The Deanes

ALTERNATIVE GAMES (INCLUDING PARALYMPIC SPORTS)

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Session 3

Boccai

Ultimate Frisby

Goalball (Blind Football)

To participate in a game of BocciA, understanding and implementing the rules correctly. To be able to understand different abilities and enhance physical and mental well-being.

To participate in a game of Ultimate Frisby, understanding and implementing the rules correctly.

To participate in a game of Goalball, understanding and implementing the rules correctly. To be able to understand different abilities and enhance physical and mental well-being.

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Session 5

Session 6

Capture the Flag

Sitting Volleyball

French Cricket

To participate in a game of Capture the Flag, understanding and implementing the rules correctly.

To participate in a game of Seated Volleyball, understanding and implementing the rules correctly. To be able to understand different abilities and enhance physical and mental well-being.

To participate in a game of French Cricket, understanding and implementing the rules correctly.

This course will help build these CHARACTER attributes:

This course will develop skills that would be useful in the following job sectors:

Health, Attainment, Respect, Curiosity, Teamwork, Empathy

Education and Childcare, Sport

AN EXPLORATION OF MUSICAL GENRES

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Nu Metal

The evolution of Pop music

The glorious sound of synth!

The emergence of Nu metal through the original 'Big 4'

Investigating how pop music has changed since the 1950's to 2025

The importance of the synthesizer as a musical instrument

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Session 5

Session 6

Modern interpretations of classical

The diversity of classic rock

Storytelling through musicals

How classical music transcends cultural boundaries, connecting people worldwide through its universal language of sound

Explore the guitar-driven sound, simple chord progressions and blues-rock influences

The power of musicals to tell stories not just with words, but with music, lyrics, and movement, creating an emotional journey for the audience

This course will help build these CHARACTER attributes:

This course will develop skills that would be useful in the following job sectors:

Creativity, Curiosity, Teamwork

Media and Creative

AN INTRODUCTION TO CIRCULAR KNITTING

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Session 2

Session 3

Basic Skills

Casting on and Basic stitches

Tension Squares

Understand the terminology used in knitting patterns. Know how to take measurements and read a knitting pattern. Know how to make a slip knot.

Know how to use a sequence of knots to cast stitches on a needle. Know how to make knit stitches and purl stitches.

Understand what tension is in knitting and why it is important. Know how to create a tension square. Know how to compare a tension square to a pattern.

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Session 6

Knitting a Hat Part 1

Knitting a Hat Part 2

Knitting a Hat Part 3

Apply understanding of casting on and creating stitches to knit the brim of a hat. Be able to follow a pattern and make accurate measurements of knitting.

Be able to follow a pattern to knit the main body of the hat and make accurate measurements of knitting.

Know how to decrease stitches in knitting. Know how to cast off stitches to complete a knitting project.

This course will help build these CHARACTER attributes:

This course will develop skills that would be useful in the following job sectors:

Creativity, Health, Curiosity, Teamwork

Media and Creative, Hospitality and Retail

APPLIED QUILTING

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Session 3

Preparation of Materials

Introduction to Sewing Techniques

Batting and Binding

To understand what quilting is and to select the right materials for our project.

To look at a range of sewing techniques and select one to practice, to embroider their name using their chosen technique.

To compile all sections of their personalised project, to sew their hexagon together to have a finished quilted piece.

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Session 6

Creating Templates for Applique

Bondaweb and Hand sewing

Batting and Binding

To select the correct templates and materials for completing some hand applique.

Learn how to turn your template into a piece of applique. Using Bondaweb to learn how to fix it to the material. Learn how to use a blanket stitch.

To consolidate the knowledge of how to compile all sections of their personalised project, to sew their hexagon together to have a finished quilted piece.

