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Saturday Club

27th Feb (Sat) - 10:00 - 3:00

St Nicolas and St Mary CE Primary School / £30.00

NERF WINTER WASTELAND All things Nerf. Join us for an energetic day of Nerf dart dodging, playing tactical and team Nerf games in our winter wasteland - a barren landscape filled with zombies and amusing NERF hazards to navigate - be at the ready! (Due to more competitive nature of this day, age 6+ is recommended)

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06th Mar (Sat) - 10:00 - 3:00

St Nicolas and St Mary CE Primary School / £30.00

POKEMON WILD ADVENTURES A day of craft & tech meets nature and team games. Creating our own Pokémon, Building Pokémon Balls and making Pokémon Cards to take home. Plus, the mega Pokémon Stack Attack game - Which Pokémon Trainer are you? “Gotta catch them all!”

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13th Mar (Sat) - 10:00 - 3:00

St Nicolas and St Mary CE Primary School / £30.00

Back 2 Basics Bushcraft We love our bushcraft days. Expect fire lighting, shelter building, marshmallow toasting and of course plenty of woodland games.

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20th Mar (Sat) - 10:00 - 3:00

St Nicolas and St Mary CE Primary School / £30.00

MINECRAFT vs WILDCRAFT One of our favourites! Form your clan, earn your reward-pixels and expand your settlement. A day of imagination and creativity. Watch out for The Creeper!

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27th Mar (Sat) - 10:00 - 3:00

St Nicolas and St Mary CE Primary School / £30.00

WE'RE GOING ON A YETI HUNT He's back! Our researchers in the field are confident yeti sightings in Shoreham will peak in early February. The kids will need to entice the yeti out with some delicious nature plates, take plaster moulds of his footprints and build a trap to catch him so he can be safely relocated.

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Book After school clubs

Arundel C of E Primary School

Arundel has excellent grounds for our activiites and we had a great first term there. The club runs every Monday during term time, from 3.10 - 4.10pm on the school premises

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Every school is taking an individual approach to how, when and if they want us to return to run After School Clubs this term. We hope to have an update mid September and are keen to start clubs as soon as we can. In the meantime thanks for your patience, please sign up to newsletterto be the first to hear about clubs going on sale. We're keen to find a way for the children to get their Outdoors Project 'fix'. If you are interested in us running a Saturday Club please email to express your interest.

Chesswood Junior School

Chesswood was our first after school club to be opened in central Worthing and it's going great! The staff are really supportive and the club's very popular and has a great atmosphere. The club runs every Tuesday during term-time from 3.15 to 4.15 on the school premises.

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Downsbrook Primary School

We had a great first term and Downsbrook and are looking forward to returning as soons as we are able to.

The club runs on Wednesdays during term-time from 3.15 to 4.15 on the school premises.

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Eastbrook Primary Academy

We're looking forward to returning to Eastbrook when we are able to. They have excellent grounds for all of our activities and some familiar faces from our holiday clubs in Buckingham Park are in attendance!

The club runs on Wednesdays during term time from 3.10pm - 4.10pm on the school premises

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Elm Grove Primary School Worthing

We always have a great time at Elm Grove. We have sole use of the school's outdoor space on a Monday and there's plenty of nooks and crannies to explore. The club runs every Monday during term-time from 3.20 - 4.20 on the school premises.

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Every school is taking an individual approach to how, when and if they want us to return to run After School Clubs this term. We hope to have an update mid September and are keen to start clubs as soon as we can. In the meantime thanks for your patience, please sign up to newsletter to be the first to hear about clubs going on sale. We're keen to find a way for the children to get their Outdoors Project 'fix'. If you are interested in us running a Saturday Club please email to express your interest.

Glebe Primary School

We're really enjoying our clubs in the fantastic grounds at Glebe. The Outdoor Learning Area is perfect for our bushcraft sessions and there are plenty of great spaces for NERF and games! The club runs on Fridays during term time,on the school premises from 3.05pm - 4.05pm.

AUTUMN TERM - SEPTEMBER '20 - Term Dates TBC Sign up to Newsletter to receive club news

Every school is taking an individual approach to how, when and if they want us to return to run After School Clubs this term. We hope to have an update mid September and are keen to start clubs as soon as we can. In the meantime thanks for your patience, please sign up to newsletter to be the first to hear about clubs going on sale. We're keen to find a way for the children to get their Outdoors Project 'fix'. If you are interested in us running a Saturday Club please email to express your interest.

