THE CHALLENGES mountains we face
Children and young people face so many challenges – from poverty to mental health issues . Wide Horizons aims to provide inspirational , high quality Adventure Learning opportunities to young people throughout the UK .
1 in 3
1 in 3 poor children are still not competent in reading , writing or maths by 11 years old
20 %
More than 20 % of poor children in London can ’ t afford to have friends round for dinner or have hobbies
45 %
We recently asked 546 children if they had heard of climate change with only 45 % saying yes
North / South
78 % of children living in the North-East took more frequent visits to natural environments compared to children living in the West Midlands ( 64 %) or London ( 62 %)
1 in 9
More than 1 in 9 children in England haven ’ t been to any natural environment for at least 12 months