What are EcoWeeks?

EcoWeeks are residential holidays for children (aged 8 - 15) at the Centre for Alternative Technology in mid Wales. 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. EcoWeeks have developed from Superweeks run by the ATE Trust, which has forty years of experience of running residential holidays for children.

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:

• Walks in the hills
  

• Indoor games in the CAT theatre
  

• Swimming in Machynlleth
  

• Searching for the druid's gravestone in Corris village
  

• Paddling in the sea at Aberystwyth (brrrrrr)
  

• Making and testing wind turbines
  

• Exploring the woods - blindfold
  

• Riverside barbeque
  

• Cake baking
  

• Having a special train on the Corris Railway
  

What's on in 2009?

There will be two EcoWeeks in 2009, each seven days long with the option to attend both during the Summer*

EcoWeeks cost just £250 per child, covering board and lodging and all activities. Escorted travel is available from a network of meeting points around the UK on a pooled basis (if we buy the tickets) or for £10 (if you buy them).
How do we manage to charge so little? Mainly because we're all volunteers - and because (this is probably obvious) we don't spend much on our website.

In case you wondered, we got the advertising space in Green Parent magazine dirt cheap because someone else dropped out and we could fill it at 36 hours' notice.

*Of course this will be double the price!