Join us as we explore your local woodland to celebrate and learn how to make rustic hand crafted festive art and crafts. These festive sessions are inspired by traditions from around the world and can be enjoyed by all of your family.
Who is the course aimed at?
The course is for Staffordshire residents and parents aged 19+ who are experiencing or recovering from mental ill health or people who have a learning difficulty or unemployed. This is an introductory course for people who want to support their own, and families’ wellbeing.
Entry requirements
For everyone who would like to support their own and families wellbeing, and gain some practical ideas and skills to share with their children/family this Festive Season.
Course Content
This course will help you to create festive rustic art and craft, improve your wellbeing, and guide you through the skills and techniques needed to complete projects you can make with your children too, including forraging for resources from your garden, hedgerow and local woodland. We take inspiration too from different cultures around the world.
Learning Methods
This is a face-to-face learning course with an ‘at home’ learning element – you will complete 4 hours face to face plus one hour home learning per week. The course will provide an opportunity to develop your digital skills further, socialise with others in the learning environment. Learning is also supported with an on-line Padlet learning blog.
Learning Support
Your Tutor will support your learning, including help with IT skills to photograph and record your work. Transport is available from Cannock Leisure Centre, Penkridge Village, Stafford Sainsbury’s, The Royal Oak car park at Rising Brook.
Course Assessment
At the start of your course the tutor will find out a little more about you, your previous learning, the support you may need, what you would like to achieve on the course and guide you to set some personal goals. During the course you will be asked to reflect on your learning at regular points and will receive feedback from your tutor on your progress and achievement. You will receive a personal certificate of achievement at the end of the course.
Learning Materials
Some course resources and equipment will be provided by CARE. You will have an opportunity to forage for natural resources and use upcycled materials of your own too.
What can learners do next/progress onto?
At the end of the course you will be provided with information/advice on other learning opportunities/local activities available on-line and in your community. This could include other Family learning/wellbeing courses to support you and your family signposted through SCC CL Course Directory and wider personal development including English, Multiply numeracy and digital skills.
Dates, Times and Location
Stafford
Blended learning
09/11/2024 to 30/11/2024, Saturdays, 10.00am to 2.00pm (Face to Face plus one hour applied, independent learning)
Chase Aqua Rural Enterprise Centre (CARE), Lower Drayton Lane, Penkridge ST19 5RE
Are there any fees?
There are no course fees.
Who delivers this course?
Chase Aqua Rural Enterprise CIC
| www.chaseaquaruralenterprise.com |
How to enrol on this course and find out more?
Telephone 07772 273033
