We make a variety of ceramics using the potter’s wheel and slip cast moulds. We decorate our pottery with glaze. We make our own glazes with ash from our trees and we make sculptures. We use a rolling Machine to roll out slabs of clay to make slab pots, press moulds, plaques and tiles.

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"I like the pottery. It makes me feel creative, artistic and clever." Stuart

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In yoga we learn postures where we stretch and breathe correctly. We have to watch carefully and concentrate to listen to instructions. We follow instructions to learn the postures to do them safely. It helps with our coordination, it is good exercise and it helps us to stay healthy. We talk about our feelings, which is always helpful. Yoga makes people feel chilled and relaxed, which gets rid of peoples stress and stops people feeling anxious.

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"I like doing yoga. It makes me feel relaxed and the postures help me to focus and to breathe." Martyn

We use the kitchen to make soups, jams, chutneys, mince pies, cakes, quiches and pizzas. In the summer we prepare salads. We use all our own produce from our vegetable garden and polytunnels for cooking. We learn about health and safety and hygiene. We follow or make our own recipes. We learn and practice cooking skills like chopping, peeling, measuring ingredients, washing up and cleaning up the kitchen.

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I like cooking and using different skills. I feel good making soup for everyone." Shaun

We plan which plants we want and grow seeds in the greenhouse. We use the polytunnel and vegetable plots to grow salad and vegetables. We also grow flowers and fruit. We learn when and how to grow plants and develop skills like planting seeds, potting on, weeding, digging, using manure to help the soil, using crop rotation plans, planting the plants out into our vegetable plots and flower borders, looking after the crops, harvesting and using the produce. We have the chance to have our own vegetable plots so that we can take produce home and learn to grow our own vegetables.

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"I love gardening.  It makes me feel confident and learning different ways of how to grow things and working together." Katie

We fix and build things for the project like repairing furniture, fences and building gates. We learn woodwork skills including sawing, drilling, clamping wood, sanding, measuring, fitting and painting.

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"I like making things for the project like vegetable plots and potato boxes. I enjoy using my skills." Andy

We look after the project grounds and its buildings. We mend, repair and redecorate things. We build new sheds and buildings when we need them. We have recently built a new group room and are currently redesigning our lunchtime area.

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"I feel I can use my skills and I carry on learning.

It makes me feel more confident to know that I am good at things." Billy

We use journals to record our work and to keep our photos of what we do. We write our own objectives and check them throughout the year. We help to run the office and help with the accounts. We use computers to type letters, send emails and order items online. We answer the phone, do photocopying, laminating and use the calculator. We use our reading and writing skills.

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"I feel good because I learn new skills about using the computers, updating the website and being involved the project." Greg

We look after chickens. We feed them and clean them out. We collect eggs from the chickens and sell them locally. We also have two dogs and we like to groom them.

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I like the animals, I like to make sure they don't get poorly. I feel proud to look after them and I do the work carefully." Douglas