Forest school is a child-led long term learning programme delivered by our qualified Forest School Instructor. Following a holistic approach to learning and development, it focusses on nurturing the ‘whole child’ through increasing their self- awareness, self-regulation, self- motivation, empathy and social skills.
Through reconnection with nature, children are involved with hands on experiences and taking learning right back to basics. Forest School allows children to become immersed in learning by actively encouraging risk taking, using their own initiative and pushing their own boundaries to develop key skills which will transfer not only in to the classroom but to the child’s wider learning.
Autumn 2018/ Spring 2019 Update
In Forest School we have been...
Toasting marshmallows
Making pewter shapes
Improving our tool skills
Using tools to make Pinball games
Exploring the depths of winter
Making bird feeders for the wild birds
Sharing warm drinks and social time
Using natural materials to light fires
Making Dampener bread