Harmeny Education Trust Donate Now Main Menu About Harmeny Outdoors Harmeny Outdoors is part of Harmeny Education Trust and offers adventurous and environmental experiences for children who attend Harmeny School, as well as a range of activities for external groups, volunteering and student placement opportunities. Activities we offer include climbing and abseiling, off road cycling, hill walking, mountaineering, kayaking and canoeing, as well as at tree climbing, indoor climbing, water play, bushcraft and orienteering. Our outdoor service is regularly inspected by the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority (AALA), most recently in February 2021. In particular our bike programme has been highlighted as an area of good practice: “The inspector was informed about the skills acquisition programme for bike maintenance which enables the students (under supervision) to upgrade old bicycles and then sell them at the local Balerno farmers’ market. The inspector felt that the inclusive and imaginative approach to using all aspects of cycling to engage the students and teach both bike and life skills was pro-active and innovative.” (Adventure Activities Licensing Authority Inspection Report, March 2018) Successive inspections by the Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland have also highlighted our outdoor service as playing a vital part in contributing to very positive outcomes for children. Our most recent care inspection report stated, “Harmeny outdoors also provided opportunities for children to broaden their horizons and try new activities such as skiing, kayaking, camping and team building activities. These opportunities helped children to gain in confidence and physical ability as well as increasing their knowledge and life skills.” (Care Inspection Report, March 2016) To find out more about the work of our Harmeny Outdoors, please click on the sub headings on the left hand side. To view details of our adventure activities license, please click on the following link: AALA Licence Homepage Also in this section Harmeny Outdoors About Harmeny Outdoors Outdoor Learning at Harmeny Harmeny Community Garden Eco schools Harmeny Community Woodland Opportunities for External Groups Staff Profiles Volunteering & Student Placements Contact & Bookings “I was being trusted by adults to play independently with others and to be a responsible member of a group.” Former pupil Harmeny Education Trust Limited Harmeny School Mansfield Road Balerno Midlothian, EH14 7JY Tel: 0131 449 3938/5002 Follow us on © 2021 Harmeny Education Trust Limited is a registered Scottish Charity (No SC024256), and a company limited by guarantee (Reg No SCO162021) whose registered office is Harmeny Education Trust Limited, Harmeny School, Mansfield Road, Balerno, EH14 7JY. Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Site: Cole AD