Our Retreats
After scaling the work in schools, our plan is to also provide retreats
for the rest and renewal of children and young people, and their families,
who seek support in challenging times.​
In our unique retreats, set in the countryside, we aim to provide a therapeutic setting where children and young people, along with their family may enjoy time together, foster connection and find a way through their difficulties, within a compassionate and loving community, where their stories are listened to and their voices are heard.
An important part of their long-term programme of personal development support involves engagement in positive and purposeful activities together.
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We wish to operate from heritage properties of importance to the local community, to engender a sense of cultural heritage, identity and community belonging, inclusion and social wellbeing.
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By locating our retreats in heritage properties, we are harnessing the power of cultural heritage to encourage our young people and their families to make that connection with their local community; as a starting point for exploring their own family history.
In doing so, we hope they will develop a sense of belonging to their local community, and feel empowered to shape its future, as well as their own.
Children and young people will:
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be part of a compassionate and loving community where their voices and stories are heard;
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access personal development coaching, health and wellbeing therapies; education, creative arts and holiday activities;
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be supported to achieve their own personal aspirations
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participate and build skills in heritage conservation;
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connect with cultural heritage, and their own identity, family history, and relationships;
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spend time outdoors, in the surrounding countryside.
Parents/carers will:
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access personal development coaching, health and wellbeing therapies; education, cooking, financial planning, creative arts and holiday activities;
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increase their confidence and capacity to become the parents/carers they want to be;
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improve their mental health and well-being;
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be supported to achieve their own personal aspirations and increase life chances for their whole family;
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become part of a network of sustainable support in the local community.
Our Core Values
Harnessing the power of personal development and encouraging care about local heritage is integral to awareness of identity, healing family relationships,
and building capability to overcome difficulties.
Family & Community
Being part of a family and local community plays a significant role in increasing well-being and social development, and feeling a sense of inclusion.
Nature & Nurture
Feeling part of nature, we believe, will significantly increase health and happiness, as well as unleash creativity and raise self-esteem.
Spiritual & Personal Growth
Encouraging children and young people to give time and space for reflection and to develop mindful living, will lay the foundation for building
a sense of self and purpose in life.
Heritage & Identity
Exploring local heritage provides an opportunity to root their identity in a sense of connection and belonging.
Words From Our Supporter
“This is a very a straightforward solution. It’s about giving people who have had so little advantage, the creativity to create their own advantages. This is going to be an incredibly important historical moment. This is the moment where we all decided together to create something very, very special.”
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen