Home Educators

We run a monthly home ed group at Great Dixter called Grow.

Sessions focus on seasonal activity in the garden and woods and include art, cooking, and science as well as a forest school approach to learning in the woods, with learners developing their own ideas and themes.

£20 for a family with more than one child, £10 for single child families, and include snacks which we make, activities and facilitation by education officer, Catherine.

The group will be mixed agegroup depending on who books.
Sessions will start at 10am and finish at 1:30.

2026 sessions are planned for:

20^th January
24^th February
14^th April 
12^th May
16^th June 
21^st July 
11^th August 
22^nd September 
6^th October
3^rd November 
8^th December  

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January 2026

January’s session will take place on the 20th. The plan is to meet in the education room at 10am and mix up some doughnuts to cook in the woods to have alongside some Spanish style hot chocolate (thickened with Cornflour).

I am hoping Lexie will join us again for a seasonal progagation activity- we might have another go at hardwood cuttings so if your willow survived last year maybe we can add to your home copse! We’ll have a quick whizz around the garden as usual and I will set you the challenge of finding all the lovely smelling winter shrubs that you can. There’s a feast for the nose at this time of year.

Then we will head to the woods for a free-flow session. I’ll bring down the hammocks and I’ve got a new cargo net to play with, as well as some more whittling projects and ideas. We will have a look at winter twig identification and anyone wanting anything more focussed can find a sit spot and see if they can spot any birds – it’s the RSPB’s birdwatch so we can add your data to their recordings if anyone chooses to take part.

You can book your place here

Please note, children must be accompanied to this group.