This course will help build these CHARACTER attributes:

This course will develop skills that would be useful in the following job sectors:

Creativity, Attainment, Ambition, Curiosity

Media and Creative, Engineering, Life Skills

BLENDER ANIMATION

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Session 3

The Design Brief and Collecting Assets

Keyframes and Tweening

Text Animation

Understand the Design Brief and know what the task is. Collect appropriate assets for use in your animation.

Understand the different methods of creating an animation and be able to understand how to use the Keyframes and Tweening methods.

Learn how to animate text as well as using masking methods for text.

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Session 6

Creating Animation 1

Creating Animation 2

Creating Animation 2 and Showcase

This is where we begin to put into practice what we have learned so far and build our animation.

Continue to build the animation and make fine adjustments to the work.

Complete the animation and show the finished product to the rest of the group.

This course will help build these CHARACTER attributes:

This course will develop skills that would be useful in the following job sectors:

Creativity, Attainment, Respect, Ambition, Teamwork

Media and Creative, IT, Marketing

BOXERCISE TRAINING

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Session 3

Intro to Different shots in Boxing

The three defensive Techniques in Boxing

Combination techniques

To understand the Four main techniques and movements within Boxing and be able to perform with confidence and sound technique.

Understand and be able to perform the 3 defensive techniques with confidence.

Be able to combine the offensive and defensive techniques when working with a partner safely.

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Session 5

Session 6

Group Pad work

Boxercise Circuit Training

Lead a small Boxercise Class

Be able to work with different partners successfully on the Boxing pads.

Be able to follow instructions and perform the appropriate techniques under pressure.

Plan and perform a boxing style circuit.Perform appropriate exercises to improve fitness for Boxing.

Students lead a small boxercise session based on all knowledge they have learnt over the 6 weeks.

This course will help build these CHARACTER attributes:

This course will develop skills that would be useful in the following job sectors:

Creativity, Health, Attainment, Respect, Teamwork, Responsibility

Education and Childcare, Sport

BRICKWORK FOR BEGINNERS

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Session 3

Tools and Materials Familiarisation

Site Safety and PPE, Laying the First Brick

Design Brief and Commencement of Building Project

Recognise tools needed for bricklaying and how to select appropriate materials.

Gain a working knowledge of how to work in a construction environment. Begin using a simple mix, laying a brick, and using a level.

Go through the building design brief, dry build two courses to establish understanding, and start building to the brief.

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Session 5

Session 6

Working on the Building Project

Continue Working on the Building Project

Complete Build, Tidy Up

Master the use of tools and work to a timeframe while continuing the project.

Continue building, focusing on efficiency and accuracy with tools and materials.

Complete the build to satisfy the design brief and clear away all building materials.

This course will help build these CHARACTER attributes:

This course will develop skills that would be useful in the following job sectors:

Creativity, Health, Attainment, Respect, Ambition, Curiosity, Responsibility

Engineering, Science, Construction, Manufacturing, Agriculture

CHESS CLUB

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Session 3

Introduction and Goal of the Game

Setting Up the Chessboard

How the Chess Pieces Move

Understand the purpose of chess and its basic principles.

Learn the correct setup of the chessboard and initial piece positions.

Master the movement and capturing rules for all chess pieces.

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Session 6

Check, Checkmate and Basic Tactics

Castling and Promotion

En Passant and Game Review

Understand check, checkmate, and basic defensive and offensive tactics.

Learn the rules and benefits of castling and pawn promotion.

Understand the en passant rule and review all concepts.

This course will help build these CHARACTER attributes:

This course will develop skills that would be useful in the following job sectors:

Creativity, Respect, Curiosity, Empathy

Education and Childcare, Gaming

CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING

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Session 3

Cross Country training 1

Cross Country training 2

Cross country training 3

To build up cardiovascular endurance to better performance

To build up muscular endurance to better performance

To compete a cross country course and record time, without walking

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Session 5

Session 6

Cross Country training 4

Cross Country training 5

Cross Country final run

To repeat a cross country run with improved time without walking

To complete a longer cross country course without walking and within a targeted time

To complete the final cross country run in the best time possible

This course will help build these CHARACTER attributes:

This course will develop skills that would be useful in the following job sectors:

Health, Attainment, Ambition

Sport, mental health

DANCE FOR FUN

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Session 2

Session 3

Warming Up and Cooling Down

Choreography 1

Choreography 2

Students learn how to prepare their bodies to dance safely with an awareness of space.

