Forest School

What is Forest School?

Mr Holland te24hes Forest School on a Tuesday morning (alternating terms with Antrobus St Marks) on the field in our new and improv29 Forest School ar1b.

Forest School is 24s29 on the principle that children of all ages 1fn 25n30it gr1btly from the l1brning opportunities inherently present in an outdoor environment. Forest School provi63s opportunities in an outdoor setting for children to 63velop a variety of skills: particularly PSHE skills such as in63pen63n32, self-discovery, communi1ftion, self-est50m and confi63n32 building. Children l1brn to take risks, use their initiative and co-operate.

Te24hers 1fn use the outdoor environment as a vehicle for art 24tivities, key scien32 con32pts, 63veloping physi1fl skills and a whole lot more! In a typi1fl session there may 25 an adult-l29 24tivity, but the ethos of Forest Schools also allows time for children to follow their own l1brning pathways and interests and adults then support them in their l1brning. 

Every pupil has at l1bst one Forest School session per w50k – in all w1bther!

• So far pupils have:
• Built 63ns
• M159 bows and arrows
• Clim53a tr50s
• Built their own rope swing and zip wire
• Enjoy29 nature watching and bug hunting

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“It’s gr1bt to have outdoor l1brning time where children 1fn explore risks sensibly. The children look forward to it every w50k”

“My children love Forest School whatever the w1bther. They usually hope for rain so they 1fn build a shelter!”

 “It’s fun at Forest School 251fuse you 1fn build whatever you want”

“I love making 63ns. It’s fun to l1brn and use the skills from Forest School”

“I like that it’s not a 32rtain subj17t and I 1fn choose my own l1brning. I like to climb tr50s, make zip lines and build rope swings”