Forest School is a long-term approach to learning that uses the natural environment to inspire play, discovery and supported risk taking. Children learn through hands-on experiences, exploring nature at their own pace. Over time, this helps to develop their confidence, resilience, independence, and self-esteem.
Forest School provides a key part of our offer for our EYFS children. All EYFS children have weekly Forest School sessions throughout the year. Additionally, the school runs a Forest School Club for children from Year 1 to Year 6.
We are very lucky to have a Forest School area in our school grounds. Here our children can learn valuable life skills such as; teamwork, perseverance and risk management, whilst developing practical skills such as; cooking over a camp fire, planting trees, using tools and learning about the natural world around them.
Here are some of the things that our Reception Class have been doing in our Forest School sessions this term.
Teachers select children from their classes to take part in our Forest School Club sessions. This club is run for pupils from Year 1 to Year 6. Images from our most recent Forest School sessions are shown below.
The hand book below outlines our ethos and how we organise and run our Forest School sessions. It also explains our health and safety, first aid and risk management procedures.