Frontiers - Adventures in Learning
Learning & development in the woods for teenagers & children
Frontiers is a charity which runs educational activities for teenagers and children.
Our core activity is New Horizons, a yearlong alternative curriculum for disadvantaged teenagers who are disengaged from education & failing at school. We also run shorter activities for groups throughout the year.
We teach practical, meaningful skills which reengage students with learning & offer a more productive future.
For younger children we run Wild Days and Parties - taking kids into our beautiful beech woods to learn, to grow & to have fun. All profits from these activities help fund our alternative curriculum for disadvantaged teenagers.
What we offer
For disadvantaged teenagers
New Horizons - Our empowering, life-changing alternative curriculum for disadvantaged teenagers who are disengaged from education.
For children & families
Wild Days - An exciting range of educational days out in the woods for children of all ages, for less than the cost of childcare!
Parties - Fun events in the woods for up to 30 children, tailor-made for your needs. Let us give your children and their friends a fun day to remember.
For schools & youth organisations
School activities - Fun, educational activities for groups of children from primary & secondary schools, and other youth organisations
Seminars & workshops - Seminars and workshops which seek to promote a cultural change in youth organisations, to focus on learner engagement.
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Disclaimer
We would like to point out that we are in no way connected with the organisation 'Frontier' (without an 's'), which was the subject of a recent TV documentary.
Now recruiting -
staff & volunteers
We are recruiting two new posts:
Senior Trainer in Outdoor Education &
Catering Instructor / Activity Leader.
These are opportunities with great flexibility, a beautiful work environment and the chance to really make a difference. Closing date 11th October 2008. See details here.
Autumn Wild Days
We've got an exciting line-up of wild days this autumn/ winter, including Midwinter Sun, Fire & Magic and Art in the Woods. This time, we've got some events for children and parents to come together. See details here and book soon as they tend to fill up quickly!
Bulgaria expedition
Students from our Alternative Curriculum travelled to Bulgaria on 12th June to work with orphans there. See more details of this project. They carried out buiding work on a house near Plovdiv, which will be used as a base to teach orphans. Students built a kitchen, outdoor toilets and showers for the students and orphans to use. Following difficulties accessing the orphanage, students focussed instead on learning about the lifestyles of the local villagers, and building links with the local community. Students have now returned to the UK.
Click here for a YouTube slideshow showing work so far. Click 'watch in high quality' if your connection is fast, & click button on bottom RHS of image to view full-screen.
Best Social Enterprise runner up
Frontiers was proud to be awarded runner up in the Best Existing Social Enterprise 2008 award, granted on 18th June by Social Enterprise Berkshire. This is a great acheivement and we are all very pleased!
