Nic Innes

Do you feel passionately about supporting young people in ways that work for them? Do you want to be part of a growing movement that advocates for different ways of learning?

Come train with @outletscot.bsky.social ! We provide short intro courses right up to Forest School Leader level 🌳

Do you know a child or young person who is a #YoungCarer?

We have spaces on our new Wild Time Play Breaks programme, funded by Shared Care Scotland and designed to give young carers in #SouthLanarkshire space to play and connect in nature.

Contact office@outlet.scot for info or to make a referral.

A young person is peering out from behind a tree and softly smiling. He has brown hair and is wearing a light grey jacket. Only one half of his face is visible as he is patrially hidden by the tree trunk.

🌳#ThisIsMyPlace 🌳

For many young people, nature becomes more than a space - it becomes somewhere they belong.

A place to feel safe, settle, connect and be themselves.

This #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, we’re thinking about the power of place. What made you feel like you belonged as a child? 👇️

This really hits home for me. As a parent to a neurodivergent child, I’ve seen how hard it can be for him to find spaces where he feels he can belong and truly be himself. And the difference it makes to him when he finds those spaces ❤️

I see the impact of this everyday in my job. Outdoor learning isn’t an add-on - for lots of young people, it can be the key that unlocks everything 🔑

A young person climbing a tree, supported by an OutLET staff member. The young person is holding onto the tree trunk, with one hand holding a branch and the other arm wrapped round the trunk. the OutLET staff member has her hands out in front for support, and is smiling at someone past the camera.

This week is #ChildrenMentalHealthWeek

Wellbeing is shaped every day, by the spaces young people learn in and the adults who support them. Through our training, we help create safe, inclusive environments where young people can thrive. Our next #ForestSchoolLeader course starts May. DM us for info.

Two children are in the woods sharing a tree swing. One is is laughing and looking at the camera, the other is smiling and looking past the camera.

🌱 #ThisIsMyPlace 🌱

Not every young person finds belonging easily. Outdoors, something different happens.
Through shared experiences, quiet moments and play without pressure, groups become 'tribes'.

This #Children’sMentalHealthWeek, we’re celebrating spaces where young people belong.

A reminder during #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek that giving young people a space where they feel they truly belong goes a long way to supporting positive wellbeing ❤️

A young person wearing a pink and purple winter jacket, an orange woolly hat and flowery welly boots is hanging from a low tree branch and swinging, with her feet clinging to the lower end of the tree. She is smiling and looking at the camera. We can see it is winter time as there is no greenery on any of the trees in the woods behind her.

Things outdoor practitioners say in February: "It'll warm up once we get moving." 🥶

(It does. Eventually.)

#OutdoorLearning #OutdoorPlay #NaturePlay #NatureConnection #ForestSchool #OutdoorsInScotland #ScottishWinter #OutLETScot

Yes to this! ‘Following the plan’ can often run the risk of getting in the way of connection. Truly child-led play is about going with the flow, even when the flow isn’t what you expected 😀