Handcross Park

Handcross has such beautiful grounds; an abundance of field space perfect for our team building games is bordered by ancient woodland which could not be better suited to den building and woodland adventures.

Jason Gayler - Head of Pre-Prep and Nursery is a great champion of outdoor pursuits and we are really enjoying running our club here.

The club runs every Monday during term time from 3.15 to 4.15 on the school premises and is open to years 1 and 2.

SPRING TERM DATES 2021

11 WEEKS £77.00

The club runs on the following dates:

January 11, 18, 25, February 1, 8, (Half Term 15), 22, March 1, 8, 15

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Heene Church of England Primary School

With Victoria Park at our disposal just over the road (which we know well from our holiday clubs) and the friendly school staff we always have a great time. The club runs on Wednesdays during term time from 3.15 - 4.15 and is open to all years.

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Every school is taking an individual approach to how, when and if they want us to return to run After School Clubs this term. We hope to have an update mid September and are keen to start clubs as soon as we can. In the meantime thanks for your patience, please sign up to newsletter to be the first to hear about clubs going on sale. We're keen to find a way for the children to get their Outdoors Project 'fix'. If you are interested in us running a Saturday Club please email to express your interest.

Seaside Primary School

Seaside Primary is a beautiful modern school with fantastic grounds and welcoming staff. You can feel the sea breeze as you walk around! The club runs on Fridays during term-time on school premises from 3.00 - 4.00.

AUTUMN TERM - SEPTEMBER '20 - Term Dates TBC Sign up to Newsletter to receive club news

Every school is taking an individual approach to how, when and if they want us to return to run After School Clubs this term. We hope to have an update mid September and are keen to start clubs as soon as we can. In the meantime thanks for your patience, please sign up to newsletter to be the first to hear about clubs going on sale. We're keen to find a way for the children to get their Outdoors Project 'fix'. If you are interested in us running a Saturday Club please email to express your interest.

Sompting Village Primary School

We're really enjoying our club at Sompting Village! We've had lots of the wonderful Sompting kids turn up at our holiday clubs and run a few birthday parties for them too so we're seeing some familiar faces. The grounds are fantastic with a perfect clump of trees for our nature-based actvities and plenty of space to run around too.

AUTUMN TERM - SEPTEMBER '20 - Term Dates TBC Sign up to Newsletter to receive club news

Every school is taking an individual approach to how, when and if they want us to return to run After School Clubs this term. We hope to have an update mid September and are keen to start clubs as soon as we can. In the meantime thanks for your patience, please sign up to newsletter to be the first to hear about clubs going on sale. We're keen to find a way for the children to get their Outdoors Project 'fix'. If you are interested in us running a Saturday Club please email to express your interest.

St Nicolas and St Mary Primary School YEARS 1 & 2 TUESDAYS

We are delighted to be able to return to St Nicolas and St Mary's this term!

SPRING TERM DATES 2021

3.20 - 4.20 Tuesdays

January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9, (16 Half Term), 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23

10 Weeks total, £70.00 paid termly

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St Nicolas and St Mary Primary School YEARS 3 & 4 THURSDAYS

We are delighted to be able to return to St Nicolas and St Mary's this term!

SPRING TERM DATES 2020

3.20 - 4.20 Thursdays

January 14, 21, 28, February 4, 11, (18 Half Term), 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25

10 Weeks total, £70.00 paid termly

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St Nicolas and St Mary Primary School YEARS 5 & 6 WEDNESDAYS

We are delighted to be able to return to St Nicolas and St Mary's this term!

SPRING TERM DATES 2021

3.20 - 4.20 Wednesdays

January 13, 20, 27, February 3, 10, (17 Half Term), 24, March 3, 10, 17, 24

10 Weeks total, £70.00 paid termly

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Steyning C of E Primary School - Mondays

Steyning has lovely grounds ideally suited to our activities. Autumn Term 2020 has been a great chance to let off steam again and we're so looking forward to more fun in Spring 2021!

SPRING TERM DATES 2021

3.30 - 4.30 Mondays - January 11, 18, 25, February 1, 8, (15 Half Term) 22, March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

11 weeks total, £77 paid termly

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Swiss Gardens Primary School YEARS 1 & 2 FRIDAYS

We are delighted to be able to return to Swiss Gardens this term.

