Welcome to Step-Out, a Community Interest Company and the home of outdoor learning and experiences.  For over 16 years Sarah Robertshaw, APIOL has been working with children and adults in the outdoors using the natural environment as a tool to inspire people. Coming initially from a youthwork and counselling background Sarah turned her skills to development training, teambuilding and then bushcraft and Forest School. Now, as an OCNWM recognised Training Centre, Sarah and her top team deliver Forest School Practitioner Qualifications and Challenging Behaviour Awards to adult participants and a range of accredited vocational certificates to students.  Acknowledged by the John Muir Trust as a provider of the JMA, join the Step-Out team for forest school, curriculum based forsest learning, bushcraft experiences and training, person centred counselling, outdoor therapy and corporate days/courses in Kent and the southeast - live life, step-out!

forest school and bushcraft

Using the forest and the natural environment as a stimulus for learning we offer:

• forest school sessions raising self-esteem and developing social skills (for ages 5yrs to adult)

• bushcraft programmes with an accredited learning option

• Alternative Curriculum Programmes for secondary and primary students.

training 

• Forest School Training levels 1, 2 and 3.

• School INSET days

• Wild food courses

• Bushcraft training (OFQUAL registered levels 1 & 2)

Courses run throughout the year. Please contact us if you have a specific need or requirement.

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

recreation programmes

Through the medium of bushcraft and our natural environment we offer a range of fun activity days and experiences including Birthday parties, family bushcraft days, adult bushcraft courses, green woodworking, wild food courses, children's survival, holiday clubs, Scouts & Guides and much more!