Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre is proud to support Home Education programmes and work with families and parents to help create an engaging, inspiring learning environment.
As part of our set up, we schedule the following:
Home Ed Activity Sessions
Friday β Full Day Social Days
Special Learning Days
AQA Awards, 4 week courses
AQA Awards, 6 week courses
Home Education Activity Sessions
Every Wednesday morning, 9:30am to 10:30am, we run an activity specifically for Home Educated Children. Children can be as young as 5 years, but the activities are suitable for any age. These activity sessions are ideal for developing areas such as motor skills, coordination, problem solving, balance, resilience, self-confidence, or just simply learning a new sport or activity.
We make sure they run just before our weekly courses, so children can attend these sessions, followed by the AQA course. If parents want to join in, just book on too
Friday Socials
These days are aimed to create an environment for children to socialise away from their home, with other Home Ed kids, or young adults. Parents can drop their children off, and collect them at the end of the day. The day runs from 9:00am, to 3:00pm.
During that day, children will attend a variety of activities facilitated by their instructor. This is another chance for children to progress with their motor skills and coordination, build resilience and self-confidence, learn more about outdoor living and other activities they may not normally take part. (This is hands on experience to explore outdoor living and try new activities.)
Home Ed Learning Days
Every term we run a specially themed day, to support learning on different topics. The days typically run from 9:30am to 3:00pm, where parents can drop the children off and pick them up afterwards. AQA Awarded certificates can be given out on completion. We run these days on Thursdays so young people can attend these as well as the weekly Wednesday courses too. Topics can include:
Vikings Day (age 8 and over due to axe throwing)
First Aid Training (ages 8 and over due to carving in bush craft
Stone Age Day (aimed at key stage 2)
Body Works
Wildlife Day
AQA Awards Weekly Courses
This years course was developed when a teaching a 2 year curriculum, these areas are based around the activities we run at Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre. They enable children to develop their skills and learn more about a specific sports or activaties to gain an AQA unit Award along the way. We have 4 or 6 week courses; each course runs on Wednesdays from 11:00am to 12:30pm, which is after the Home Ed Activity sessions. Courses include:
Archery
Bushcraft
Kayaking
Fencing
Plus more
Family Monday Bushcraft Sessions
10:00am β 12:00pm
No previous experience needed
No minimum age
Join us every Monday morning for a fun, hands-on Bushcraft session designed especially for families! Whether you're a first-time fire-builder or a seasoned stick-whittler, these sessions are a great way to explore nature and learn new skills together.
Children of all ages are welcome, and no experience is necessary. For children under 8, we ask that an adult stays with them throughout the session and takes responsibility for their safety and engagement.
What to Expect:
Each session offers progressive activities that build confidence, spark curiosity, and develop real-life skills. Your child will learn how nature supports us while gaining experience in:
π₯ Fire lighting & shelter building
π³ Cooking outdoors in different ways
πͺ Tool use & safety
π¨ Getting crafty with natural materials
π§ Teamwork, communication & resilience
π± Understanding natural resources
π§ Problem solving & responsibility
Over the year, weβll explore a variety of fire-lighting methods, experiment with different outdoor cooking styles, and get creative using natural resources for crafts and projects.
Led by our experienced instructors, Bushcraft is more than just fun outdoors β itβs a chance for young people to build independence, connect with the environment, and develop skills that last a lifetime.
