What do we learn at forest school?
By participating in engaging, motivating and achievable tasks and activities in a woodland environment each child has an opportunity to develop intrinsic motivation, emotional and social skills. Children have the opportunity to learn about the natural environment, how to handle risks and most importantly to use their own initiative to solve problems and co-operate with others. Children use full sized tools, play, learn boundaries of behaviour; both physical and social, establish and grow in confidence, self-esteem and become self-motivated.
The children were thrilled to begin forest school last Thursday. They learned about spotting dangers in the woods, how to build a shelter and how to be safe around a camp fire. They cannot wait to visit again next week!
"I made my own shelter and then checked to see if it was waterproof" Charlie
"We spotted the dangers and showed them to others using the red triangles" Gabriela
"In our free time we made fairy gardens and headbands with the flowers" Brooke
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