Forest Schools in Practice: What Happens?

When in a Forest School, projects are run from their own grounds, gardens or playing fields which allow the children to become comfortable with being in an outdoor setting approach towards education and play. Before any learning can take place, it is important for the basic needs of the children are met. When talking about the basic needs of the children, Maslow’s Pyramid of Hierarchical Needs comes into view. Warmth, food, drink, and safety of the children need to be met before their learning starts and continues. The learning that the children do is done outdoors in the woods. The activities that the children partake in allow them to build teamwork skills, individual skills, and self-esteem.

Along with partaking in the learning process in a forest school, a practitioner must carry out the daily risk assessments to make sure that each member of your group has the appropriate clothing and footwear. This Daily Risk Assessment of the site will make sure that there has been no major change since the pervious visit that might cause any problems. This is recorded and taken appropriate action if it is necessary to do so.

This information was gathered from: 

http://www.forestschools.com/what-happens-at-a-forest-school/

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