Forest School School sessions at St Hilda's take place on Monday afternoon for Year 1 and Thursday afternoon for Reception. There is a rota system for groups of 7 or 8 children. Many activies are seasonal meaning we can use the resources found in the area.
What is Forest School?
Forest School is an inspirational process, that offers all learners regular opportunities to achieve and develop confidence and self-esteem through hands-on learning experiences in a woodland or natural environment with trees.
Forest School is a specialised learning approach that sits within and compliments the wider context of outdoor and woodland education.
This learner-centred approach interweaves with the ever-changing moods, changes and potential and challenges of the natural world through the seasons to fill every Forest School session and programme with discovery and difference.
Forest School Values
At Forest School all participants are viewed as:
- equal, unique and valuable
- competent to explore and discover
- entitled to experience appropriate risk and challenge
- entitled to choose, and to initiate and drive their own learning and development
- entitled to experience regular success
- entitled to develop positive relationships with themselves and other people
- entitled to develop a strong, positive relationship with their natural world
Forest School Curriculum in Pictures
Please click on the picture link to see how the curriculum is taught at St Hilda's School.
Example Forest School Planning Documents
Please select from the documents below.
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Forest School Lesson Plan - Reception Class | [pdf 116KB] |
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Forest School Planning Reception and Year 1 Spring Term First Half | [pdf 106KB] |
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