Are you planning your first Forest School programme and not sure where to begin? We're sharing 7 tips to support your Forest School session planning.
If you are currently doing your Forest School training or already a Forest School Leader looking to brush up on your Forest School skills I hope this video helps you develop your Forest School activities and practice.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Welcome & Introduction
01:54 - Tip 1. Consider your site
03:35 - Tip 2. Consider the season
04:51 - Tip 3. Don’t worry about kit
06:10 - Tip 4. Play to your strengths
07:30 - Tip 5. Plan session by session
09:14 - Tip 6. Be prepared to improvise
11:13 - Tip 7. OK is OK
13:07 - Poem
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Come to the woods with me, Forest School Lou,
I’ll share Forest School knowledge with you.
Since 2007, I’ve trained people face to face.
Now from 2020, I’m sharing through videos in this place.
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LINKS:
www.forestschoolassociation.org - The Forest School Association, the UK charity for Forest School.
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IMAGE CREDITS FROM PIXABAY:
- child-hill by Pezibear
- Wellies puddle - mac231
- conker people - citypraiser
- Fungi basket - fjord77
- Child Snow Slide by Pezibear
- hammock sleep -Uwe Mucke
- child-waterproofs-stick by StockSnap
- Boy with Stick - Arek Socha
- mother-child-binoculars by Kevin Phillips
- skylark flying by TheOtherKev
- Static by Orpheline from Pixabay
Many thanks for use of your images!
SOUND CREDITS:
- Beep_Short - youtube audio library
- Tawny owl -benboncan from freesound
Many thanks for use of your sounds!
DISCLAIMER:
All information shared within the Forest School Lou channel is provided in good faith, and based on my own experience of Forest School in the UK. It is not designed to be a replacement for quality, face to face, accredited Forest School training, rather as a resource to support Forest practitioners and those in training. I am a Forest School trainer, but not your Forest School trainer, therefore no training contract exists between us. Ensure you are appropriately qualified and undertake your own risk assessments before undertaking any activity with groups, which takes into account the learners age, ability and level of understanding.