Core curriculum
What participants explore
- New Roots philosophy and learning method
- Experiential and adult learning
- Group dynamics and reflective practice
- Programme design, risk and safeguarding
Adults, educators and facilitators
New Roots Facilitator Academy
Train facilitators to deliver safe, experiential, nature-based learning.
Duration3, 5 or 7 daysGroup8–20EnvironmentResidential training venue with nature access
Participant outcome
A facilitator portfolio and a defined pathway toward the New Roots delivery network.
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How the learning becomes real
- Micro-facilitation
- Observed practice
- Programme-design studio
- Assessed delivery and feedback
Programme rhythm
Experience is turned into something participants can use.
Theory → demonstration → practice → feedback → design → assessed delivery
The New Roots delivery standard
Every session must answer four questions.
- What did we experience?
- What did we notice?
- What does it teach us?
- How will we apply it beyond the programme?
Facilitators do more than supervise activities. They hold a respectful container, use nature as teacher, turn experience into meaning, build practical capability, protect professional scope and collect evidence of the intended outcome.
Participant materials
Facilitator manual, programme templates, observation rubrics and portfolio tools.
Venue requirements
Training room, nature access, breakout areas and presentation facilities.
Safety and safeguarding
Professional boundaries, safeguarding, risk management, first aid and quality assurance.
Your New Roots pathway
Any programme → Facilitator Academy → supervised delivery → Programme Lead
This programme can stand alone, but it also connects to the wider New Roots progression ecosystem.