Natural Youth Connection Education (NYCE) exists because not everyone has equal access to nature and the outdoors.
Youth from working class families as well as African and Caribbean, Asian and other minority groups miss out on the advantages of nature connection because of historical and current inequalities. These same communities, as adults, are for the most part not involved in environmental jobs or the wider green sector.
NYCE bridges this gap through community participation and environmental education.
Programme of support
- Hands-on sustainability and education both in the countryside and the city.
- Enables nature-based skills through camps and workshops: green woodworking, bushcraft, sustainability education, orienteering, hiking, first aid tuition and more.
- Provides training for schools and other youth service providers looking to enhance learning through outdoor education at all levels of schooling.
- Supports older youth find employment, mentoring and develop entrepreneurial skills connected to the environmental sector.