Forest School - Dartford
We provide curriculum based activities in an alternative natural setting for children and young people aged of 4 to 18.
Forest School at the Enchanted Woodland
Forest School children are given the opportunity to learn and play in the Enchanted Woodland. A safe open environment with flexible programmes of learning that promote self awareness and self confidence. Activities and free play give the child space with which to explore, being in touch with themselves, promoting enjoyment without restraints which leads to relaxation, vitality and a true sense of well being.
Busy bulb planting.
Fleetdown's base camp gang.
Forest School, originally a Scandinavian concept, builds on the natural instinct to learn that everybody is born with. It offers opportunities to make choices, initiate learning and take risks, and encourages positive attitudes and behaviour.
Forest School - a classroom without walls
Enchanted Woodland Forest School Programmes are practical and fun, building on personal responsibility and citizenship. Learnt skills feed back positively into other areas of the child’s life. The Forest School leader works in partnership with other child practitioners ensuring themes are streamlined with the child’s ongoing educational programme.
Through regular sessions in the same area of woodland, with trained Forest School Leaders, children and young people develop:
- Personal confidence and self esteem.
- Communication and social skills.
- A wider range of physical skills than developed indoors.
- A deeper understanding about their own environment.
- Increased knowledge about wider environmental issues.
- Their innate motivation and positive attitudes to learning.
Forest School provides ways for meeting Foundation Stage - National Curriculum learning objectives whilst developing practical life skills and encouraging child-initiated learning, which is observed and assessed. In depth assessment covers areas such as mood, confidence, language, body language, self awareness, regulation and motivation of self, social skills, empathy, engagement and well being.
Questions, Questions
To find the answers to some of your questions see Forest School - FAQs.
