Forest School
Pupils particularly appreciate learning in the school’s well-equipped forest school.
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OFSTED September 2023
We are proud to announce the opening of our brand new Forest School site, which is now housed on our own school site, incorporating a fantastic trim trail, a mud kitchen, a water play area, a large field, a vegetable garden as well as a soon to come fire pit for campfire cooking. We are so lucky to have such fantastic grounds that house our wonderful Forest School. We use the Forest School the whole year round as there is no such thing as bad weather only unsuitable clothing! We have a fully trained Level 3 Forest School leader, so our Forest School really is a truly well designed. Our Forest School is delivered as part of our curriculum, with plenty of cross-curricular links to Science, Art, P.E., English, PSHE, Design & Technology and Geography.
These are some of the benefits of the Forest School programme as detailed by the Derbyshire Forest Schools website:
Forest Schools:
- Increases self-esteem and self confidence
- Improves co-operation, communication skills and awareness of others
- Increases motivation, self discovery and positive attitude towards learning
- Encourages ownership and pride in the local environment
- Encourages a better understanding of the outdoors
- Increases the skills and knowledge of the individuals that take part
Opportunities provided might include:
- Shelter building
- Woodland and traditional crafts
- Developing stories/drama and meeting imaginary characters
- Art and sculpture work
- Exploring the landscape and history
- Playing team and group games
- Studying wildlife
- Rope and string work
- Fire lighting
- Sensory activities
- Tool use
- Cooking on an open fire
Pre-school event 24th October 2024
Forest School Photos Autumn 24
Forest School Photos Spring 2024
Forest School Pre-School Event 7-11-23
Fire lighting in Forest School
Forest School
