Bright Futures Forest School
A forest school is a unique educational experience and process that offers children the opportunity to succeed and develop confidence and self-esteem through hands-on learning experiences in a woodland environment.
Children engage in motivating and achievable tasks and activities throughout the year and in almost all weathers. Children will work with tools, play, learn boundaries of behaviour; both physical and social, grow in confidence, self-esteem and motivation whilst developing an understanding of the natural world.
Activities for Forest School are numerous and diverse, but we should always be mindful that we are trying to create independent learners who are inspired to try out their own ideas.
Activities
Some activities for Forest School include:
• Shelter building
• Fire lighting
• Studying wildlife
• Playing in a team and group games
• Rope and string work
• Physical movement activities
Benefits
A Forest School encourages children to:
• Work through practical problems and challenges
• Use tools to create, build or manage
• Discover how they learn best
• Pursue knowledge that interests them
• Learn how to manage failures
• Build confidence in decision making and evaluating risk
• Understand the benefits of a balanced and healthy lifestyle
• Explore connections between humans, wildlife and the earth
• Regularly experience achievement and success
• Reflect on learning and experiences
• Develop their language and communication skills
• Improve physical motor skills
Weather Procedures
We will not go to Forest School if the conditions are deemed dangerous such as in high winds, during thunder storms, or during periods of extreme cold. We will use the BBC weather online forecast to make judgments about the expected conditions. In accordance with our Severe Weather Clause in the Forest Schools Health and Safety Policy documents, Laura Stephenson will ultimately make the decision deeming if the weather is suitable for Forest School.
When it is wet a shelter will be built immediately by a trained adult so that there is a sheltered area that is available from the start of the session.
Many of our activities can be carried out inside, such as our tracking, sensory and team games so no child will miss out if conditions do not allow us to go out into the forest.
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Opening Times
Monday 7:30am – 6:00pm
Tuesday 7:30am – 6:00pm
Wednesday 7:30am – 6:00pm
Thursday 7:30am – 6:00pm
Friday 7:30am – 6:00pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Contact Us
Bright Futures Nursery School
Calder Road
BB4 8HW
Rawtenstall - 01706 508 791 Bacup - 01706 877 193
Rawtenstall - 07739 572 615 Bacup - 07704158552
manager@bfns.org
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