Natureplay for families and pre-school children We supported many families during the October holidays in a number of different ways. We continued our nature play sessions for a further two weeks, giving parents more time to spend with their children in the outdoors. The nature play sessions have been
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
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
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
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
The picture above shows how well our panel managed distancing, although we had some under 12's and some family groups who didn't need to. The Green Team's Youth Panel has been meeting on Zoom every month throughout lockdown. We have shared our experiences of lockdown - the highs
The Green Team’s Education Officer, Margon, is to provide outdoor activities at Edinburgh Council’s Hub. Over the summer Margon will work with children with additional support needs and will be based at Barnardo's in Oxgangs. Margon will be using the local woodlands to create mini dens, play hidey and
As we gradually move into Phase 3 we are delighted to be finally getting some young people together outside on a Green Team summer programme. We are teaming up with CAMHS (Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services) who support young people with a variety of mental health conditions. Over