What: A day outside working on building your confidence with a range of hand tools. We will use green wood, axes, knives, saws, clamps, shave horses and more to create our own bespoke designs. Last year we made chopping
Kiln dried wood :: the future
I’ve had a revelation recently as I started burning (more expensive) kiln dried wood in my log burner. The heat, lack of smoke and clear screen led me to trial in ๐ฒForest School. Would using kiln dried logs make fires
Kelly Kettle for 50 quid
This is by far my favourite ‘tool’ to use in a Forest School. ๐ณ๐๐ป It can be used in a number of ways to maximise access to small, achievable tasks. Furthermore, the base of the kettle forms a perfect little
Maintain professional practice
It has always been a vital principle of teaching, and maintaining professional practice through development opportunities (observations, courses etc) is also pivotal to any Forest School professional. “Forest School is run by qualified practitioners who continuously maintain and develop their
Look out Gloucestershire ๐ธ๐ช
So pleased to have worked with these skilled professionals today. We were treated to a medley of pizza, chilli, banana and chocolate, bread in a tin and even flapjack in an orange! Still two places on our April 2019 course.
Teaching Ancient Greece :: Yo-yo
Today we tried something new in our Forest School session. With a topic to link to, the children were well away with their Greek Myths And Legends topic. Someone then generated a discussion about the entertainment available in those days.
Forest School Conference 2019
Booking has now opened for our 2019 Inspired Forest School Conferenceย and we are pleased to be able to welcome you to attend. [ycd_countdown id=”5065″] The plan for the day was imagined at our latest meeting. The group decided that a