Banbury Hill Equine Assisted Learning Banbury Hill, New Road, Sturminster Newton, Dorset DT10 2HF |
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Jan Matthews 07979 217522 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.facebook.com/BanburyHillLearning/ |
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About EAQ Banbury Hill Equine Assisted Learning There are lots of things to do on the site for people of all ages, from helping with the ponies, chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs to digging the vegetable plot or planting seeds. There is a small pond which is home to newts, frogs and dragonflies and wonderful views to sit and admire! A mobile home provides a ‘classroom’ and space to work when the weather is too wet or cold to be outside. Banbury Hill offers alternative education sessions for children, young people and adults in the natural outdoor environment and is a place where people can be at one with nature, develop their self-confidence and explore communication skills through interaction on the ground with ponies and other animals. Bespoke sessions and nationally-recognised qualifications are available for:
Outdoor activities are available throughout the summer holidays with pony picnics, den-building, outdoor cooking, bonfires, and arts and crafts which all form part of the week-long programme. For adults there is ‘Green Therapy’, ‘Mindfulness’ and ‘Walking for Wellness’ aimed at improving well-being for people with mental ill-health, dementia, low self-esteem, learning difficulties, those who are caring for others or who have a life-limiting diagnosis. It is open to anyone who would like to spend time in the peace and quiet of this stunning natural environment. People from the local community are welcome to get involved with the centre by offering their time to plant vegetables or look after the ponies. Banbury Hill is an EAQ Approved Centre and as such is able to offer accredited OCNLR units and qualifications at Entry 3, Level 1 and Level 2 including maths and English, employability and animal care. |
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Banbury Hill is an EAQ Approved Centre and as such is able to offer nationally-recognised qualifications from OCNLR in a range of subjects including employability, animal care, horticulture and functional skills. |
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Testimonials: “The change in S has been amazing, he doesn’t want to come home - and I love it here too!” T, S’s Mum |
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Bodster Equine Assisted Learning C.I.C. Sandford Farm, Gore Lane, Shanklin Road, Sandford, Godshill. PO38 3EX |
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Jo and Giles Boddington 0788 7876138 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.eaqbodster.co.uk |
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About Bodster EAQ Approved Equine Assisted Learning CIC Bodster Equine Assisted Learning CIC is an award winning centre which was set up on the Isle of Wight by Jo and Giles Boddington in September 2011. They have four ponies and one horse and have recently moved so that their herd now lives out 24:7. There is a mobile home which acts as an office and classroom for learners and an indoor barn which can be used for sessions if the weather is inclement. Bodster offers sessions where people can develop self-confidence and explore communication skills through interaction on the ground with ponies. There is no riding involved. Sessions with the ponies help learners to understand how ponies communicate with each other and learners also develop key skills such as english and maths. They are able to develop soft skills such as problem solving, team work, self-awareness and self-esteem in a calm and unique setting. Bodster works with a variety of learners, some through local schools, individual referrals, older learners and some learners through the 'Short Breaks' system on the Island. The youngest learning is aged just 5 years years old and the oldest at present is 89 years old. Jo Boddington is an EAQ Certified Facilitator and runs the centre with her husband, Giles Boddington. Jo trained in 2011 and has achieved her Level 3 EAQ Facilitator qualification and has her BA (Hons), PGCE, Registered BHSAI, NVQ Level 1+ 2 in Horse Care Assessor, NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care and First Aid at Work. Giles holds the Professional Certificate in Education, NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care, ASET Level 2 Certificate in Health & Safety in the Workplace, First Aid at Work and is an assistant equine assisted learning facilitator. |
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Bodster is approved to offer alternative provision for children with special educational needs and is able to offer nationally-recognised qualifications at Entry 3, Level 1 and Level 2 through EAQ's accreditation with OCNLR including employability, animal care, maths and English. |