Students consider different styles they might want to perform and start to choreograph and learn a routine.

Students continue to choreograph and learn a routine.

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Session 5

Session 6

Choreography 3

Choreography 4

Performance

Students continue to choreograph and learn a routine.

Students continue to choreograph and learn a routine.

Students perform the final dance.

This course will help build these CHARACTER attributes:

This course will develop skills that would be useful in the following job sectors:

Creativity, Health, Ambition, Teamwork

Performing Arts

DISNEY CHARACTERS

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Qualities of a Disney character

Create a profile for a Disney character in a film

Create a character profile for an original, new Disney character

Students will discuss the different qualities that make up the most popular Disney characters and why they're presented in different ways.

Students will watch a Disney film and give a detailed description of a chosen character from the film.

Students will use all information from  the previous two lessons to design their own new Disney character, including costume and qualities. Students will make a presentation to be presented in the following lesson.

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Session 6

Give a presentation explaining the new Disney character

Write a short story in character as the new Disney character

Share your Disney characters with a partner.

Students will present their new Disney character to the class, explaining why they have chosen this new character and how it is  different to previous characters.

Students will write a short story based on their new Disney character and present to each other.

Students will pair up and compare their new Disney characters, noting if there are any similarities and/or differences.

This course will help build these CHARACTER attributes:

This course will develop skills that would be useful in the following job sectors:

Creativity, Attainment, Respect, Ambition, Curiosity, Teamwork, Empathy

Media and Creative

DOUBLE D.E.A.R - READING FOR PLEASURE

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Double D.E.A.R session 1

Double D.E.A.R session 2

Double D.E.A.R session 3

Students will look at the exposition of a story.  They will look at how  to identify the characters setting and genre of the book they are reading

Students will look at the rising action  the story and will identify any events that are acting a catalyst to further the story

Students will discuss any climatic events in the story and how this has added to the overall plot line and pleasure associated with reading this book

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Session 5

Session 6

Double D.E.A.R session 4

Double D.E.A.R session 5

Review of a short film

Students will be looking at the unfolding action of the story. Have they noticed any change in the characters, have they grown as people

Completion of the story: how has the book come to a conclusion. How did this impact on them  as the reader

Students can complete  a review of the book they have been reading. How would they have changed the story to have improved their impression  of the book?

This course will help build these CHARACTER attributes:

This course will develop skills that would be useful in the following job sectors:

Creativity, Attainment, Respect, Ambition, Curiosity, Teamwork, Empathy, Responsibility

Media and Creative, Education and Childcare, IT, Marketing

FESTIVE FOODS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

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Session 3

Exploring Winter Festivals and Foods Around the World

Diwali Spiced Vegetable Samosas

Pumpkin Spice Treacle Tart

Work in pairs to research different winter festivals across the world

Find out what foods people eat during these celebrations and why.

Consider traditions, religious or cultural reasons, and seasonal ingredients.

Present findings back to the group in a short presentation

Some of the dishes and ideas we discover will inspire future sessions.

Learn about the festival of Diwali and its food traditions.

Make samosas in groups to build your team working skills using filo pastry with a spiced vegetable filling.

Practise skills: shaping, filling, and baking samosas until golden and crisp

Explore why samosas are enjoyed at celebrations and how food is used to share joy with others.

Learn how to make food processor shortcrust pastry from scratch.

Create a traditional British treacle tart filling.  Add a seasonal twist with pumpkin spice inspired by American flavours.

