbon Footprint for Green Team Website Thanks to support from The Eco-Friendly Web Alliance (EFWA), The Green Team has actioned the impact that its website has on the environment. Actions suggested by the EFWAÂ included compressing images, reducing image file sizes and overall page weight with the
11th June: Environmental Education Methodologies & Activities Training We are delighted to announce the first in a series of regular environmental and outdoor learning training opportunities with The Green Team. These sessions will be ideally suited to nursery, primary and secondary school teachers as well as youth workers
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
Get closer to nature this Mental Health Awareness Week Mental Health Awareness Week, hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, runs this year from the 10th-16th May. This year's theme is NATURE! It's not just about nature but how we make connections to it that
Wishing Andy well as he steps down as a trustee after 6 years of service This year we say goodbye to Andy Ruck, a Green Team Trustee since 2015. Andy first joined us in March 2012, as a project volunteer supporting the delivery of our
Margon will be walking and cycling the 7 Hills of Edinburgh while Penny 'wobbles' on a litter pick in the Virtual Kiltwalk Donate to The Green Team Wombles Donate to Margon's Challenge What's it all about? The Green Team's Education Officer, Margon