A brief introduction to Forest School

1. Forest School
What's it all about?

2. Aim
To provide an inspirational outdoor experience for all.

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

6. Raising Self-esteem and Confidence

7. Developing Physically & Emotionally

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

12. Forest School is Fun!