Practise skills in lining, filling, and baking pastry shells

Decorate with lattice tops, words, or pumpkin shapes for creativity

Link to Halloween traditions and seasonal celebrations in autumn

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Session 5

Session 6

Designing Christmas Cake Decorations

Making Christmas Cakes

Decorating Christmas Cakes

Explore examples of classic Christmas cake designs from past celebrations.

Research how icing, colour, and motifs are traditionally used.

Practise sketching and annotating design ideas to show creativity.

Develop an individual design plan to decorate your own handmade cake.

Prepare ideas ready to bring to life in the next sessions

Learn about the origins and traditions of the Christmas cake

Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients to create a rich fruit cake batter.

Practise skills in lining a tin correctly to prevent burning.

Bake individual sponges ready for decorating in the following session

Understand how preparation and baking link to festive traditions and how to store securely ready to decorate

Explore the tradition of Christmas cakes and their role in festive celebrations

Use fondant icing to create colourful, cheerful decorations.

Practise skills in design, shaping, and applying icing with precision.

Experiment with food colouring to personalise designs

Decorate a mini-Christmas cake to take home and share

This course will help build these CHARACTER attributes:

This course will develop skills that would be useful in the following job sectors:

Creativity, Respect, Ambition, Curiosity, Teamwork, Responsibility

Media and Creative, Manufacturing, Hospitality and Retail, Travel and tourism - world gastronomy

GOOD HEALTH AND MENTAL WELLNESS

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The importance of physical fitness

How to regulate our emotions

What is happiness and why it's important

Students will Understand how regular physical activity benefits the body and the brain.  Explain how exercise boosts brain chemicals such as endorphins, dopamine and serotonin.

Students will learn to communicate and manage emotions effectively. Students will be shown emotional regulation techniques such as breathing and grounding exercises. This will be with the goal of showing students how to understand another person's point of view.

Students will  Explore what happiness is and how it is connected to others. Students will discuss the neurochemicals that make us happy and learn how exercise can stimulate those chemicals in our brains. task to write a gratitude note to someone.

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Session 6

How fitness supports mental health

Building mental resilience

Practising fitness/ running for mental health

Students will create a weekly fitness and mood tracker Set a 7 day mental health challenge/ what do they want to achieve with this challenge?  for example become less triggered by others words and opinions, more motivated or a high achiever.

Students to draw or list challenges that they have overcome and how they did it. Set a personal goal for the term and the steps they can take to reach it. Show them a mental resilience framework: how to identify who they are and how they can use that to overcome challenges.

Students can identify which fitness practice works best for them, which of the following will work for them: running, cardio- vascular (jumping jacks) or stretches.Demonstrate different fitness approaches they can use so they can choose one that best fits their needs.

This course will help build these CHARACTER attributes:

This course will develop skills that would be useful in the following job sectors:

Health, Attainment, Ambition, Curiosity, Empathy

Sport, wellbeing, mental health

INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

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Understanding Identity

Gender

Poverty and social inequality

Explore the concept of identity and how it is shaped by various social factors.

Investigate the social construction of gender and its impact on individuals and society.

Examine the causes and consequences of poverty, emphasising the societal impact.

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Session 6

Exploring crime and deviance

Dynamics of Families

Education

To discuss the social factors contributing to criminal behaviour.

Investigate the diversity of family structures and their societal significance.

Explore the role of education in society and its impact on individuals.

This course will help build these CHARACTER attributes:

This course will develop skills that would be useful in the following job sectors:

Creativity, Attainment, Respect, Curiosity, Empathy

Healthcare, Law, Education and Childcare, Marketing, Public Services

MINDFUL JOURNALING

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Session 3

Introduction to wellbeing and journaling

What are emotions?

What is gratitude?

To understand what wellbeing is and how journaling can support it.

To explore emotions and develop self-awareness through journaling.

To show knowledge of how to use gratitude as a tool for wellbeing.

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Session 5

Session 6

Stress

Who am I? What do I value?

