Date/Time
Date(s) - 17/06/2017
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location
Wild Cat Wilderness
Categories
Dig It! in association with Signal 5-11 years Sat 17th June 2-4pm – last entry 3pm.
A taster session of gardening and nature conservation activities for children with autism aged 5-11 with their parents/ carers. All welcome to come along to the taster session even if you don’t want to come to the sessions. Please book your place below
Dig It! is a new programme of activities for children with ASD using gardening and nature conservation. After this taster session we will then run 6 after school/ holiday sessions for 5-11 year olds with a max of 6-8 participants in each along with a family member/carer.
These will be as follows:
5-11 year olds – Wednesday 4.30-5.45pm on the following dates
28 June, 5, 12 July, 2, 9, 16 Aug
The benefits of gardening and working with nature:
reduced stress, improved concentration, positive social interaction, communication and team working, better mental and physical health, help with fine and gross motor skills, developing creativity and self expression plus learning news skills and developing a sense of belonging. The new after school and holiday sessions will be led by Maria, a qualified horticultural therapist with experience of this group along with the support of a volunteer clinical child psychologist.
The taster session is free but there will be a small charge of £2 per session payable in advance to Signal – a total of £12 to enroll.
For more information about the Dig It! sessions and a sign up form – wcw@rgtb.org.uk
To attend the taster session just book your place below.
If you are planning to come along let us know in advance if possible so we can plan refreshments, etc.
Bookings are closed for this event.
