PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE WORKINGWITH LAND BASED CRAFT

Set in 60 acres of beautiful woodland in East Lothian, Scotland Seòl Trust Craft, Land and Enterprise Centre is an innovative specialist daytime programme for integrated living and work skills, for young adults aged 18 and above with complex needs.

• Explore and experience working with the land, craft and practical activities such as horticulture, green woodwork, weaving and pottery

• Work alongside experienced craftspeople who will help you findanewsenseofidentityandincreasedself-esteembyworking with, and overcoming the challenges of the material

• The possibility to progress towards internships, apprenticeshipsorfull-timeemploymentthrough re-engagementwithpracticalactivities

• Gain appropriate accreditations• Develop transferable social, emotional and behavioural

skillswiththeaimofbuildingself-confidence,long-termrelationships, and improving independence.

• Supported interaction and inclusion with the local community

01453 837502 | admissions@rmt.org | www.rmt.org

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Ruskin Mill Trust is a long standing group of specialist Schools, Colleges and Gateway programmes which offer education for children and adults with complex needs through our research based method of

Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE). Craft and land based practical skills are used in a therapeutic context to support learning and development in meaningful activity.

Ruskin Mill Trust is a Charitable Trust. Registered in England and Wales. Company Registration Number: 7252866. Charity Number: 1137167

“We can find Nature outside us only if we have first learned to know her within us. What is alive to her within us must be our guide. This marks out our path of enquiry.”

- Rudolf Steiner Pishwanton Wood is a site for environmental education, research and holistic practice, offering opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to renew and deepen their relationship with nature. We explore ways of integrating agriculture, horticulture, woodland management and conservation activities to create a practical demonstrationofsustainablelanduse.Ourphilosophyisalsoreflectedinthebeautifulorganic architecture, providing unique spaces for workshops, classes, and retreats.

The wood consists of 60 acres (27 ha) of varied plant and animal habitat. It is situated inaheavilyglaciatedlandscapeatthefootoftheLammermuirHillsinSouth-EastScotland, and has belonged to the Life Science Trust since 1996.

It is not just a question of what we do, but how we do it that brings art and wholeness into our lives. Our holistic approach can be experienced in our four activity centres:

• the Life Science Centre for Goethean research and education• the Ecology Centre for Biodynamic cultivation and biodiversity• the Craft Centre for rural crafts and artistic explorations of place,• theSocialCentreexploringlivinginharmonywithNature(on-siteco-housingis

currently being explored)