"ANIONE" (As Nature Intended Outdoor Non-formal Education)

"ANIONE" (As Nature Intended Outdoor Non-formal Education) is a 10 day training course set over two 5 day sessions to allow for reflection and practice of skills and activities and to allow sharing of experiances and evaluation of outcomes. We believe that every young person has the ability to achieve goals and their potential if given the right circumstances. This training course is set in an outdoor environment and is designed for trainers, youth leaders and workers and professionals or volunteers who are involved in working with young people especially those who are vulnerable, NEET, disabled or suffer from learning difficulties or behavioural problems. The course looks at how to combine outdoor and nature-based activities learning and training with set emotional, physical and spiritual outcomes. We will endeavour to introduce the participants to further skill sets in outdoor environments that will challenge them physically and mentally through active participation in activities and challanges outdoors that they will be able to take with them for their work with young people. Our aim is to provide each participant with a programme that will incorporate realistic and achievable outcomes that can be delivered over a relatively short time period that again they can use and develop as part of their ongoing training and work in their own country. With activities that are not only engaging, practical and hands on our aims will be to encourage attendees to engage young people in a way that will not only encourage each young person to achieve at the highest level but will raise their individual aspirations by offering access to a diverse range of activities and experiences plus additional access to a wider skill set of professionals that can positively influence their trajectory and movement towards making positive life choices. In developing areas such as communication, self-esteem and self-worth we can hope to offer each individual an opportunity of personal discovery that will help in their personal development and in turn expand the work they do throughout Europe.