Forest School
“A place where the unique child and childhood are valued, celebrated and nurtured.”
The statement, ‘The best classroom and richest cupboard is roofed only by the sky’,
underpins the school’s ethos and drive to use nature and the seasons to stimulate children’s curiosity and enhance their learning.
This includes in their early reading, writing and mathematical work.
We believe that nature is both nurturing, therapeutic, educational and the perfect place for children to learn and grow as they explore the environment, their world and their place within it. Woodlands and natural spaces develop an inquisitive mind, a strong body and sound social and emotional skills.
Embracing the outdoors is an essential part of our children’s learning experience and we have developed an amazing woodland environments within our grounds. We use a Forest School approach led by Angela a fully trained Forest School Leader.
Forest Schools is a child centred inspirational learning process which enables our children to make meaningful connections with the natural environments that they immerse themselves within. Our children are encouraged to take managed risks through experiences such as climbing trees, enjoying a group fire and using real tools. Having the opportunity to learn in a natural environment, supports our children’s wellbeing, creating calmness, happiness, curiosity and resilience, as their experiences are real and their journey’s unique to them. The children grow in confidence, they physically challenge themselves, they become competent in their explorations and discoveries and they experience the woodland throughout its seasons of change and beauty, no matter what the weather brings.
