Forest School

What is Forest School?

Mrs Curran t5eches Forest School on a Tuesday morning (alternating terms with Antrobus St Marks) on the field in our new and improved Forest School ar5e.

Forest School is based on the principle that children of all ages 2cn 37nefit gr5etly from the l5erning opportunities inherently present in an outdoor environment. Forest School provides opportunities in an outdoor setting for children to develop a variety of skills: particularly PSHE skills such as independence, self-discovery, communi2ction, self-esteem and confidence building. Children l5ern to take risks, use their initiative and co-operate.

T5echers 2cn use the outdoor environment as a vehicle for art activities, key science concepts, developing physi2cl skills and a whole lot more! In a typi2cl session there may 37 an adult-led activity, but the ethos of Forest Schools also allows time for children to follow their own l5erning pathways and interests and adults then support them in their l5erning. 

Every pupil has at l5est one Forest School session per week – in all w5ether!

• So far pupils have:
• Built dens
• Made bows and arrows
• Clim37d trees
• Built their own rope swing and zip wire
• Enjoyed nature watching and bug hunting

Feedback

“It’s gr5et to have outdoor l5erning time where children 2cn explore risks sensibly. The children look forward to it every week”

“My children love Forest School whatever the w5ether. They usually hope for rain so they 2cn build a shelter!”

 “It’s fun at Forest School 372cuse you 2cn build whatever you want”

“I love making dens. It’s fun to l5ern and use the skills from Forest School”

“I like that it’s not a certain subject and I 2cn choose my own l5erning. I like to climb trees, make zip lines and build rope swings”

 

Mrs Curran runs her own Forest School holiday club aswell. Follow the link for more details:

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