An Outdoor Learner
What is Forest School?
Forest school is an inspirational process that 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 Association).
What are the aims of Forest School?
Forest school provides every child with opportunities to acquire and develop the Longleaze Learner Values that they need to become life-long learners. At Forest School pupils are encouraged to be creative, enthusiastic and risk taking in their learning.
What Activities Do Forest Schools Offer?
Our activities will take place in small groups of 5-6 children at a time. Examples of Forest School activities include:
Woodland management and nature exploration
Scavenger hunts
Building dens and other structures
Imaginative play
Using tools
What are the benefits of Forest School?
Forest school helps to:
develop self-regulation skills
build resilience (the skill of coping with risk and failure)
create a sense of achievement
increase motivation and concentration
improve problem-solving skills
expand vocabulary and develop communication skills.
build positive relationships with adults and peers.
improve wellbeing and mental health.
For more information, please see the link to our Forest School Handbook below
