Forest School
What is Forest School?
Forest School is a child-centred learning process, providing learner inspired, hands-on experiences in the natural environment. It’s creative and can increase a child’s confidence as they problem-solve and learn to manage risks.
Our Vision/Intent:
- To encourage a sense of adventure and use a range of outdoor skills e.g. safe tool use, first aid and den-building, to produce confident, independent, resilient individuals, who can assess risk, work together as a team and have the determination to persevere with challenges.
- To develop the social skills and ability of individuals to respect, appreciate and value each other’s differences and make positive behaviour choices.
- To foster a life-long love of the natural world through enjoyment, play, discovery and experimentation, which will encourage a positive sense of physical and mental health and wellbeing through a connection with nature.
- To develop an enduring knowledge and understanding of the natural world and the plants and animals which inhabit it.
- Through practical engagement with a range of skills such as: geographical fieldwork; scientific observation, discussion and explanation; building fires and outdoor cooking; individuals will make links in their learning and be able to apply their skills in a variety of situations.
What are the benefits of forest school?
- Improves Confidence
- Improves Resilience
- Improves Physical Well-being
- Improves Empathy
- Gives an Insight into the Natural World
- Learner-led Learning
- Improves Physical Well-being & Motor Development