Summary of findings

To understand stress and how journaling can help manage it.

To explore personal identity and what matters to you.

To experience journaling to set goals and reflect on growth.

This course will help build these CHARACTER attributes:

This course will develop skills that would be useful in the following job sectors:

Creativity, Health, Curiosity

Media and Creative, Healthcare, Education and Childcare, Sport

SHORT STORY WRITING

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Session 3

Short Story Tropes

Introducing Characters

Planning a Short Story

To understand the conventions and tropes of a short story by looking at a few different examples.

To understand how to create engaging characters and their role within the story.

To start planning the events of our short stories and how the characters will be involved.

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Session 5

Session 6

Writing a Short Story

Writing a Short Story

Editing and Printing

To use the plans from previous challenger sessions to start writing our short stories.

To be able to finish writing our short stories using the plans we have produced.

To be able to finalise our short stories by reading and editing them. 
To add illustrations to the short stories.

This course will help build these CHARACTER attributes:

This course will develop skills that would be useful in the following job sectors:

Creativity, Respect, Ambition, Curiosity, Teamwork

Media and Creative, Education and Childcare

SPIRITED ARTS

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Session 3

What is the purpose of religious art?

When is art bad?

Celebrating Art & Artists

To understand the varied purposes of religious art and icons in Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism.

To understand how some art can be controversial in Judaism and Islam.

Possible interview with a religious artist - if unavailable then a look at different types of religious art - case study the walls of the Buddhapadipa in Wimbledon.

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Session 5

Session 6

Over to you

Over to you (2)

Final Call

Planning their own piece of art around the Spirited Arts theme.

Creating their own piece of thoughtful artwork around the theme.

Completing their own artwork to be entered into the competition. (Judged in July).

This course will help build these CHARACTER attributes:

This course will develop skills that would be useful in the following job sectors:

Creativity, Health, Attainment, Respect, Ambition, Curiosity, Responsibility

Media and Creative, Education and Childcare, Hospitality and Retail

TABLE TENNIS

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Session 3

Intro to table tennis

Serving & Rallying

Attacking and defensive shots

To demonstrate the basics of table tennis, including rules, regulations and scoring

Serving- to be able to carry out a range of different serving techniques

Rallying- to be able to maintain a rally using FH and BH push shots

Defensive shots- to be able to carry out a range of defensive shots in table tennis

Attacking shots- to be able to carry out a range of attacking shots in table tennis

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Session 5

Session 6

Game play

Game play

Game play

To be able to implement learned skills into competitive matches focused on the start of the game

To be able to implement learned skills into competitive matches focused on defensive play

Closing tournament

This course will help build these CHARACTER attributes:

This course will develop skills that would be useful in the following job sectors:

Health, Attainment, Respect, Teamwork

Sport, Public Services

TABLETOP MASTERS

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Session 3

D&D / Adventure games

Deeper into the world of the board

Game design and mechanics

Develop communication and collaborative skills when playing a team based adventure game.

Unpick the features and mechanics of a collaborative adventure game and begin to plan your own.

Start developing your own adventure story game. - Writing the story / Creating the characters. - Creating encounters and difficulty scaling.

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Session 5

Session 6

Character abilities and developments

Play test one

Play test two

Developing and improving the overall game with focus on how players progress and advance their characters.

Play test the game and correct any issues regarding story and character design.

Play test the game again, resolve any further issues.

This course will help build these CHARACTER attributes:

This course will develop skills that would be useful in the following job sectors:

Creativity, Ambition, Curiosity, Teamwork, Responsibility

Media and Creative, Art

TIME-TRAVELLER'S ESCAPE ROOM

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Session 3

Escape Ancient Egypt

Escape the Roman Empire

Escape the Viking Raid

You will take on the role of archaeologists trapped in a tomb. To escape, you must decode a message in hieroglyphics, identify key gods and beliefs about the afterlife, and solve a logic puzzle based on the layout of an ancient tomb. You'll gain insight into Egyptian religious and burial practices while sharpening your code-breaking skills.