IMPORTANT: After School Clubs are now running in separate year group bubbles. Please ensure you book on the correct Year Group/Day. To be able to book you need to ensure your child is assigned to the SCHOOL/YEAR GROUP/DAY you are trying to book. Create or Login to your account and Update your Child details, choose correct school listing from drop down menu.

SPRING TERM DATES 2021

3.00 - 4.00 Fridays - January 15, 22, 29 February 5, 12 (19 HALF TERM) 26 March 5, 12, 19, 26

10 weeks £70.00

Price reduces by £7 each week

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Swiss Gardens Primary School YEARS 3 & 4 MONDAY

We are delighted to be able to return to Swiss Gardens this term.

SPRING TERM DATES 2021

3.15 - 4.15 Mondays - January 11, 18, 25 February 1, 8, (15 HALF TERM) 22 March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

11 weeks £77.00 paid termly

Price reduces by £7 each week

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The Globe Primary Academy

We really enjoy running our clubs at The Globe. There are some great outdoor spaces for us to use like the wild trees and hedgerows at the back of the field and the jungle garden in the school is perfect for bug-hunting!

The club runs on Fridays on school premises 3.15pm - 4.15pm.

AUTUMN TERM - SEPTEMBER '20 - Term Dates TBC Sign up to Newsletter to receive club news

Every school is taking an individual approach to how, when and if they want us to return to run After School Clubs this term. We hope to have an update mid September and are keen to start clubs as soon as we can. In the meantime thanks for your patience, please sign up to newsletter to be the first to hear about clubs going on sale. We're keen to find a way for the children to get their Outdoors Project 'fix'. If you are interested in us running a Saturday Club please email to express your interest.

The Laurels Primary School

This lovely little school has a fantastic Forest School space, perfect for den building and fire-lighting. There's plenty of open space too for big team games and NERF! We're looking forward to coming back next term with some great new activities!

AUTUMN TERM - SEPTEMBER '20 - Term Dates TBC Sign up to Newsletter to receive club news

Every school is taking an individual approach to how, when and if they want us to return to run After School Clubs this term. We hope to have an update mid September and are keen to start clubs as soon as we can. In the meantime thanks for your patience, please sign up to newsletter to be the first to hear about clubs going on sale. We're keen to find a way for the children to get their Outdoors Project 'fix'. If you are interested in us running a Saturday Club please email to express your interest.

Upper Beeding Primary School - Tuesdays

We are delighted to be able to return to Upper Beeding this term and can't wait to kick off on Tuesday 6th October.

The club is are open to years 1-6

Waterfield Primary School

The kids at Waterfield have to be among the most energetic in West Sussex and we are delighted to be returning for the autumn term!

Please note the club now runs on a Wednesday.

SPRING TERM 2021

11 weeks £77.00

The club runs on the following dates:

January 13, 20, 27, February 3, 10, (17 Half Term), 24, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

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West Park C.E. Primary School

West Park has a wonderful sports field for the activities that require a little more space, and a garden area perfect for seated activites like whittling and fire lighting. Rob who heads up West Sussex used to be a pupil here so it's a school close to his heart.

The club runs every Tuesday during term-time from 3.10 to 4.10pm on the school premises.

AUTUMN TERM - SEPTEMBER '20 - Term Dates TBC Sign up to Newsletter to receive club news

Every school is taking an individual approach to how, when and if they want us to return to run After School Clubs this term. We hope to have an update mid September and are keen to start clubs as soon as we can. In the meantime thanks for your patience, please sign up to newsletter to be the first to hear about clubs going on sale. We're keen to find a way for the children to get their Outdoors Project 'fix'. If you are interested in us running a Saturday Club please email to express your interest.

Meet the team

All our sessions are run by fully qualified instructors. Our staff are all CRB/DBS checked and all Lead Instructors hold First Aid qualifications, for your peace of mind.

Alan Owen

Qualifications / Awards: MSc (with distinction) Evolutionary and Adaptive Systems, 1st BSc (Hons) Biology, A-level Chemistry, Computing, Biology. Lead coder on two BAFTA winning online kids games for the BBC.

