Forest School

Forest School offers ALL learners regular opportunities to achieve and develop confidence and self-esteem through hands-on learning experiences in a woodland or natural environment with trees. Forest School is a specialised learning approach that sits within and compliments the wider context of outdoor and woodland education.​ 

At Forest School all children are:

• equal, unique and valuable
• competent to explore & discover
• entitled to experience appropriate risk and challenge
• entitled to choose, and to initiate and drive their own learning and development
• entitled to experience regular success
• entitled to develop positive relationships with themselves and other people
• entitled to develop a strong, positive relationship with their natural world.

Clothing

The idea behind suitable clothing for Forest School is to protect arms and legs from stinging nettles and scratches. Children climb trees, play in the mud and build from natural objects, so naturally we recommend old clothes to be worn.

Summer/Warm Weather

Long sleeve t-shirt and leggings/light tracksuit bottoms. Trainers/Wellies to change into and keep at school. Hat and sun cream.

Winter/Cold or Rainy Days

Long sleeved jumper and a waterproof coat, younger children may prefer an all-in-one waterproof  suit. Wellies and woolly hats.