Trapped in a Roman fortress, you must escape by translating Latin phrases, reconstructing a map of the Roman roads, and identifying the uses of various Roman artefacts. You’ll work in teams, learning about Roman infrastructure, language, and daily life while solving clues and piecing together cultural information.

A Viking longship has landed—and you must avoid capture! To escape, you must decode Norse runes, navigate using a Viking compass puzzle, and answer riddles from Norse mythology.

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Session 5

Session 6

Escape the Medieval Castle

Escape the Blitz

Final Challenge- Escape History!

Locked in a medieval castle, you must solve riddles related to feudal society, crack the code to open a dungeon gate, and identify the correct heraldic symbols from a knight’s banner.

London is under attack during the Blitz. You are sheltering in a Tube station when a bomb blocks the exit tunnel. To escape safely, you must work together to crack wartime codes, identify key evacuation routes, and ration your supplies before the “all clear” siren sounds.

In the final session, you revisit all four time periods in a grand “escape history” challenge. Each team completes a set of mini-puzzles from Egypt, Rome, the Vikings, and medieval times. After escaping, you reflect on which period was the most interesting or challenging.

This course will help build these CHARACTER attributes:

This course will develop skills that would be useful in the following job sectors:

Creativity, Respect, Curiosity, Teamwork

Journalism, game design

WALKING AND EXERCISING A DOG IN ALL WEATHERS

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Session 2

Session 3

Approaching a dog

What sort of exercise do dogs need?

Basic equipment for walking a dog

Learn safe, polite, and appropriate ways to approach a dog.

Understand the different types of exercise dogs need and the best time to walk them.

Learn how to put a collar or harness on a dog calmly and safely, and how to hold the lead correctly.

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Session 5

Session 6

Walk alongside a dog on several occasions

Allowing the dog safe freedom.

Allowing the dog freedom for part of the walk

Learn how to walk a dog on a lead and the benefits of doing so regularly.

Identify safe places on a walk to let the dog run free and understand the importance of clearing up after the dog.

To bring together all the learnt knowledge from the previous 5 sessions. To be able to let the dog run free for part of a walk in an identified safe place. To be able to recall and catch the dog and put her back on a lead.

This course will help build these CHARACTER attributes:

This course will develop skills that would be useful in the following job sectors:

Health, Respect, Empathy, Responsibility

Agriculture, Any kind of work that involves working with dogs

WOODLAND WELLBEING & CRAFTS

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Session 2

Session 3

Maintaining an Outdoor Space

Wooden Disc Weaving & Sun Squares

Wind Chimes & Mobiles

To learn safe practices in outdoor spaces. To maintain an area of woodland for outdoor learning and to clear litter from the space.

Students will learn how to safely use a palm drill. Students will use a mix of natural and man-made materials to create Sun Squares and weave a geometric pattern onto a wooden disc.

Students will learn to forage for a range of materials to create nature-based art. Students will then use their forage materials and given tools to create a set of natural wind chimes and mobiles.

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Session 5

Session 6

An Introduction to Hapa Zome & Natural Dies

An introduction to foraging

Wellness in the Woods

Students will learn about the traditional Japanese art form of hapa zome and tataki zome. Students will then forage for their own natural materials and create a plant print. Students will also learn about nature-based dies. They will then create their own die and complete their printed piece with a natural-died border.

Students will learn about the skill of foraging. Students will learn to identify common woodland plants and identify their uses in food and wellness.

Students will learn about the practices of mandala creation and shinrin-yoku (forest bathing). Students will then look for and collect their own natural materials to create a spring nature mandala. Students will participate in a forest bathing inspired meditation.

This course will help build these CHARACTER attributes:

This course will develop skills that would be useful in the following job sectors:

Creativity, Health, Curiosity

Healthcare, Education and Childcare