3. Introduction To Forest Schools
Forest Schools is an innovative
educational approach to outdoor
play and learning
4. The Forest Schools Philosophy
To encourage and
inspire individuals of
any age through
positive outdoor
experiences
Participation in
engaging and
motivating achievable
tasks and activities
Development of
personal, social, health
and emotional skills
5. Regular and Long Term
• Programmes run weekly or fortnightly during
• term time throughout the year
This enables skills to
be transferred and
developments to
become established
into children's’ every
day lives
8. What happens at Forest
Schools?
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Building dens and shelters
Using ‘real tools’.
Fires, cooking and healthy eating
Games and physical activity
Environment
Music + lots of noise
Trails + Treasure hunts
Creativity + Art
9. What do You do at Forest Schools?
There is an expectation that staff engaged
in Forest Sessions will: •Design quality activities
•Encourage all round
development
•Develop respect
•Observe
•Play
•Make full use of the
outdoor environment
10. What are the benefits?
Children go to the woods in all sorts of weathers and
through both free and structured play, education and
activities, learn to be successful:
How to handle risks
Co-operation with others
To use their own initiative to
solve problems
Boundaries of behaviour;
both physical and social
Health and Hygiene
How to safely use full sized
tools
First hand the beauty of the
natural environment.
11. Safe Outdoor Play and
Education
Health & Safety is the number 1 consideration
when running Forest Sessions.
•Sites are checked and safe
•All Equipment is well
maintained
•Children and adults have the
correct Personal Protective
Clothing
•Health and Hygiene