What we offer

Our Programmes

Our work takes shape through a range of connected programmes, each offering different ways for children and families to engage.

Broadleaf offers two parts of our connected community - Open Access Sessions and our Teen Community.

Our Open Access groups include:

  • AQA Unit Awards Accredited Centre

  • John Muir Accredited Award Centre

  • Teen Social groups and events

  • Community Allotment Gardening

  • Nature Study Sessions

  • Musical Theatre Club

  • Nature Art Club

  • Creative Craft Club

  • Acorns Play-Based group for under 12s with parents

  • Research Opportunities with University of Southampton partners

  • Volunteering opportunities for 16-25 years with New Forest Heritage Centre

  • Around the World Project Club

  • Parent Social groups

  • 1-1 Parent Advice and Support

  • NHS Partnership Drop-In Clinics

  • Woodland Social Groups

  • Annual Regional Prom and End of Year Party

Teen Community

Teen Community sits underneath the wider Broadleaf community umbrella, and alongside our core Open Access programme. Whilst most of what we offer is open to anyone who would like to join us, Teen Community is a smaller, long-term community where young people build friendships, trust and a genuine sense of belonging over months and years.

Meeting twice a week for young people aged 13–17, sessions are shaped around the interests of the group, with creativity, discussion, nature and real-world projects providing opportunities to connect, grow and learn together. Underneath it all sits something much simpler: a sense of real community and belonging.

Teen Community isn't available to book directly as it is not a drop in activity. Families usually spend time getting to know Broadleaf through our wider community before we begin exploring whether Teen Community feels like the right next step. This gives everyone the opportunity to build relationships and understand how our community works.

As a small, parent volunteer-led group, we grow slowly and mindfully, with group numbers kept deliberately low to ensure every young person feels seen. Over many years of experience, we believe that this is the best way to ensure we can offer every young person the safe, trusting, relationship-based community that Teen Community is designed to be.

Our hope is that every young person finds the place where they truly belong. For some, that will be Teen Community. For others, it may be another part of the Broadleaf community where they can best flourish.

If you would like to register your interest in Teen Community, we will contact you for an initial conversation as a space becomes available.

Our Approach in Practice

Broadleaf offers a structured programme of creative, social and nature-based opportunities, designed to support connection, confidence and wellbeing.

These are not standalone activities, but are part of a relational, long-term approach, where trust builds over time and families are supported as a whole.

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Everything we offer is grounded in the Broadleaf Approach:

  • Small, consistent groups where relationships can grow

  • Families remain part of the space, building safety alongside their child

  • Skilled facilitators who prioritise connection over outcomes

  • Flexible engagement, allowing young people to participate in their own way

  • Calm, low-pressure environments where children can be themselves

    We shape the space around the child, not the child around the space.

Creative & Arts

Art, music, theatre and collaborative projects offer opportunities for expression, confidence and connection.

  • Art Clubs

  • Musical Theatre

  • Dance

  • Music

  • Performance

These sessions are not outcome-driven, instead they are spaces where young people can explore creativity at their own pace, supported by skilled facilitators.

Nature-based Projects

Our outdoor programmes use the New Forest landscape to support wellbeing, creativity and connection to place.

This includes:

  • Opportunities to work towards John Muir Awards

  • Community Allotment Sessions

  • Nature Art

  • Woodland-based experiences

Time outdoors provides space to regulate, explore and connect in ways which feel natural and unpressured.

Family & Early Years

We offer gentle, welcoming spaces for younger children and their families, where:

  • Parents can remain present and supported

  • Children can engage at their own pace

  • Relationships between families begin to grow

    These sessions often form the first step into the Broadleaf community.

Parent Community

Alongside all of our programmes, we hold space for parents to:

  • Build peer relationships

  • Share experiences and support one another

  • Feel less isolated and more confident

  • Access expert advice on Home Education, access to GCSE exams and much more

    This is a vital part of our work—supporting the whole family, not just the child.

Connection to Support & Opportunities

Broadleaf also acts as a central access point, connecting families to:

  • Health and wellbeing services

  • Onsite collaboration drop-ins with NHS and LA partners

  • Specialist knowledge and guidance

  • Research and collaboration opportunities

  • Information, signposting and advocacy

    We work closely with partners to ensure families can access the support they need, when they need it.

While our programmes vary, they are all part of one connected community.

Families often engage across multiple areas, building relationships that extend beyond sessions and continue over time.

This is what makes Broadleaf different - not just what we offer, but how it connects.

A Connected Community