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About the camp
Everyone is unique
Like the flowers and the trees in the forest we humans are unique and each have a beautiful, unique perspective on the world. We value that individuality. Young people participating in our creative camp are invited to celebrate their uniqueness through sharing the way they see the world through their creations.
Follow what you love
Participants will be exposed to a range of art forms - from music, to visual art, story and theatre. Our aim is to gently guide them to discovering what they love to engage with. Drawing on Forest School pedagogy, the creative process will be led by the individual and their interests. Each participant will be given the chance to take their time and immerse themselves fully in their creativity — to their heart's content!
Nature as our guide
Being immersed in the natural environment of the forest and the beach, we will be exploring it, observing its beauty and looking to it for inspiration — as we hope to learn more about what we are each drawn to and what we love about the world around us.
What participants explore
Your guides
Cara Coyle
Cara is an artist and songwriter from Co. Donegal. She performs her own original music in venues throughout Ireland with her band. Alongside her music, she has worked in galleries and forest schools, bringing creativity and artistic expression into natural and community spaces.
Cara graduated from the National College of Art and Design in 2013 with a BA in Fine Art and Art History. Though primarily a musician, her interest extends to theatre, having worked on projects at Dublin Fringe Festival & Scene + Heard Festival.
Cara regularly facilitates music and art experiences for children including work with Sense of Wonder Forest School, workshops with the Douglas Hyde Gallery, as a mentor for Sail Training Ireland (working on the Irish tall ships) and through Foróige.
Yuuki Blakeney
Yuuki is the founder of Sense of Wonder Forest School. With a background in science and environmental psychology, she has been facilitating meaningful connections between young people and the natural world since 2015.
She believes in offering young people the gift of time to wander and wonder in nature, and that nurturing their creativity will become ever more important in the era of AI and the digital world.
She is the co-author of the book Forest Fridays, weaving together stories of children's experiences in nature.
Most recently, she has been involved in the Sing Forest Project in the UK, writing songs inspired by nature and her own creative work in both English and Japanese.
Guest Artist (TBC)
We look forward to welcoming a guest artist to facilitate a drama workshop with the participants... details to be revealed soon...