During the 2022 Summer Camp our last one together as a weekly group, the core group went that extra mile and took a trip to the Hebrides together. It took several hours from Fife. When we first landed on Vatersay, we thought that was going to be our home, but a few days later, we … More Another Wild Summer
For some mysterious reason, back in May we were given the challenge of putting up a tarp with no trees, this was a clue about where our upcoming Summer Camp was. For more preparation we started making our own cooking pots – the brief was to hold a meal for one, lots of variety was … More Wilder Ways – Even back in May, something was coming….
Over the past few months we’ve worked on our fire skills and made felted fire bags to carry tinder. The beach days were very creative, we built 32 stupas (stone towers) and meditated, and also liked being buried. One of us buried his wellies and couldn’t find them again! We drew our body outlines in the … More Horizons Group Update
Some of the things we did and our reflections over the past month or so: We are getting much so better at lighting fires with bowdrills this year. It requires a lot of patience and mindfulness! We found a beautiful natural chimney and beach fire place on the beach. A spectacular viewpoint provided a breathtaking … More Wild Happenings
These are a few of the things the Horizons group have been doing: Despite a very cold day, we worked our hands into gooey fat-laden mixtures to create much needed bird feeders. When we came back the next time it was all gone – but was it the birds or squirrels who enjoyed them?! In … More Horizon Update
– In January we went to Tentsmuir to see storm damage and we had personal challenges to carry out in exchange for food, which we cooked on a fire. The very large hole we dug became a major focus of the day and the boys got well and truly stuck. It was a great opportunity for … More Beach Escapades, Lucky Us and First Aid
The Wilder Ways crew never really stop playing, making things or making food and of course eating it. And we have had a good year of doing all of the above. Please enjoy with us in this medley of photographs. In the gallery below you can see us steam bending ash to make a drum hoop, … More Wilder Ways Work
It’s come to the end of a very busy year of growth for the Horizon Group and relationships and individuals continue to blossom and interweave their relationships with each other and the land. This activity is called cording and is always done as a pair where two children make a thicker piece of cord together … More Drawing down the days
The pace of growth of our Horizons group has been tremendous and we now have two groups that are full to capacity. We know that a picture spells a thousand words so here are some to enjoy. We continue to have fun, be challenged and learn. Among more games than we could remember playing, we … More New horizons
We have been busy changing around our blogs, as the Wilder Ways and Horizons blogs have been housed elsewhere, so you may not have seen them online in the last few months. Sorry about that, we really love keeping you in the loop. You can always check out our Instagram or Facebook page. Back when we were just returning from summer break, we were planning together our goals and wishes for the … More Back on the blog
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