The Outdoors Group Forest School Blog

Experiential Learning: An Overview

August 26, 2023

Experiential learning is fundamentally based on engagement, the experience, and the relation of the learner to it is the formation of the learning, but it

That Awkward Age

August 18, 2023

Over on The Outdoors Group Podcast, we have talked to many different people who work with children and young people in their job; whether that’s

Boredom? Or….Freedom?

August 10, 2023

Often the summer holidays bring with them a lot of conversations about the role of boredom in childhood as children who are used to being

Free Play (in more ways than one!)

August 2, 2023

Today is National Playday here in the UK and we couldn’t resist the urge to have a bit of a think about play in all

Broadening Horizons & Opening Doors

July 10, 2023

At The Outdoors School, we believe that experiential learning experiences are crucial in order to give our learners opportunities to apply their skills and knowledge

Teach Outdoors Guest Post: Outdoor Classroom Day

May 18, 2023

Looking for a way to spice up your classroom routine and motivate your students to learn in a fresh, exciting way? Look no further than

Babes in the woods; how young is too young?

March 29, 2023

We are often asked by parents, what age is our toddler group suitable for? My reply is from birth upwards. To help a baby’s brain

For the love of reading!

March 2, 2023

It’s World Book Day today so we’re thinking about reading, stories, books, and literacy! Here at The Outdoors Group we LOVE nothing more than curling

10 Reasons Why We Love Forest School!

February 14, 2023

Valentines Day is a controversial one in some respects – although the tradition goes back years, more recently it’s been overtaken by consumerism and capitalism

Connection and Community

February 9, 2023

This week is Children’s Mental Health Week and this year, the theme is ‘Let’s Connect’. We’re being asked to think about how we can ‘make

Easing into the New Year

January 6, 2023

It feels to us that there’s been a shift in the way folk approach the New Year. Perhaps it’s just our echo chamber but there

Feeling Festive?

December 16, 2022

We’ve really been leaning into advent and the festive season this year at The Outdoors Group but something that one of our directors posted on

Thinking About…Forest School Leader Training

November 29, 2022

We don’t always shout out much about our Forest School Leader Training courses, mostly because (and we’re very grateful for this!) they’re nearly always full.

Kindness Is The Order Of The Day

November 15, 2022

It’s seems a lovely coincidence that World Kindness Day, Anti-Bullying Week, and Children in Need all fall within the same stretch of a few weeks

A Bridge Over Troubled Water

November 9, 2022

As you probably know, wherever possible, as a company we love to do things as environmentally sensitively as possible. This is something that is particularly

Reflections on Forest School Home Ed

October 17, 2022

Over the years, we’ve welcomed hundreds of children and young people in our Home Education Forest School groups across Devon. One of the things that

5 Reasons To Do First Aid (with us!)

October 6, 2022

Our Adult Provision team love creating learning communities in the woods, even if they’re only for a limited amount of time. We’ve long received feedback

Communication, not Coercion

September 10, 2022

Here at The Outdoors Group, we’ve been thinking a lot recently about what we stand for. This has been primarily regarding our educational philosophy and