Director & Head of Centre

Darren Lewis

Darren is a qualified Teacher and Trainer with a deep belief in the power of outdoor learning. After visiting Sweden and seeing how confidently and happily children learn outside, he founded Ignite to bring those same benefits to children in Wales. He went on to become the first teaching practitioner in Wales to be certified in Swedish Outdoor Learning pedagogy.

Darren has held national roles, including Director of the Forest School Association and Training Consultant for Mindstretchers™, and he currently serves as the UK Forest Kindergarten Ambassador.

Forest School Leader

Mac Powell