About Us
Rama Life is an innovative not-for-profit education centre, founded in January 2020, by CEO Jenn Hodge.
We run educational holiday provision, youth groups, weekend youth and family groups and day-time groups for young people who are home educated.
Our Mission is to celebrate neurodiversity, revolutionising access to inclusive and affordable educational spaces. We work hard to pull together the right programmes, staff and environment to make our groups accessible to a wider range of young people.
If you meet the needs of more young people, it gets better for everyone!
Our Vision is to have a state funded, Rama Life provision in every town in the country, in addition to rural bases.
To learn more about the team behind our organisation, Click Here.
Our Values
- Individuality and Inclusivity
Education is only useful and effective if it is delivered in a way that is accessible to the learner.
We aim to meet the needs of a wider range of young people than mainstream provisions. - Community
We all deserve to feel part of a community and by working together we can all achieve more and feel better. - Outdoors
Being outdoors is the best way to develop and improve mental and physical health. - Wellbeing
Wellbeing and mental health are essential: self-esteem and confidence are the foundation for happiness and productivity. - Growth Mindset
Life gives us continued opportunities and challenges to allow us to grow, learn and develop skills.
This approach of reflection and reframing, supports mental health and improves resilience.
The Name – Rama Life
Rama was the nickname of founder, Jenn Hodge, when she was a community youth leader. The name is referred to in The Jungle Book (and is also the name of a Godess, but there is no religious connection). The meaning is derived from the word Ram and has various translations including “a model of reason, right action, and desirable virtues”.
Jenn set out to create educational provisions that worked for neurodivergent young people – she is very excited to see how Rama Life grows and develops over the years to come.