Lettuce Grow is launching weekly sessions at Aldbourne Community Garden in Wiltshire, designed to support wellbeing, confidence, and connection to nature through hands-on outdoor learning.
Each session will be led by a trained social and therapeutic gardener, with group sizes limited to six children to ensure a calm, supportive environment.
Eleanor Williamson, founder of Lettuce Grow, said: “These sessions are about learning by doing.
“Children build real skills, confidence, and a sense of pride through practical, outdoor experiences, while benefiting from the calming and restorative effects of being in nature.”
Activities will include planting, harvesting, caring for plants, and exploring the natural environment.
Sessions are child-led and flexible, allowing each participant to engage at their own pace.
The programme builds on the success of similar sessions offered by Lettuce Grow at a nearby primary school, where parents have praised the structure and impact of the experience.
One parent said: “It was wonderful to watch my daughter’s confidence increase after learning about gardening.
“Each visit seemed to help her grow, as she came home clutching another pot of seedlings armed with more new and interesting opinions, hypotheses, and full of gardening information.”
Sessions will be held on Wednesdays, starting in March.
Morning sessions are for primary school-aged children (ages five to 11), and afternoon sessions are for secondary school-aged children.
The cost is £12 per session, with block booking and sibling discounts available.
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