Easter fun in the forest
Easter is an eggciting time for children. Chocolate is one way to delight children, but believe it or not their are others. There is some truth in the age old adage that anticipation is [...]
Valentines Day Outdoor Learning Lesson Plan
Need inspiration for an outdoor learning activity. Valentines day is coming up and its the perfect time to talk about love. Instead of romantic love we'll be focusing on love for nature. How we [...]
Imbolc
Forest School activities associated with Imbolc or St Bridget's day and the promise of spring.
Seasonal Outdoor Learning
Outdoor Learning in winter Rule 1 when planning your Outdoor learning sessions is to take account of the season and the weather. It sounds obvious, but all to often teachers start with the curriculum [...]
Natural tips to nurture mental health and find peace this Christmas.
Christmas can have a negative impact on our mental health. Christmas can be a stressful time for many reasons. Moreover the pressure to be joyful can be too much. Peace is a word that [...]
Christmas Forest School Craft
Christmas Forest Craft Log Characters Its nearly Christmas, So we wanted to give our learners in the woods some festive activities to do. A Christmas Forest School craft that would develop some of the [...]
Introduction to Bee Keeping 11.09.21
One of Cambridge Forest Schools Level 3 Alumni is involved in this introduction to bee keeping at Cambridge Steiner School this weekend. We thought you may be interested. https://www.cambridgeforestschools.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Introduction-Flyer-1.pdf
Why nature play is important for cognitive development
Facilitating learning through play in nature is what I do. I'm delighted daily by how well children play in the natural setting of Forest School. So, I’ve been reading around the subject to see [...]
Outdoor Learning ideas for a windy day.
Outdoor Learning on a windy day One windy day my son's class went outside for their maths lesson. His school were admirably trying to practice Outdoor Learning. Predictably, all the learning resources they'd been [...]
Another lockdown; Outdoor Learning and Forest School Training embrace remote learning.
How on earth can you train Forest School Leaders or Outdoor Learning Practitioners online? Good question, and honestly if you'd have suggested I do it this time last year I'd have refused on the [...]