escape education
Who we are
Welcome to our mini website for escape education! I hope this helps delve a wee bit deeper into who we are and what we do! Scroll left or down to find our more! 👍
🌳 2022 - THE YEAR IT ALL STARTED!
escape education was set up in March 2022 as an extension of my internal Forest school work and intervention provision at a local primary school. After requests from outside of the school I felt the need to support more children across West Cumbria with high quality outdoor SEMH activities.
We set off with the simple aim; to work alongside parents, schools, organisations and groups to create a programme which meets the needs of the children and the environment we live near. It's been an incredible journey so far seeing us fully booked until July 2024!
We are an activity provider offering a bespoke service, not an alternative provision offering an alternative curriculum. At escape education we seek to support our clients mental health and well being through nature immersion, discovery and learning about nature along the way. Naturally our clients are learning new skills, investigating our UK wildlife and exploring their new interests along the way. We have achieved all this by using a blend of non intrusive therapy models, mentoring techniques and forest school pedagogy which we feel offers a bespoke "Eco-escape" programme to our clients.
🌳 Where is escape education based?
We currently operate at a number of exclusive sites which we have installed in collaboration with the land owners. We have worked tirelessly to ensure a solid woodland management agreement is in place and the sites are not only safe to use but abundant in nature.
Our flagship basecamp is at West Lakes Science Park near Whitehaven in partnership with BEC. We have the ability to offer individuals and small groups huge woodland experiences in jaw dropping scenery thanks to the conservation and efforts of the BEC team.
🍂 At escape education we are...
● Fully insured!
● DBS + Outdoor first aid qualified
● Working in schools and with the LEA across West Cumbria
●Staff attend regular supervision to safeguard ourselves for the intervention work we deliver
● Partnering with BEC at West Lakes Science Park since 2021
● Over 20 years of experience supporting children and young people
● Since beginning our work we have delivered at least a 5th of our weekly timetable either free of charge or subsidised. Kindness makes kindness!
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