NATURESBASE

Naturesbase is a summer camp based near Aberystwyth in Wales, 'where education becomes a living adventure', run by Gyles Morris.

Naturesbase


Their website describes the camp as,

• Helping out: feed the pigs, collect the eggs, record the weather forecast, make lunch

• Warm up games

• West Wales Adventure: discovery journey around the farm, with map-reading, sound maps, haiku poems, Native American map lines, making paint

• Survival in the Wild: tribes, shelters, fires, tea, dream catchers

• Developing a Sustainable Future

• Outdoor Pizza Making

• Art in the Landscape

• Wilderness Woodland Crafts

• Farmers in Training

• Bugtastic

• Obstacle course

• Celtic safari

• Rivers and Streams

• Forest Skills

• Aberaeron Harbour

• Crab fishing

• Raft building

'A wonderful outdoor and environmental education experience.We have created an inspirational residential camping environment for primary schools providing unparalleled learning experiences for every child who comes to stay. One of the best ways to describe it is a 24 /7 forest school experience where we live and learn outside, but with the comfort of our large stone barn for eating, teaching, relaxing and playing in if and when we need to.'

The staff include Gyles Morris and Jim Langley, experienced adventurers and expedition leaders, Alison Morris, who runs the farm kitchen, Tamsin Young and Em Munn.

Activities

The camp provides a very hands-on experience for the children, allowing them to not only experience playing out in the wild, but learning wilderness skills and sustainability issues. A lot is packed into the week's schedule, and there definitely seems to be something for everybody.

Other Summer Camps
http://boldearth.com/
This company offers summer camps around the world, where teenagers can experience many different extreme sports, cultures and locations. The 'Epic England' summer camp includes London tours, climbing Mount Snowdon, and rock climbing and surfing in Wales. However, this camp is aimed at an older age group than Naturesbase camp, 14 to 18 year olds.

http://www.pgl.co.uk/pglweb
PGL offer camps for children, including primary and secondary schools. Again, these have more of an adventure aspect, with activities such as climbing, skiing and kayaking.

https://www.yhasummercamps.co.uk/
YHA Summer Camps, formerly Do It 4 Real, offer specific camps to cater to certain interests, which include extreme sports, leadership skills, horseriding and watersports.