Forest Schools
"The best classroom and the richest cupboard are roofed only by the sky" a quote from Margaret McMillan.
What are Forest Schools?
Originally a Danish idea, they operate on the principle that children of all ages can benefit greatly from the learning opportunities inherently present in a woodland environment.
What can it do for children?
In an age when many children have few opportunities to be outdoors, it offers them a way to learn and experience a full curriculum in a woodland environment.
Through regular weekly or fortnightly sessions in the same area of woodland with their teachers and a Forest School Leader, children will develop
- Personal confidence and self esteem Social skills
- A wider range of physical skills than are usually developed indoors
- A greater understanding about their own natural and made environments
- A greater understanding about wider environmental issues
- Their inate motivation and positive attitude to learning
| For more information on Forest Schools in Oxfordshire, contact Kris Tutton, Project Coordinator,on 01865 428096 www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/ |
