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Back in 2019, the Sylva Foundation ran a national survey with the aim of gathering evidence about forest school practice, in particular the barriers and opportunities to provision of forest school and outdoor learning. The results were (and still are) eye opening, but times have changed. In particular, the coronavirus pandemic of recent years has…
What have we been reading, watching and listening to recently? Find out our top picks for your downtime with these curated resources about forest school.
What’s it like being in outdoor education at the moment? We wanted to find out more about what the situation is for Forest School practitioners and those working with groups of children to bring nature to the classroom in all the different ways that happens. Sylva Foundation did a survey of practitioners in 2018 but…
Has winter arrived properly where you are? We’ve got our hats, gloves and warm clothes at the ready. Here’s what we’ve been reading, watching and listening to this month. Listen Children of the Forest has a podcast about their very active forest school and their experiences. There is some swearing so it is probably NSFW….
Here’s what we’ve been watching, reading and listening to this month – our round up of the best resources for forest school practitioners this month!
A Tree is a Home is a beautifully told and illustrated picture book for older children.