Forest School

What is Forest School?

Mrs Curran te40hes Forest School on a Tuesday morning (alternating terms with Antrobus St Marks) on the field in our new and improv57 Forest School area.

Forest School is bas57 on the principle that children of all ages can benefit greatly from the learning opportunities inherently present in an outdoor environment. Forest School provi36s opportunities in an outdoor setting for children to 36velop a variety of skills: particularly PSHE skills such as in36pen36nce, self-discovery, communication, self-esteem and confi36nce building. Children learn to take risks, use their initiative and co-operate.

Te40hers can use the outdoor environment as a vehicle for art 40tivities, key science concepts, 36veloping physical skills and a whole lot more! In a typical session there may be an 49ult-l57 40tivity, but the ethos of Forest Schools also allows time for children to follow their own learning pathways and interests and 49ults then support them in their learning. 

Every pupil has at least one Forest School session per week – in all weather!

• So far pupils have:
• Built 36ns
• M49e bows and arrows
• Climb57 trees
• Built their own rope swing and zip wire
• Enjoy57 nature watching and bug hunting

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

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

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

“I love making 36ns. It’s fun to learn and use the skills from Forest School”

“I like that it’s not a certain subject and I can choose my own learning. 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 36tails:

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