Families are guided through fun, flexible hands-on activities to nurture a love of animals and the natural world. Designed to support child development, health and wellbeing and a connection to nature, with lots of opportunity to create, cook and craft as a family!
Aims of Course
Staffordshire parents/carers aged 19+ and children aged 3-8 years
Entry Requirements
There are no formal entry requirements for this course, just an interest in the topic.
Course Content
This course celebrates the wonders of the animal world, through shared activities and inspiring resources. Starting close to home, we will explore the joy of pets and wildlife in our gardens and communities, to then journey around the world to consider more exotic animals and endangered species.
How you will learn?
This is an online course held over 4 weeks. We provide you with engaging learning material through themed weekly email packs and access to a course online platform. You can try the activities and explore the resources in your own time.
Learner support
Two tutors will guide this course and provide expert support wherever needed. We offer choice and flexibility to provide a quality learning experience. We can work together to ensure the course is accessible and works for you. We offer a personal approach to our courses and are on hand to help and support throughout. Through WhatsApp groups and online platforms, we encourage learners to help each other as well, to create a supportive online learning environment.
Course Assessments
There are no formal assessments as part of this course. We ask for weekly feedback to encourage regular reflection. There are two compulsory final feedback forms to complete at the end of the course. Your family will receive a certificate of achievement at the end of this course.
Learning Materials
The course learning materials are accessed via email, or through online platforms. We offer support for accessing these materials, if anyone needs a bit of extra help. We include a resource list in the email welcome pack. Where possible we encourage the re-use of other items, or to adapt the activities to use what you already have. Where necessary, we are able to provide hard copies of the learning materials.
What can learners progress onto next?
Throughout the course your tutor will provide you with information and advice about other learning opportunities and community projects available for you. This includes other family courses, animal volunteering opportunities and links to children’s centres and libraries. We also signpost to environmental themed training courses.
Location, Dates and Times
19/04/2024 to 17/05/2024, Fridays
Weekly email packs are sent at around 10.00am each Friday. These can be completed flexibly throughout the week.
Course fees
There are no course fees.
Who delivers this course?
Community Forest Services
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How to enrol on this course and find out more?
Please contact Rebecca Banks on:
Telephone 07525 120117
