What are EcoWeeks?

 

EcoWeeks are residential holidays for children (aged 8 - 15) at the Centre for Alternative Technology in mid Wales or other exciting places. Seven days of exploring ways to save the planet while having lots of fun playing games, singing songs, going for walks, listening to stories round the fire, exploring the area, making friends ... and making some remarkable chocolate cakes.

 

What happens at an EcoWeek?

 

Every EcoWeek is different - that's part of the fun! The activities are chosen to respond to everyone in the EcoWeek community (children and adults) - their interests, skills and enthusiasm help create a unique, unrepeatable experience.

Here are some of the things we've done recently:

What's on in 2012?

 

There will be four EcoWeeks in 2011, two at the CAT EcoCabins and two at Hagg Farm. Each EcoWeek lasts seven days and we accept children for one or more weeks.

Session

From

To

Cabins A

Saturday 21st July

Saturday 28th July

Cabins B

Saturday 28th July

Saturday 4th August

Hagg Farm A

Saturday 11th August

Saturday 18th August

Hagg Farm B

Saturday 18th August

Saturday 25th August


EcoWeeks cost just £325 per child, covering board and lodging and all activities. Escorted travel is available from Birmingham (CAT) or Manchester (Hagg Farm) - it's free if you buy the tickets and £12.50 if we buy them.

How do we manage to charge so little? Mainly because we're all volunteers - nobody working for or at EcoWeeks is paid a penny. Apart from running the holidays, our only costs are staff training (a preparatory weekend for new volunteers every spring), insurance and some publicity in Clean Slate, the CAT supporter's magazine and in Aquila magazine for children.