Interests: Ornithology, nature journaling and illustration, motorcycle adventuring, camping, coding, video games and 3D art

Other jobs/studies: Over 10 years working in the children’s game industry, making web-based video games for the BBC, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Sky and other broadcasters. After a long career track facilitating ‘indoor’ play, it’s high-time to balance things out!

Favourite ODP activity or game and why: Fire lighting in all the various ways; the science aspect runs very deep - what makes a good tinder? How to get more Oxygen into the fuel? Is the environment around the fuel warm enough? Is the fuel sufficiently dry? Taking a journey specifically to source materials to build a campfire turns this process of thought into a practical investigation: Where can I find that good tinder at this time of year? It’s been raining hard - how do I work around that? It really gets the observational and analytical skills working!

If you were an animal what would you be? A Jackdaw - a very smart bird that demonstrates a real joy for living. They make the best noises too!

What do you love about the outdoors? The application demanded of the senses - working indoors for a long time restricts the basic sensory faculties, resulting in something like ‘tunnel vision’; a literal limited world view. Being outdoors forces those senses back into action, and subsequently brings about an expansion of world view... Or rather, a ‘normalisation’ - like any creature, we aren’t meant to be indoors ‘all’ the time!

Alethia Hayden

Qualifications and Awards

Bsc Hons in Psychology. Duke of Edinburgh bronze, silver and gold, Paediatric Infant and Child First Aid, Emergency First Aid at Work.

Interests

Camping, travelling, music and art.

What is your favourite ODP activity and why?

Probably Nerf, the kids really love it, and so do I!

If you were an animal what would you be?

An elephant, strong but gentle.

What do you love about the outdoors?

Feeling part of something bigger than yourself.

Ed Kilroy

Qualifications and Awards

Paediatric Infant and Child First Aid, Emergency First Aid at Work.

Interests

Walking, Poker, Food & Drink, Badminton and Music.

Favourite ODP activity and why

All the activities are so varied and unique, it's hard to choose! Anything that involves teamwork is great as seeing all the kids working together to achieve a goal is a joy to see.

If you were an animal what would you be?

A Golden Eagle. The ability to soar at 15,000 feet and dive at 200mph would be pretty exhilarating! All birds off prey fascinate me, they're beautiful animals.

What do you love about the outdoors?

Being outdoors, for me, is very grounding and gives us such a welcome break from the fast paced lives most of us tend to live in.

With nature always changing and adapting, every experience is unique.

Why be inside when you can be outside!

Katie Saunders

Qualifications and Awards:

Reflexology, Paediatric Infant and Child First Aid, Emergency First Aid at Work.

Interests:

Nature watching, hiking, bird watching, travelling and music.

What is your favourite ODP activity and why?

I love seeing the children get so excited over the NERF games, plus anything bush craft, I love a good fire lighting or whittling session!

If you were an animal, what would you be?

A Leopard… or an Arctic Tern. I haven’t decided yet.

What do you love about the outdoors?

I love the way that being in nature makes me feel – open, free and calm. There is nothing else quite like it and I need to top up my dose as often as possible!

Kieran Hayes-Farmer

Qualifications and Awards:

Paediatric Infant and Child First Aid, Emergency First Aid at Work.

Interests:

I love Mountain Biking mainly but really anything with wheels and exploring the outdoors!

What is your favourite ODP activity and why?

My favourite ODP activity is firelighting because it's such a great skill, as well as being really encouraging when you successfully do it! But I also can't help but love Nerf, getting camo'd up with everyone and having a good time!

If you were an animal, what would you be?

If I was an animal I would be a snow leopard, because I love how stealthy they are. Plus they look really cool.

What do you love about the outdoors?

I love being able to just be outside! It's always different even if you go to the same places and I love exploring new things and all the amazing outdoors has to offer!

Rob Cruise

Rob heads up the West Sussex side of the business. Until 2016 he had been working in business development but his love of having adventures in the Canadian wilderness, camping as much as possible, scuba diving and generally enjoying the outdoors meant the lure of making his passions his work was too strong to resist!

Qualifications and Awards

First Aid qualified, Enhanced DBS, Designated Safeguarding Officer - Level 3, Advanced Open Water SCUBA Diver...and a 2:1 in Literature and Philosophy

Interests

Hiking, camping, yoga and curry! (Both preparing and consuming)

Favourite ODP activity or game and why?

Has to be NERF wars, the kids just absolutely love them and get so into the battles, it’s great fun to watch.

