Forest School taster days: An Introduction for educators
Offering Forest School taster days to early career teachers and those studying for a career in education
We are delighted to now be able to offer the opportunity for early career teachers and other educational students to have a hands-on introduction to Forest School and Outdoor Education.
As both these concepts have become commonplace within the majority of educational settings, we’d like to offer students the chance to understand the ethos of forest school and outdoor education through a practical day of activities and talks in the woods.
As well as having the chance to learn some basic Forest School skills, we will introduce attendees to some of our staff from The Outdoors School so they can offer an insight into the alternative approach to education that we take.
What TO EXPECT ON THE DAY
The agenda on the day will be as follows (subject to slight change):
8:45am – 9am | Attendees arrive, park, met by staff and walk down to training site |
9am – 9:45am | Introductions and ‘Who are The Outdoors Group?’ |
9:45am – 10:15am | Forest School Ethos |
10:15am – 10:30am | Tea/Coffee Break |
10:30am – 11:45am | Den Building Activity and discussion |
11:45am – 12:45pm | Campfire Lunch |
12:45 – 1:15pm | Whittling Marshmallow sticks and toasting marshmallows |
1:15pm – 2pm | A day in the life (from The Outdoors School) |
2pm – 3:15pm | Fire lighting |
3:15pm – 4pm | The place of outdoor education in mainstream education |
4pm – 4:30pm | Tidy down and check out |
Details
Where: The Forest School at Exmouth
When:
For individuals:
- Wednesday 5 October 2022
- Wednesday 9 November 2022
- Tuesday 19th September 2023
- Tuesday 10th October 2023
For education institutions or organisational group bookings:
- Wednesday 5th April 2023
- Thursday 20th April 2023
- Thursday 25th May 2023
Cost: Free!
Who:
2022 Dates: For newly qualified individuals or ECTs (maximum of 20 people per date)
2023 Dates: Educational institutions or organisations to book groups of up to 20 students (minimum 10, one institution per date)
