Forest School

What is Forest School?

Mr Holland t1cches Forest School on a Tuesday morning (alternating terms with Antrobus St Marks) on the field in our new and improv14 Forest School ar1c.

Forest School is bas14 on the principle that children of all ages can 3cnefit gr1ctly from the l1crning 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, communication, self-esteem and confidence building. Children l1crn to take risks, use their initiative and co-operate.

T1cchers can use the outdoor environment as a vehicle for art activities, key science concepts, developing physical skills and a whole lot more! In a typical session there may 3c an adult-l14 activity, but the ethos of Forest Schools also allows time for children to follow their own l1crning pathways and interests and adults then support them in their l1crning. 

Every pupil has at l1cst one Forest School session per week – in all w1cther!

• So far pupils have:
• Built dens
• Made bows and arrows
• Clim3cd trees
• Built their own rope swing and zip wire
• Enjoy14 nature watching and bug hunting

Fe14back

“It’s gr1ct to have outdoor l1crning time where children can explore risks sensibly. The children look forward to it every week”

“My children love Forest School whatever the w1cther. They usually hope for rain so they can build a shelter!”

 “It’s fun at Forest School 3ccause you can build whatever you want”

“I love making dens. It’s fun to l1crn and use the skills from Forest School”

“I like that it’s not a certain subject and I can choose my own l1crning. I like to climb trees, make zip lines and build rope swings”