Might Oaks Parent & Child Group 2009-2018 Mighty Oaks began in September 2009 and ran very successfully for over two years in Swanton Novers Village Hall. All places were filled within the first three months, and we had a constant waiting list of parents wanting to attend. The average age of the group subsequently increased and our needs changed to include homeschooling families like our own. In 2013, we moved Mighty Oaks out into its true home - the woods! Here we established a wonderful outdoor venue with a dining shelter, a play tent, a fire circle, sand pit, climbing frames and a composting toilet and developed the site to provide a comfortable, quality outdoor play and learning experience for local families. At its height it ran 3 days a week and served 28 families and 35 children, offering an invaluable support group and social experience for parents of young children. In time as our own children grew we decided to expand our focus to include a woodland based class for ages 7+, we raised funds and built a beautiful wooden cabin classroom in the heart of the woods, found a wonderful teacher and assistant and Mighty Oaks Foxes was born. This ran until 2018 providing a unique and deeply nourishing Steiner experience for the children. "I'm not sure I would have survived the first year of having a baby without Mighty Oaks! I never knew it could be so hard - and also that other people could be so warm and caring. Thank you Mighty Oaks!" "At Mighty Oaks, I enjoyed seeing warm and solid parent-child relationships. It gave me an opportunity to consider how I want to bring my child up." "Thanks to Mighty Oaks I have much more awareness of how to create a supportive rhythm within my own home which helps all of my family to be happy - most of the time!"