Education Groups
Woodland learning for children and young people.
At A Touch of the Wild we believe very strongly in valuable outdoor learning in the natural environment for all children & young people.
Offering a wide variety of exciting programmes suitable for nursery to university age children and young people, we design our sessions to match the learning outcomes in the new National Curriculum. All our sessions have a cross-curricular approach through hands on games and activities, which are tailored to suit the educational needs of your group. We aim to give pupils opportunities to work scientifically and creatively in areas that are difficult to create in the school environment.
What Courses are available?
Key Stage 1 Activities
Key Stage 2 Activities
Forest School Program
Outreach Session
How much does it cost?
Half day Mondays/Fridays
£215 – £250 – 3 hours, up to 30 children.
School day (Mondays/Fridays)
5 hours up to 30 children – please email for a quote
Sorry but we can only accept school visits one class (up to 30 children) at any one time.
Food is not included in either price so please bring packed lunch.
How do I book?
All our visits take place at Grammarcombe Woods, Ashcombe Estate, Near Exeter.
Please send us an enquiry with your required dates to info@atouchofthewild.co.uk and we will be intouch. We will need to speak to you prior to your visit so please include a contact number and the best time to ring you.
What others have to say...
Expand their knowledge
A visit to the forest will be an exciting cross-curricular experience for children. Learning in the outdoors provides the ideal opportunity for children to increase knowledge across a range of subjects and to gain self-confidence through achieving practical tasks, most of which don’t require pencil and paper.
A Touch of the Wild can provide visits to groups throughout the year including schools, nurseries, colleges, scout and guides groups of all ages, language students, church groups, foster parent groups – in fact any group that would like to connect children or adults with the outdoors.
Our Education Group Sessions
Our Education Group visits take place at Grammarcombe Woods, Ashcombe Estate, Near Exeter.
We have designed sessions which relate to many different themes and areas of the curriculum. Click on the Key Stage 1 or Key Stage 2 activities on the left hand tab, have a look through and make a choice and check our web calendar for availability and booking details. Should the activities listed not suit your group or if you have any special requirements or have a different age range we can also provide a bespoke event to suit your group. However, please give us plenty of notice if you would like us to provide a bespoke event for you as these need to be considered, discussed and planned well in advance of the date.
Sessions can be half or full day, see the prices tab on the left for more information on the pricing options. Please note children must bring packed lunch as food is not included.
We can come to you
We have designed a series of Outreach sessions, where we bring fun outdoor learning activities to your school. So if you are looking to develop your outdoor learning space, we can help you to establish these within your school grounds or in private woodlands nearby. We also run weekly (in term time) year round Forest School programmes, tailored to class needs, privately for schools in Devon, let us know if this is something you’re interested in establishing at your school. See the left hand tab for more information about our Forest School programs and Outreach sessions or contact us direct to discuss this further.
Safety Information!
The group will be safely supervised in all these activities by our trained and experienced staff, who will lead them on exciting adventures into the magical woods. All staff are qualified group leaders, first aid trained and DBS checked.