Forest School

Forest School offers all our children regular opportunities to achieve and develop confidence and self-esteem through hands-on learning experiences in a woodland or natural environment with trees.

Every half term for one year, a different class is involved in Forest School, with activities to match the ability and experience of participants. Examples of Forest School activities include:

Forest School complements our wider outdoor and woodland education. The Forest School ethos is shared by thousands of trained practitioners across the UK and beyond, with the roots of the movement reaching back to Early Years pioneers in outdoor learning in Scandinavia.

At Forest School all participants are viewed as:

Forest School offers a learner-centred approach, where participants can learn through self-directed play and exploration. Children involved in our Forest School Programme can develop their curiosity, confidence, self-esteem, creativity, empathy, communication skills, knowledge of the natural environment and ability to assess risk. These experiences also enable children to create high-quality writing, based on real-life experiences.