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Horwood Coombe Forest School Basecamp

ABOUT

We seek to connect young people with nature to create a platform to grow from. We believe in lighting up imaginations, finding, connecting with and liking yourself to develop aspiration. We create a safe place to be where we celebrate uniqueness, diversity, opportunity and independence. Here, young people can be lifted through activities and education. We enable them to ground themselves whilst developing the confidence to flourish and the resilience to find their place in this world.

Horwood Coombe Inspire Ltd is an Equine Centre, Forest School, Post 16 Educational Provision and an ABRS Registered Equine Centre. Our principal aim is to benefit the local and wider community in terms of opportunity, education, employment, environment and social inclusion. We work with children and young people aged 5 – 25 years. All our students come with various abilities, disabilities and behaviours that may challenge them. 

 

Working With Others, Organisational Skills, Resilience and Personal Progression (WORP) are embedded into everything we do. Students are encouraged to reflect upon and discuss (through photographic evidence) Forest School and Equine activities and the academic work they complete. 

 

Horwood Coombe Inspire is set in the heart of North Devon, within Bowden Farm. This family-run business has been farmed responsibly by the Heywood family for over six generations. The farm has around 1000 acres in the beautiful North Devon countryside, focusing on livestock and arable farming, sheep and free-range woodland eggs.

 

All of the young people attending Horwood Coombe are given the opportunity to:

  • Embark on a unique personal journey 

  • Succeed and achieve

  • Fight through their fears

  • Build resilience

  • Develop life skills

  • Work as part of a team

  • Make friends and form friendship groups

  • Improve physical motor skills

  • Explore connections between humans, flora and fauna and the natural world

  • Develop respect for themselves, others and their environment

  • Build confidence and self-esteem 

  • Develop personal and social skills

  • Develop problem-solving and decision-making skills

Base Camp

Thirty-nine acres of ancient woodland * Streams and two ponds * Covered fire pit areas * Woodland furniture * Ugandan Hut * Saxon Hut * Toilet facilities * Assault course.

 

Head Quarters

Tack room and Livery yard * Kitchen area * Post 16 study area * Music barn * Games room * Mobile classroom * Assault course

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