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Education                                                                                   Land Trust Annual Review 2019





 Green spaces are great places to learn
 about nature and the environment. We
 remain committed to creating spaces that
 facilitate learning, and provide educational
 opportunities that lead to further education
 or in many cases employment.
































               Green Angels



               The Land Trust’s flagship Green Angels project
               has been increasingly successful since its launch
               in 2013. This year saw the project leap from one
 Learning outdoors   success to another, with eight courses completed
 and our education pack  by 59 trainees this year. Courses ran at locations in
               Warrington and South Yorkshire and will be starting
 There is increasing amounts of research looking   at three new sites in 2019-20: Fort Burgoyne,
 at the positive impact that learning outdoors can   Hassall Green Nature Reserve and Countess of
 have on young people. This not only increases the   Chester Country Park. With new locations also
 awareness of the natural environment around them   comes new courses; there will be a Wildlife ID
 but can help in more traditional subjects such as   course starting in the next year, as well as a course
 English, Numeracy and Science. The change in   ‘All About Trees’.
 environment can have a calming effect on many   A comment we hear regularly is that this type of
 pupils, improving concentration levels and better   training and engagement is very difficult to find,   Our flagship
                                                                                                     Green Angels
 facilitating learning. The continued success of Forest   and where it is offered, courses are exclusive and   programme
                                                                                                     continues to
 Schools which run on many of our sites continues to   expensive. The Land Trust is in a unique position to   change people’s
 evidence this.   Research   make a difference in how people view and embrace                        lives helping
 highlights that
                                                                                                     them back into
 As part of our education strategy, which we   many children   their surroundings, and crucially make it accessible   employment or
 learn better
                                                                                                     further education.
 launched last year, we have developed an education   in the natural   to people who may not be able to afford this kind of
 pack which will be used first on our site at Davy   environment.  training in normal circumstances.
 Down. The pack includes a number of activities which   There is a strong group of Green Angels
 combine being outdoors with learning and we hope   volunteers established in Warrington. In March
 will inspire young people to choose to spend time in   2019 the successful and dedicated graduates were
 green space. The long term plan is for this to be a   celebrated and awarded with certificates for their
 resource rolled out in schools across the country.  hard work and dedication.




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