THE SILVER BIRCH FOUNDATION

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, TRAINING, LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, WHO ARE EITHER DISENGAGED FROM OR NO LONGER IN EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT OR TRAINING, BY PROVIDING CREATIVE AND PRACTICAL LAND-BASED AND ECO-SYSTEM EDUCATION; TO HELP DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES, CONFIDENCE, LIFE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE; AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO SUCH PATTERNS OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT