Elliot

REWILD mentor & cold water swimming coach.

Elliot’s been working with young learners in conventional education since 2017 - but during his degree in History and Philosophy, he realised that many of the stories which our society is built upon serve only to separate us from our bodies, land, community and power - and that this process often starts with education. 

Seeking new stories, and a new way to educate, he travelled to the Dominican Republic, where he spent a year working in a trauma-informed, learner-led, ecologically-focused school called the Hive School. At The Hive, Elliot learned how to help young learners foster skills of self-regulation, co-regulation, and curiosity-led learning - often by working in nature. 

During this time, he also worked to support adult reconnection; supporting local permaculture projects, working with local Arawako spiritual teachers, developing a music and expression fire circle, as well as a men’s circle. Through this work, he’s developed a keen interest in and understanding of somatic tools and men’s mental health. 

Since returning to the UK in 2022, Eliot has dived headfirst into working with Project Rewild. Starting off as a participant in the men’s circle, and a volunteer at Church in the Woods, Elliot fell in love with the Project, and has now taken over the outdoor provision at Saint Leonard’s Academy. He also runs cold water somatic workshops in the cold season. 

Alongside his work with Project Rewild, Eliot plans to develop his career as an urban regenerative gardener. 

Follow Elliot’s work with Offset Food Forests here: OFFSET Food Forests | Our Food Forests - Supporting Edible Towns | Patreon