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OASES aims to:

  1. Promote for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment by promoting biological diversity.
  2. Advance the education of the public, especially children and young people, in the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment, to enable them to make choices and take actions that create a more sustainable world where all can thrive.
  3. Promote and encourage engagement with outdoor and sustainable activities which support peoples’ wellbeing, especially for children and young adults.

Below are the projects we have been working on to achieve these aims. 

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Young people sawing wood for a bug hotel in the Wild Thursdays Club at Sunderland Community Garde n.

29 Jun 2026

Wild Thursdays

Forest Schools Sessions for home-schooled young people at Sunderland Community Garden….

23 Jan 2026

Forest Bathing

Forest Bathing is the practice of immersing oneself in nature…

16 Jan 2026

OMEGA

OASES, Sunderland City Council and Together for Children have created the OMEGA project to get our schools and communities growing, eating and enjoying healthy food. OMEGA stands for Olfactory, Mindful Eating and Gardening Activities….

Child creating model wind turbine using OASES' Supergrid kit.

11 Dec 2025

Low Carbon Charter Mark

OASES is offering a range of sustainability sessions to 8 Sunderland Schools….

Food Durham Logo

11 Dec 2025

Food Durham

Food Durham supports the development of a more sustainable local food system….

Children creating their own wind turbine with k'nex and a specialist model generator.

10 Dec 2025

Wind Warriors

Wind Warriors aims to teach KS2 children how sustainable energy research and innovation is helping humans to tackle the issue of climate change….

9 Dec 2025

Climate Friendly Schools: NECA

Climate Friendly Schools: NECA helped schools from North of Tyne to gain the Climate Friendly Schools Award….

9 Dec 2025

Climate Friendly Schools: Derwent Valley

Funded by Derwent Valley AAP, OASES has worked with 10 schools in the Derwent Valley area to deliver our Climate Friendly Schools initiative….

9 Dec 2025

Climate Friendly Schools: Chester-le-Street

Funded by Chester-le-Street AAP, OASES is working with 10 schools in the Chester-le-Street area to deliver our Climate Friendly Schools initiative….

26 Nov 2025

Green Futures – STEM Learning

Research and innovation into energy solutions is enabling humans to tackle climate change….

Pupil lying on hammock in the woodland

20 Nov 2025

Adventures Away From Home

An immersive experience of outdoor learning for Secondary and SEND pupils….

19 Nov 2025

Eat Smart

Gardening and composting at school to fight food waste….

19 Nov 2025

Mary Midgley Project

Hands-on philosophy sessions to connect with nature….

19 Nov 2025

National Education Nature Park

Bespoke garden design and construction to support biodiversity and outdoor learning in schools….

22 Aug 2024

Local Nature Recovery Strategy

In partnership with Durham County Council, OASES visited 36 schools (Primary and Secondary) across County Durham, who took part in this exciting project where students were able to learn more about their local nature and were given an opportunity to…

31 Dec 2023

Diamond Garden

Working for the second time with artist Mick Stephenson, OASES has delivered sessions in 5 Durham Primary schools to create a Diamond Garden which was exhibited as one of the Durham Lumiere installations 2023. Participants learned about renewable energy and…

17 Oct 2023

Learning through Landscapes – Local School Nature Grant

OASES North East deliver Local School Nature Grant school staff training sessions through their Postcode Lottery funded Local School Nature Grants programme….

17 Oct 2023

Seascapes

As part of the Tyne to Tees, Shores and Seas Partnership Scheme (SeaScapes), OASES are delivering the educational elements of two projects; coastlines and coast at war….

17 Oct 2023

Nature and Nurture

The grant, kindly received from the Mid Durham AAP, provides children with forest bathing sessions and teachers with NOCN Accredited Forest Bathing training. These sessions are an early intervention and preventative support strategy that enable children to connect with nature…

18 May 2023

Trees for Children

Over 3 years, OASES is working with 10 schools across County Durham to deliver Climate Change sessions through the ‘Children 4 Climate Change?’ project, kindly funded by Durham University…