Core curriculum
What participants explore
- Nature discovery and curiosity
- Confidence, friendship and emotional awareness
- Creativity and practical life skills
- Responsibility and environmental care
Children aged 4–12
Little Roots
A safe and adventurous camp for exploration, friendship, creativity and capability.
Duration3, 5 or 7 nightsGroup15–40EnvironmentDedicated children’s nature camp
Participant outcome
Greater confidence, curiosity and age-appropriate practical capability.
Enquire about this programmeSignature experiences
How the learning becomes real
- Nature walks and mini-beast discovery
- Crafts, gardening and outdoor cooking
- Cooperative games
- Campfire stories and stargazing
Programme rhythm
Experience is turned into something participants can use.
Welcome and belonging → explore → make → adventure → reflect → celebrate
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
Child-friendly Little Roots workbook, nature kit, crafts, games and journal pages.
Venue requirements
Child-friendly camp with secure boundaries, safe sleeping, ablutions and dining.
Safety and safeguarding
Enhanced safeguarding, screening, allergies, medical plans, age-appropriate ratios and emergency drills.
Your New Roots pathway
Little Roots → Nature Explorers → Young Roots
This programme can stand alone, but it also connects to the wider New Roots progression ecosystem.