Bring Curriculum for Excellence to life and get ahead with Outdoor Learning
Design your own bespoke project or choose from the following programmes to get your school ahead in Outdoor Learning:
Woodland Learning for All A programme of 5-10 two-hour sessions that take cross curricular learning out into the woods for hands on, practical learning for the whole class. Pick from one of our suggested topics or work with your own. Forest Schools Forest Schools is a particular approach to Woodland Learning that focuses on social, emotional and personal development of children. It works best with small groups, no more than 15, and is particularly effective with children who are struggling in the classroom, such as a nurture group. Learners will set up camp in a woodland site and take part in a range of practical tasks such as den building, campfire cooking, natural crafts, group games and nature exploration. Children's self-esteem and resilience is nurtured through a careful balance of free play, child led learning and taught skills. Repeat woodland visits increase achievement Wild Sparks programmes are run over a minimum of five consecutive weekly sessions, our programmes are subsidised to keep costs to schools low and we offer special rates to our local schools. Click here to view prices Never too late to start! Wild Sparks CLPL & training builds teachers' skills, confidence and enthusiasm for outdoor learning. |
"Using the real world is the way learning has happened for 99.9% of human existence. Only in the last 100 years have we put it in a little box called a classroom"
- - Will Nixon, letting nature shape childhood. |
Project feedback:
The forest schools project that Alice led with my class was absolutely fantastic. The mixture of freedom and clear boundaries, the beautiful environment, the carefully planned activities and games, and not least Alice's lovely personality, combined to create a truly memorable experience for everyone involved. Forest School is the most inclusive learning environment I have experienced. Without exception, every child experienced real success and achievement facing challenges that were significant to them, from den building, to tree climbing, to simply making friends. During the project there was a real positive change in the way that the children interacted with one another and this was brought back into the classroom. -- Mr L Freedman, P2,3,4 Teacher
The forest schools project that Alice led with my class was absolutely fantastic. The mixture of freedom and clear boundaries, the beautiful environment, the carefully planned activities and games, and not least Alice's lovely personality, combined to create a truly memorable experience for everyone involved. Forest School is the most inclusive learning environment I have experienced. Without exception, every child experienced real success and achievement facing challenges that were significant to them, from den building, to tree climbing, to simply making friends. During the project there was a real positive change in the way that the children interacted with one another and this was brought back into the classroom. -- Mr L Freedman, P2,3,4 Teacher