Learning beyond the classroom. Real businesses. Real skills.
Using the marquee, The Riverside, Aberdulais Golf, the vineyard and the wider estate as a living classroom for schools, colleges and young people across South Wales.
School visits College partnershipsThe marquee becomes the learning hub.
During weekdays, the marquee can host structured education days, enterprise challenges, careers events, awards, workshops and practical learning programmes.
The Concept
Living Classroom
Students learn from the vineyard, bees, homegrown produce, golf, hospitality, renewable energy and real estate operations.
Food & Hospitality
The Riverside connects learning with food, catering, service, events and farm-to-table thinking.
Enterprise & Innovation
Students experience business, finance, sustainability, leadership, energy and entrepreneurial thinking in practice.
A Typical Education Day
Arrival
Welcome in the marquee and introduction to the estate challenge.
Workshops
Rotations through vineyard, bees, hospitality, golf, energy or finance themes.
Lunch
Food at The Riverside linked to homegrown produce and healthy eating.
Challenge
Teams create a business, sustainability or enterprise idea.
Present
Students present ideas and receive certificates or awards.
Food, nature and discovery.
Primary pupils can explore where food comes from, how bees make honey, how plants grow, how vineyards work and how the environment supports everyday life.
Enterprise, finance and futures.
Older students can work on business challenges involving hospitality, renewable energy, money, marketing, leadership, STEM and careers.
Programme Areas
Schools
Structured school visits, curriculum-linked learning, enterprise days, sustainability workshops and awards.
Explore schoolsColleges
Partnerships with catering, hospitality, vehicle maintenance, land-based learning, business and enterprise departments.
Explore collegesEnterprise Academy
Students learn from a live portfolio of businesses: The Riverside, Mr Finance, Viridi Power, Aberdulais Golf and the vineyard.
Explore enterpriseAwards & Events
The marquee can host Young Entrepreneur, Environmental, Hospitality, STEM, Leadership and Community Awards.
Explore awardsTurn the estate into a campus for opportunity.
South Wales Education can connect schools, colleges, employers and young people through real-world learning at Aberdulais.
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