Core curriculum
What participants explore
- Family connection and communication
- Nature, play and shared challenge
- Values and practical skills
- Stewardship and sustainable living
Families
Family Roots
A family nature weekend designed to reconnect people away from routine.
Duration2 nights / 3 daysGroup5–15 familiesEnvironmentReserve, farm, forest or coast
Participant outcome
A meaningful shared experience and a practical Family Roots Map.
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How the learning becomes real
- Family nature walk
- Parent-child challenge
- Outdoor cooking
- Storytelling and stargazing
Programme rhythm
Experience is turned into something participants can use.
Arrive and reconnect → family challenge → nature → shared meal → story → stewardship
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
Family workbook, nature kits, games and shared planning materials.
Venue requirements
Family accommodation, communal space and safe outdoor learning areas.
Safety and safeguarding
Parent responsibility agreement, safeguarding, first aid and age-appropriate activity choices.
Your New Roots pathway
Family Roots → Blue Roots, Little Roots or seasonal family experiences
This programme can stand alone, but it also connects to the wider New Roots progression ecosystem.