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Testimonials: “I suffer from anxiety and when I first came here I kept my hood up and my head down. I didn’t speak to anyone. I enjoyed the sessions but I was still anxious before I went. I don’t get anxious anymore, just excited.” Learner from ‘Developing Confidence and Self-Awareness’ course which is run weekly. “She is really enjoying her sessions with you. She is in a much healthier place mentally from this time a year ago. My daughter has Asperger’s and the benefits of her sessions at Bodster have become clear over the weeks, in particular in building areas such as her self-confidence and her interactions with people such as yourselves will undoubtedly remain with her for her lifetime.” Nerissa, “ Met the beautiful ponies today and loved it, I shall be spending lots of time with them in the coming weeks. If you get a chance please do check out Bodster Equine Assisted Learning C.I.C. Wonderful Place, people and ponies.” Gina Stelliana, |
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EAQ Dyfi Donkeys Equine Assisted Learning Machynlleth, Powys Contact: Louise Peeters Telephone: 07717 020344 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Website: www.dyfidonkeys.blogspot.com |
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About EAQ Dyfi Donkeys Equine Assisted Learning EAQ Dyfi Donkeys is situtated in a rural location at Commins Coch near Machynlleth and serves the communities in North Powys, North East Ceredigion and South Gwynedd, Wales. The centre offers equine assisted learning with 11 donkeys ranging in age from 4 to 25 of all sizes and colours. They live together on 45 acres of mixed pasture, paddocks and woodlands. The donkeys have access to covered sheds and a stable yard which is ideal for sessions during inclement weather. There is also a large canopied outdoor classroom located in the woodland which is used in the summertime and a 20x40m sand school. |
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Specialisms: The centre has staff who are able to work with learners in Welsh or English and specialises in working with children, young people and adults with learning and behavioural difficulties as well as adults with mental ill-health. |
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EAQ Dyfi Donkeys is able to offer national qualifications at Entry 3 and Level 1 in a range of subjects including employability and animal care through EAQ’s accreditation with OCNLR. |
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Testimonials: “Louise held a friendly relaxed space with a real openness to allow us to just try things out and experiment." J. |
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Cambridgeshire Equine Assisted Learning Twentypence Road, Cottenham, Cambridgeshire CB24 8PP |
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Sophie Keene 07920 804907 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.cambridgeeal.co.uk |
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About Cambridgeshire Equine Assisted Learning Cambridgeshire Equine Assisted Learning (CEAL) is based at Cottenham near Cambridge and has been running since 2015. It offers sessions for children and young people who are finding school difficult or not attending traditional education. There are horses and ponies in an outdoor environment. The ‘classroom’ is a converted stable and there is an orchard to explore too. There is no riding involved. One of the learners has been working on a ‘duck-house’ project. He has built a duck house and fenced off an area for the ducks! This is all part of the learner-centred approach adopted by the staff at the centre. CEAL offers equine assisted learning mainly for children and young people who are excluded or close to exclusion from school. Sessions are tailored to meet the needs of each individual and the staff use a person-centred approach which enables each person to develop their own skills in their own way and at their own pace. |
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Out of school tuition is delivered here through EAQ's approved provider status and accreditation with Cambridgeshire County Council. Learners are also able to access qualifications through EAQ's accreditation with OCNLR. |
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Foxdale Equine Assisted Learning (FEAL) CIC Foxdale, Mill Lane, Oasby, Lincolnshire, NG32 3ND |
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Tracy Wilson 07980 783321 or 01529 455656 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.facebook.com/fealcic |
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About Foxdale Equine Assisted Learning (FEAL) CIC Foxdale Equine Assisted Learning CIC (FEAL) opened in May 2014 in the small rural village of Oasby in Lincolnshire. |
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Specialisms: FEAL specialises in working with people living with dementia, young people using mental health services, people living with brain injuries and or serious illness. |
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Foxdale is able to offer qualifications through EAQ's accreditation with OCNLR including animal care and employability. |
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Testimonials: "Thank you to the team at FEAL for welcoming us from the Dementia Support South Lincs and The Square Hole Club, enjoyable as ever. Look forward to our next visit to your lovely centre. Certainly get a great deal out of the time spent with you."
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