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Nature Nurtures was founded in 2015 with a mission to build strong relationships with like-minded educators, families and researchers. Join our network of educators, social entrepreneurs, schools, and parents today.

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Who we are

We believe education is about living people, not products or data points. Our network of educators, parents, social entrepreneurs and researchers are creating a socially mobile, empowering culture of change within education. Opportunities for change exist in every school and community. We are here to support you in designing, creating and launching your education project; be it a progressive nursery school, home and community education programme, or micro-school.

 

"The world is undergoing revolutionary changes; we need a revolution in education too. Like most revolutions, this one has been brewing for a long time, and in many places it is already under way. It is not coming from the top down; it is coming, as it must do, from the ground up." -Sir Ken Robinson, Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education

Our Ethos

For us, childhood is the time not for competitiveness but for self discovery, developing curiosity, confidence and the skills to become active participants in a democratic society.

Our Mission

We empower and celebrate the work of those who are working with children in ways that connect us to nature and to each other.

Our Vision

A future where place-based & nature-based education is the norm, where communities are thriving & where children are treated with care & respect, by & for people who love their community.

Our Guiding Principles

A-Safe-Space
A-Safe-Space
Agency
Agency
Authentic-Respectful-Relationships
Authentic-Respectful-Relationships
Learning-for-Social-Good
Learning-for-Social-Good
Play
Play
Reflection
Reflection
Self-Directed-Learning
Self-Directed-Learning
The-Natural-World
The-Natural-World
Previous Next Play Pause
Authentic adult
Growing Change

Outdoor Nurseries Are Changing the World

True change comes from practitioner-led, community-based, and grass-roots innovators. We are here to support the problem-solvers and change-makers working to reactivate their communities through their work with children.

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Foregate Street Train Station is 0.2 miles, 4 minutes, from The Hive. Turn left out of the station and take the first right onto Shaw Street which then becomes The Butts, where you will find The Hive located on your right. Use the stairs next to The Hive's bridge or the external access lift to bring you up to Sawmill Walk which leads you to the main entrance.

Covered in shimmering gold squares you won't miss this iconic building across from the river in Worcester. The Hive is Europe's first joint university and public library and also houses one of the largest children's libraries in the country.

The Hive is well-served by a number of adjacent car parks. Cattlemarket pay and display car park is directly in front of The Hive. 21 designated blue badge disabled bays are available along the near side of The Hive facing the building. There is a ramped access way signposted all around the side of The Hive leading directly to the main entrance.

Rare and True Pioneers

Nature Nurtures grows with a network of relationships; people who believe in children, who are unafraid to walk their own line.

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