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Sustainable Construction For young people

Inspire ambitous and confident, lifelong learners with our relationship-focused programme.

By focusing on a relationship centred approach to learning and fostering wellbeing, our outdoor accredited sustainable construction six-eight week programme aids young people from diverse backgrounds in becoming ambitious, capable and confident learners. Come and immerse your young people on our sustainable construction programme, at one of our award winning locations.

Participant Outcomes

  • Be able to use numbers effectively in a different context
  • Apply knowledge and skills to create ideas and products
  • Set themselves high standards and seek and enjoy challenge
  • Build a body of knowledge and have the skills to connect and apply that knowledge

Learning Outcomes

  • Gain an Agored Cymru Entry Level 3 Woodworking unit
  • Improved well-being
  • Improved social connection
  • Improved connection to nature
  • Improved understanding of sustainability
  • Improved education outcomes

“I’ve enjoyed working with the wood, using all of the tools, building something that’s going to stay and not be torn down or cut up. I can use what I am learning here. The learning is more practical, it’s hands on and how I learn better. I’d like to come again and just keep going with this. This is what I like to do and what I’m interested in. I’d like to go to college. I’d like to get a carpentry apprenticeship. This is starting the conversation about the support I can get to get started.”

Example Build Programme Content

SESSION 1

  • Welcome to site 
  • Site familiarisation activitities
  • ‘Get to know you’ games
  • Introduction to Tools workshop
  • Reflection

SESSION 2

  • Check in 
  • My Emoji – our inclusive Health impact app 
  • Team building activities 
  • Green woodworking activity
  • Ideas and design workshop
  • Reflection

SESSION 3

  • Check in
  • Agored Cymru woodwork activity – Build time
  • Fire lighting workshop
  • Reflection

SESSION 4

  • Check in 
  • Education in Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship activity
  • Agored Cymru woodwork activity
  • Wood processing workshop
  • Reflection

SESSION 5

  • Check in
  • My Emoji – our inclusive Health impact app
  • Heritage skills workshop
  • Agored woodwork activity
  • Reflection

SESSION 6

  • Check in
  • Sustainable build workshop
  • Outdoor cooking- celebration time
  • Course feedback and reflections
  • Next Steps