If you were an animal what would you be?

A killer whale, the undisputed lords of the ocean, highly intelligent with complex social structures and hierarchies, super cool.

What do you love about the outdoors?

In an age when we are constantly bombarded with distraction and connected to technology I love the peace you find from walking in the woods or the fun you can have playing simple games in a park. There’s something timeless about it, and the positive effects for mind and body are indisputable.

Stuart Neville

Qualifications and awards

Qualified teacher of design technology, scout sectional assistant, Paediatric Infant and Child First Aid, Emergency First Aid at Work.

Interests

I play the drums in two bands, I love camping and walking, preferably in Snowdonia but anywhere will do. I’m capable of watching just about any sport but ideally American football.

Favourite ODP activity and why

You can’t beat den building as an activity that’s fun, creative and promotes teamwork. But I do love a chaotic game too.

If you were an animal what would you be?

I’d love to be able to run through the trees like a squirrel so I’ll go with that.

What do you love about the outdoors?

The unpredictability; that even if you go to somewhere you’ve been many times before you’ll always find something new.

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Contact Number: 07931 557981 PLEASE NOTE We are often out and about running sessions and can't always answer the phone, if possible please get in touch via email. We regularly pick up messages and will get back to you ASAP.

"The Outdoors Project is the only holiday club the kids will allow me to book for them!"

The Outdoors Project - West Sussex has been running since June 2017. We are based in Upper Beeding near Steyning but the majority of our After School Clubs currently run across Shoreham and Worthing.

HOLIDAY CLUBS - we are making plans for 2021: October half term holiday clubs were so much fun at The Globe in Lancing and Goring C of E Primary School in Worthing. Please sign up to our newsletter to be kept up to speed with everything we do.

AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS - AUTUMN TERM 2020: We now have clubs running at Swiss Gardens, Waterfield, Upper Beeding, Handcross and Steyning . Every school is taking an individual approach to how and when they want After School Clubs to run. We will continue to open more clubs as the schools allow.

BIRTHDAY PARTIES: Whilst we know that a good party is much needed right now we are not currently running Birthday Parties. We are constantly reviewing the situation, we love running them so much.

COVID-19: Our approach to reopening The Outdoors Project is based upon a number of factors. Safety is of course a concern for many parents and carers at the moment but by understanding the benefits of outdoors play more and by working together to help manage the risks, we can prioritise children playing together outdoors again. We recognise the importance of play for children in their daily lives.

Adventure On!

Wind, rain or shine our clubs take place in schools, local parks and green spaces.

The Outdoors Project clubs are perfect for developing friendships, trust, teamwork, confidence and essential life skills.

We are constantly creating new games, themes and activities through the year. Fun is the main ingredient and kids usually return home happy and exhausted.

Age: Activities are suitable for children aged 5-12 (from school Yr 1 +).

Ofsted Registered: All clubs are led by DBS checked and enthusiastic staff.

Childcare Vouchers: Follow these instructions when making your booking online to pay with vouchers.

COVID-19: Our approach to reopening The Outdoors Project is based upon a number of factors. By understanding the benefits of outdoors play more and by working together to help manage the risks, we can prioritise children playing together outdoors again.

Any questions? Check out our FAQ page for answers to most questions, including links to pages on what to expect at our clubs.

Adventure On

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Arundel C of E Primary School

Chesswood Junior School

Downsbrook Primary School

Eastbrook Primary Academy

Elm Grove Primary School Worthing

Glebe Primary School

Handcross Park

Heene Church of England Primary School

Seaside Primary School

Sompting Village Primary School

St Nicolas and St Mary Primary School YEARS 1 & 2 TUESDAYS

St Nicolas and St Mary Primary School YEARS 3 & 4 THURSDAYS

St Nicolas and St Mary Primary School YEARS 5 & 6 WEDNESDAYS

Steyning C of E Primary School - Mondays

Swiss Gardens Primary School YEARS 1 & 2 FRIDAYS

Swiss Gardens Primary School YEARS 3 & 4 MONDAY

The Globe Primary Academy

The Laurels Primary School

Upper Beeding Primary School - Tuesdays

Waterfield Primary School

West Park C.E. Primary School

Meet the team

Alan Owen

Alethia Hayden

Ed Kilroy

Katie Saunders

Kieran Hayes-Farmer

Rob Cruise

Stuart Neville

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