Forest School
In our Forest School sessions, children participate in a variety of outdoor activities, including bug hunting and identification, shelter building, construction, outdoor cooking over an open fire and using tools.
Our aims are:
- to give children opportunities to explore the outdoors and experience the natural world at close hand
- to build children's confidence and self-esteem
- to encourage children to try new things and develop new skills
- to improve communication and social skills
- to improve problem solving and resilience
This week our Forest School groups have been busy developing our new site. They have relocated some small saplings, begun planting the hornbeam hedging and started planning different areas such as the fire circle.
Relocating the saplings.
Planting the hornbeam hedging - it's very small at the moment!
Over the half term holiday our new Forest School site started to take shape.
New Forest School Site
Year 7 finished their Christmas reindeer just in time!
This week Year 5 have been using the saw to cut wood cookies to make Rudolph decorations.
Year 5 had an enjoyable time experiencing the snow and learning about the trees around the school grounds.
A snowy Forest School Session
Autumn has definitely arrived! Year 7 spent an active session in the leaves.
Leaf Adventures
Year 5 spent time experiencing the Autumn leaves and trying out the slackline.
Autumn in Forest School with Year 5
Year 7 created natural rainbows before moving onto a range of activities including shelter building, wood creatures and wood cookie necklaces.
Year 7 Forest School Activities
Year 7 Healthy Living Week
Year 7 took part in Forest School as part of their Healthy Living Week. They built shelters, searched for mini-beasts and went on a scavenger hunt. They showed great team-work, resilience and resourcefulness in their sessions.
