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Brightside - Bushcraft and outdoor skills
Code: T24DC3640
Location: Derbyshire Eco Centre Wirksworth
Cost: Free
Starting: Monday 30 June 2025
Duration: 5 sessions over 5 week(s)
Time: 10.00am
By continuing you confirm that you are enrolling onto an adult learning course and that you are aged 19 or over on 1 September 2024, or you are enrolling a young person aged 14-18 on 31 August 2024 specifically onto one of our Study Programme courses, and that you agree to the Terms and Conditions.
Description
All of our new Tailored Learning courses are matched to one of seven 'purposes' which have been designed by the Department for Education to recognise the wider benefits of learning. This course will help you to maintain or improve your mental health and wellbeing. Being outdoors and connecting with nature can help reduce feelings of anxiety and depression and can help you express or manage emotions in a positive and productive way.
Who is this course for?
This course is for you if you have mild to moderate mental health problems and want to improve your mental health and wellbeing. Our Tailored Learning courses are for people who live in Derbyshire aged 19 and over.
How will I learn?
This is an outdoor course which will provide an opportunity to develop your knowledge of what resources are readily available in nature in a friendly, sociable environment. Your tutor will give you support and feedback.
What will I need?
Please wear clothes and shoes/ boots suitable for being outside and weather appropriate.
This course is free and there are no other costs.
Time and duration
Start Date: 30 June 2025
Start Time: 10.00am
Day: Monday
First Lesson Duration: 02:30
Total Weeks: 5
Location
Derbyshire Eco Centre Wirksworth
Porter Lane
Middleton-by-Wirksworth
DE4 4LS
01629 533038