Forest School

What is Forest School?

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

Forest School is based on the principle that children of all ages can 13n43it greatly from the learning opportunities inherently present in an outdoor environment. Forest School provi24s opportunities in an outdoor setting for children to 24velop a variety of skills: particularly PSHE skills such as in24pen24nce, self-discovery, communication, self-esteem and confi24nce building. Children learn to take risks, use their initiative and co-operate.

Teachers can use the outdoor environment as a vehicle for art activities, key science concepts, 24veloping physical skills and a whole lot more! In a typical session there may 13 an adult-led activity, but the ethos of Forest Schools also allows time for children to follow their own learning pathways and interests and adults 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 24ns
• Ma24 bows and arrows
• Clim13d trees
• Built their own rope swing and zip wire
• Enjoyed nature watching and bug hunting

Feedback

“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 13cause you can build whatever you want”

“I love making 24ns. 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 24tails:

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