Fridays @ Bellahouston Park 2024
Fridays @ Bellahouston Park 2024
The Nest is an outdoor learning community for young people guided by the principles of consent, self-direction and nature led learning
The Nest
The Nest is an outdoor learning community for young people guided by the principles of:
We meet on Fridays between 10am - 4pm for a day in the woods.
Facilitated by a core team and supported by regular parent and youth volunteers, young people aged 6* - 11 are welcome to join us.
The Nest is run during term-time, payable on a monthly basis. There are no sessions in January or July.
Please scroll down for further info. on location, costs and how to book a space.
* or the point at which your child is ready.
A Day At The Nest
Our time together at The Nest is structured by a frame which begins and ends with a 15 minute circle meeting.
At the morning meeting we check in and run through our plans for the day.
At the afternoon meeting we check out and make suggestions for next week’s session.
Time between meetings is spent in freely chosen activity and/or participating in any plans for the day that have been made at meetings.
Types of activities we can support include; den building, tool use, fire skills, campfire cooking*, imaginative play, sculpture, arts and crafts, drama, music making, team games, quiet time, storytelling, experiments, construction - wherever their curiosity leads, we will follow!
*campfires are subject to permission from the landowner (GCC) and not available every session.
Dates/Cost 2024
All 2024 sessions are held in Bellahouston Park on the following Fridays between 10-4.
Jan - no sessions
Feb - 2, 9, 16, 23
March - 1, 8, 15, 22
April - 19, 26
May - 10, 17, 23 (Thurs), 31
June - 7,14, 21
July - no sessions.
August - 16, 23, 30
Sept - 6, 13, 27
Oct - 4, 11, 25
Nov -1, 8, 15, 22,29
Dec - 6,13
Cost £30 per child, per session paid in 10 instalments
We are exploring ways to create a regular, sustainable offering for young people and of developing a part- funded model which is accessible to families who share its’ vision, regardless of their financial means.
