4th January 2024 • The HERALD • Page 51 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v KIDS ZONE Services offered: Private Tutoring Services Home-schooling Solutions Exam Prep and Entry Coaching and Mentoring Services Soft Skills Training Phone: 07751 083447 Email: office@stgeorgeseducation.com Website: www.stgeorgeseducation,com A number of local charities and businesses run outdoor clubs for children, helping them to learn about nature. e Countryside Education Trust (CET) has been running playgroups with a di erence for over 20 years. e CET Owls Clubs take place at both their Home Farm and Treehouse Study Centre sites in Beaulieu. Owlets is for 0-2 year olds, Little Owls is for children aged 2 – 4 and Big Owls for 4 – 6 year olds and Eagle Owls 7+, sessions are themed throughout the year to match the seasons and educate children about farm animals, gardening and nature through fun and engaging activities. For more information visit: www.cet. org.uk/owlsclub A little further up the road in Beaulieu Village, Fairweather’s Garden Centre run their Potting Shed Club at Patrick’s Patch, run by their Head Gardener Rachel Foster. e sessions are perfect for primary aged children to learn about gardening. Pre booking is essential: fairweathers.co.uk/potting-shed-club As well as e Potting Shed Club, they also hold regular Family Welly Days, you and your family can help the Patricks Patch team with seasonal gardening jobs, enjoy a cup of tea and a slice of cake and take home the knowledge to your own garden: fairweathers.co.uk/family-welly-days/ Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust run a variety of children’s programmes at Testwood Lakes Nature Reserve near Totton including a Forest School for 1.5-5 year olds, Wildlife Tots, Nature Tots and babies, Wildlife Watch for 5-15 year olds and Wildlife Rangers for 12-18 year olds. For details visit: www.hiwwt.org.uk/education-centres/ testwood-lakes-education-centre Lepe Country Park run a variety of child friendly events throughout the year with trails during the school holidays as well as education sessions with Lepe’s Rangers including discovering the marine wildlife found at Lepe. For the latest events visit: www.hants.gov.uk/ thingstodo/countryparks/lepe/whatson Outdoor Learning Fun For Children Pond dipping at Testwood Lakes New Forest-based tutoring service St George’s Educational Services is o ering a new service designed to help students revise e ectively for their exams. For many students January signals the start of serious studying and revision for this year’s GCSE and A level exams. Following the autumn mock exams, it’s not uncommon for some to nd the results falling short of expectations, creating a real need for targeted assistance to bridge the gap. Whilst for some students these issues may arise in one particular subject, others may experience di culties with studying and revision itself across a number of subjects. With only 3-4 months le until the exams, the amount of revision required may feel overwhelming, and students may feel unsure about when to start, how to organise and plan it, and how best to ensure that what they are revising now will still be in their head in May. One thing is clear: Simply re-reading what is in your books isn’t going to be e ective. But what IS the best way to learn? Every one of us is born with tendencies towards certain learning styles, and recognising your own learning style is the rst step towards e ective studying and revision. student in a supportive and motivating environment, they help students overcome challenges, develop con dence in their own resources and abilities, and build a roadmap for lifelong learning. Contact us for more information: o ce@stgeorgeseducation.com For example, visual learners retain information best through images, diagrams, videos and mindmaps. Auditory learners prefer to listen to information and then discuss it with others; kinaesthetic learners need to move in order to remember things, and others take things in best when reading them. Flashcards, a method o en recommended by schools, only really work for some of these learning styles. e new learning coaching service o ered by St George’s Educational Services guides students through this challenging period. e team o er personalised coaching sessions that address specific barriers and needs, focusing on study habits, time management, and examtaking strategies. By working closely with each Kerstin Mordant, St George’s Educational Services New Learning Coaching Service to Help Students Prepare for Exams This Year from St George’s Educational Services WATERSIDE VETERANS COFFEE CLUB e Waterside Veterans Co ee Club is held on the 3rd Saturday of every month from 10am at Fawley Royal British Legion, Exbury Road, Black eld, SO45 1XD, with their next meeting scheduled for Saturday 20th January. All veterans, serving personnel, their families and dependents are invited to attend and enjoy the usually good humour, refreshments and occasional visiting guests. If you would like further information on this great venture please do get in touch by calling Lucy on: 07979 673343 or emailing: wvcc@btinternet.com Upcoming Courses at Minstead Study Centre Minstead Study Centre are running the following courses over the coming months: 21st January Willow Dragon y Workshop, 4th February Heart Dri wood Workshop, 3rd February Stag Dri wood Workshop, 17th February Fruit Pruning, 2nd March Macrame, 3rd March Drawing workshop with Artist Karen Coulsen. For further information and to book your place please visit: www.hants.gov.uk/minsteadstudycentre and click on events. e Railway Club of the New Forest meet next on Friday 26th January in the Forest Hall, Brockenhurst Village Hall, Highwood Road, Brockenhurst. SO42 7RY for a talk titled ‘Western Enterprise’ by Colin Brading Visitors welcome. £5 on the door. Arrive from 7pm and start at 7.30pm. Western Enterprises
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