Step-Out

Outdoor learning, training and therapy

A community interest company providing Forest School services in Kent

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Forest school

Using the forest and the natural environment as a stimulus for learning, we offer Forest School sessions raising self-esteem and developing social skills, supporting mental health and wellbeing for ages 5yrs to adult.

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Alternative Curriculum

Step-Out offers 1:1 or small group programs for students who may struggle with social, emotion and mental health or special educational needs which makes a traditional classroom more challenging.

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Primary curriculum

Our forest based learning programmes are carefully designed to enhance aspects of the National Curriculum incl. Science, PE, Geography, History and PSHE. e.g: Discover your forest - Living history - Habitats and adaptations - Team tactics

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Activities for local families

Through the medium of natural play, bushcraft and our woodland environment we offer a range of fun holiday activity days and experiences, forest families, microadventures, activities for Scouts & Guides and much more!

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Experience outdoor learning in a fun, safe environment

Welcome to Step-Out, a Community Interest Company and the home of outdoor learning and experiences. Since 2012 Step-Out has been working with children and adults in the outdoors using the natural environment as a tool to inspire people.

Step-Out operates in East Kent. at Evegate, Smeeth near Ashford.

The ethos of positive inclusivity and offering opportunities for all people to access a woodland environment in a safe and inspiring manner is at the heart of all we do. We strive to offer the very best in woodland learning and the facilitation of therapeutic woodland space.

We offer OCNWM and AIM qualifications and the John Muir Award; if it’s family time, children’s activities, Forest School Leadership or Bushcraft training, alternative education, corporate activity days, school curriculum programmes or woodland therapy please read on…..

What people say about us

“I hope you continue with this amazing work. I know from my experience as a teacher that the pupils would not have experienced the learning at Forest School anywhere else.

The level of trust invested in them inspired their confidence. The unconditional, positive regard you demonstrated all the time, the lovley smiles and genuine enthusiasm you both have and strongly project is wonderful and facilitates the change in these hard to reach pupils.”

Wolverley High School