Forest School
Forest Schools Presentation - June 2017
Forest School is an inspirational process that offers pupils regular opportunities to achieve and develop confidence and self-esteem through hands-on learning experiences in a woodland or natural environment with trees. It is a specialised learning approach that sits within and compliments the wider context of outdoor and woodland education.
Benefits of Forest School
- Provides real life experiences
- A relaxed environment
- Focuses on teamwork
- Provides more freedom, physically and mentally
- Encourages creativity
- Increases confidence and self-esteem
- Improves language and communication skills
- Encourages/improves social skills
- Encourages curiosity and imagination
- Provides an increased awareness/self-belief
- An opportunity to learn about risk and how to deal with it
- Improves physical agility and coordination
- Encourages problem solving and critical thinking
- Provides exciting new challenges/activities/opportunities
- Encourages/improves resistance and perseverance
- Encourages an awareness of the local environment/community/wildlife
Young people are stimulated by the outdoors and typically experience, over time, an increase in their self-belief, confidence, learning capacity, enthusiasm, communication and problem-solving skills and emotional well-being. Pupils particularly enjoy the mud kitchen and we’re so pleased to be able to offer this outstanding provision. Sharon Clark, Head of BSCS Primary Phase