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About the Trust
Plas Derw Trust Ltd is a social enterprise not for profit company with charitable status. It was registered in June 2005 and achieved charitable status in July 2006. It resulted from a partnership between the North East Wales Forest Education Initiative (IMPIO), the Welsh College of Horticulture and Flintshire Local Education Authority.
The purpose of Plas Derw Trust is to promote outdoor learning and sustainable living in North East Wales. It does this through the provision of Forest School and Environmental Education. We work with local schools and organisations providing Forest School to disadvantaged youth. Forest School has proven to be very successful and is a valuable resource to our community.
Our aim is to:
- Encourage sociability and positive interaction.
- Promote and encourage sustainability and use natural materials.
- Encourage the appreciation and understanding of the local and global natural world.
- To develop useful skills such as team building, problem solving and coping strategies.
- To allow children to explore their strengths and weaknesses.