The Youth Strategy Groups for Braintree and Chelmsford have joined forces to fund places for secondary aged students struggling in mainstream education
Six weeks have passed and we have just waved goodbye to our young participants on the Out There programme, with a mix of relief and sadness.
Out There Academy We are now taking referrals for a 6 week outdoor and personal development programme for young people aged 13+ in the Chelmsford and Braintree area who are: struggling to engage and stay in school at risk of suspension leading to exclusion finding that behavioural and emotional wellbeing are big issues in their [...]
Out There Project A vacancy has arisen for the role of a volunteer administration assistant to work alongside our Out There Project Co-Ordinator for 2 days per week. The role is based in Essex. Out There is a nature based programme aimed at helping vulnerable young people make positive life choices and overcome barriers to [...]
Over the last couple of weeks we have slowly built our traditional Mongolian Yurt. We secured planning permission for the structure several weeks back but had to wait until the weather was in our favour and plenty of helping hands were available. Nature doesn't listen to human plans so we ended up completing the yurt [...]
The physical and mental health benefits of the great outdoors are easy to understand - campfires, cooking and canoeing pursuits have perennially inspired adventure for children’s writers from Mark Twain to Enid Blyton. Today a Chelmsford-based charity aiming to boost the mental wellbeing of disadvantaged young people from urban areas through nature-based activities is among five projects in [...]