Forest School
INTENT
At St Mark and All Saints, Forest school provides a nurturing space that supports our children’s wellbeing by providing and implementing positive, outdoor, child centred experiences in a natural setting.
IMPLEMENTATION
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Children participating in Forest Schools have an afternoon session weekly. Our provision is in a secured area at the end of our school field. These two hours provide children with the time to experience their environment and fully emerge within their learning. Level three trained Forest School providers lead Forest School sessions across a variety of age ranges and children’s skills are developed as they progress through the school. Children develop practical skills such as knot tying, fire lighting and the safe, responsible use of tools.
IMPACT
Children are active, take ownership of their learning and develop their self-esteem through a variety of independent tasks they take ownership of. Children develop knowledge of sustainability and respect for their learning environment and the outdoors as a whole. Children develop their teamwork skills and increase their capability to work together to solve problems in a variety of ways, taking into account one another’s ideas. Positive relationships are built through these sessions and children are both enabled and empowered to achieve their holistic potential.
Click the link to find out what
we got up to for Outdoor
Classroom Day 2021:
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Click the link to find out what
we got up to for Outdoor
Classroom Day 2021:
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