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Forest School
What's it all about?
Aim To provide an inspirational outdoor experience for all.
Introduction To Forest Schools
Forest Schools is an innovative educational approach to outdoor play and learning
Participation in engaging and motivating achievable tasks and activities Development of personal, social, health and emotional skills
To encourage and inspire individuals of any age through positive outdoor experiences
The Forest Schools Philosophy
Regular and Long Term
Programmes run weekly or fortnightly during
term time throughout the year
This enables skills to be transferred and developments to become established into children's every day lives
Raising Self-esteem and Confidence
Developing Physically & Emotionally
What happens at Forest Schools?
Building dens and shelters
Using real tools.
Fires, cooking and healthy eating
Games and physical activity
Environment
Music + lots of noise
Trails + Treasure hunts
Creativity + Art
What do You do at Forest Schools?
Design quality activities
Encourage all round development
Develop respect
Observe
Play
Make full use of the outdoor environment
There is an expectation that staff engaged in Forest Sessions will:
How to handle risks
Co-operation with others
To use their own initiative to solve problems
Boundaries of behaviour; both physical and social
Health and Hygiene
How to safely use full sized tools
First hand the beauty of the natural environment.
Children go to the woods in all sorts of weathers and through both free and structured play, education and activities, learn to be successful:
What are the benefits?
Safe Outdoor Play and Education
Health & Safety is the number 1 consideration when running Forest Sessions.
Sites are checked and safe
All Equipment is well maintained
Children and adults have the correct Personal Protective Clothing
Health and Hygiene
Forest School is Fun!