Out in the Field Retreat for Teachers
A One-Day Nature Connectedness Wellbeing Retreat
Re-connect, Relax, Reflect, Restore
An Out in the Field retreat during half-term to thank and support teachers – to help them prioritise their wellbeing and provide them with a tool-kit to deal with stress when working in high pressure jobs.
Time: 9am- 5.30pm
Costs: Subsidised places: £50 per person, which covers all sessions and catering
Actual cost £165 per person: Funding has been provided through the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme from Defra and the Kent Downs National Landscape.
An opportunity to:
– Take time out to rest and relax
– Develop a deeper understanding of the benefits of nature for wellbeing
– Build confidence with mind-body practices and to explore how to integrate mindfulness in daily life
– Feel empowered for sustainable self-care: able to release tension, regulate emotions, sleep better, restore energy
– Learn tools to help manage stress and anxiety to take back into the classroom and share with students.
– Reflect on your experience of work and capture key insights and learnings on what you need to support your wellbeing.
The core practices of the programme are simple mind-body practices from the Sophrology method, nature connection, nutrition, and group reflection practices.
After the retreat the participants are provided with a resource pack, which includes insights and tools to integrate and continue with the nature connection and mindfulness practices.
To book a place or for more information please email jessie@outinthefield.org
Participant feedback:
“An excellent way of actually building true resilience and improving our mental health in these challenging times”.
“Effective, simple, accessible, restorative, gentle, easy to incorporate into daily life”
“It has been brilliant – a day to explore relaxation and mindfulness techniques.”
“A wonderful day- for reflection and focusing on self without guilt or judgment.”
The day will be held in the cosy Granary at The Quadrangle and be facilitated by experienced teachers and nature connection guides and designed around the specific needs of the group.
Out in the Field
Out in the Field was set up in 2020 in response to the covid pandemic to support frontline staff in prioritising their wellbeing – To give them time to relax, restore and reconnect as a group and to up-skill them to be active participants in their own health care, providing a tool-kit of strategies to deal with stress when working in high pressure jobs.
We have run retreats for over 800 NHS staff and have worked with the following hospitals and NHS Trusts: Maudsley Hospital, Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford and Gravesend Trust, King’s College Hospital NHS Trust, Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.
Funding for Out in the Field (OITF) has been provided through the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme from Defra and the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to extend the programme to teachers and care workers in 2024.
Impact Evaluation highlights from retreats for NHS staff:
• 100% would recommend the retreat to a friend.
• 95% felt clearer about how to support their wellbeing following the retreat.
A Survey completed 3-months following the retreat demonstrates that participants utilised techniques learnt to their benefit both at work and at home following the retreat:
• 88% of participants have spent more time in nature.
• 64% of participants reported positively changing their eating habits.
• 78% of participants reported practising mind-body exercises since the retreat.
Which has had a positive impact on Work Culture:
• 77% of participants felt more positive about their work in general following the retreat.
• 87% of participants felt that their relationships with colleagues had been more positive since the retreat.
