Outreach projects
Fostering confidence, promoting skills
We run outreach projects in Bath & North East Somerset in partnership with schools, sports clubs and youth organisations.
Grow for Life
‘Grow for Life’ is our pioneering therapeutic gardening project. The boys develop confidence through the project, working alongside our youth workers (and keen gardeners) in a beautiful walled garden at Newton St Loe, just outside Bath.
Target Group
Years 7 – 9 from Beechen Cliff School, Bath.
Focus
Working together on gardening and growing produce, providing space outside the school environment to talk.
Impact
Empowers participants by fostering confidence and promoting skills, teamwork and positive mental wellbeing.
Team Talk
‘Team Talk!’ is our after-school football project with Larkhall Athletic Football Club and St Mark’s School, Bath. Led by experienced coaches, it gives participants the opportunity to experience a full football season and develop a close bond with their coaches and peers.
Target Group
Years 7-11 from St. Mark’s School, Bath.
Focus
Weekly sessions focusing on coaching, light touch mentoring, improving fitness and confidence, encouraging teamwork and a sense of community.
Impact
Regular attendance for up to 16 young men leading to increased physical fitness and self-confidence, improved behaviour and engagement at school.
Films we’ve made
Boxing in Mind
Boxing in Mind, in partnership with UBX Bath, offers boxing coaching alongside ‘light touch mentoring’. These private sessions are led by instructors experienced in youth work, as well as boxing and fitness. Boys learn new skills, improve their fitness and learn to channel difficult emotions in a safe and structured environment.
Target Group
Years 9-11 from Beechen Cliff School, Bath and St. Mark’s School, Bath.
Focus
Improving fitness and focus, being part of a team and offering an opportunity to talk freely with peers and mentors in a safe environment.
Impact
Regular attendance leading to increased fitness, positive self-image, keenness to continue, improved attendance at school.
Films we’ve made
NextGen Strength + Mind
These after-school calisthenics gym sessions are run in partnership with CaliUnity in central Bath. Groups of boys from Ralph Allen School in Bath receive fitness coaching and mentoring from a professional calisthenics coach. We hope to expand the partnership to include summer sessions in the new ‘CaliYard’ outdoor calisthenics gym.
Target Group
Years 9-11 from Ralph Allen School, Bath.
Focus
Developing core strength through calisthenics coaching, light touch mentoring, team work and the opportunity to share with others in a safe space.
Impact
Empowers participants by fostering confidence and promoting skills, teamwork and positive mental wellbeing.
