Therapeutic Activities

Learning through Play

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The environment at CoRE is full of opportunities for young people to immerse themselves in play, games, drama, role play, music and occasionally an impromptu performance emerges.  Playing is a natural and enjoyable way for children to keep active, stay well and be happy. Freely chosen play helps children and young people’s healthy development. To have good physical and mental health and to learn life skills, they need various unstructured play opportunities from birth until they’re teenagers

CoRE provides the perfect opportunity and spaces to develop these skills.

 

Cooking

Indoors in CoRE’s kitchen cooking a range of seasonal produce from the vegetable garden. Pizza making in the hand made pizza oven and dishes, cakes and puddings from a range of different recipes and cultures. Outdoor cooking over the campfires, taken to a whole different level, not just marshmallows but curries, stews and fry ups are all on the menu.

Greenwood working and Natural Craft

Students are exposed to and are encouraged to take place in a range of craft activities, including;

  • Willow weaving eg. basketmaking
  • Clay work and clay processing eg. making ornaments and receptacles
  • Carpentry to make a range of hand made wooden items
  • Spinning and felting with fleece to make a range of crafted objects

Wood work and Metal work

Wood work and wood lathe design creating anything from chopping boards, to animal houses, bird tables, boxes and wooden toys.  Soft metal work, learning design and riveting techniques to create costume and masks, clips and fashion items.

Art and Design

Art, painting and sculpture to explore a range of artists and techniques to produce a range of different art in differing mediums.

Ecotherapy activities with nature and animals  

For more information on Animal Therapy and Nature Therapy, look at our Ecotherapy page.

 

Horticulture

Planting and designing areas for harvest and designing flower beds. Learning about plants, seasonal planting, soil conditions and plant care.

Students can work on a portfolio of work in a wide range of subject areas eg. Farming, Expressive Arts, Animal Care, Food Studies, Geography, Football, Environmental Science. These portfolios are short course programmes and equate to 6 units = 60hours of work. These portfolios work hand in hand with re-engagement back into more structured educational activities.