forest school fun in the heart of the Chiltern hills

“This week saw the launch of our very first Chiltern Forest School opportunity. I think I can honestly say that there wasn’t a child who did not gain a huge amount from this wonderful experience. When I visited them I was greeted with children telling me they were climbing a tree for the first time, gleefully showing me their muddy hands, using proper tools such as loppers and saws (safely) and demonstrating the log see-saw they had just made. One little boy declared ‘we get to do this every week!’ I hope that we will be able to roll this out further next year so that more classes can benefit.”

“The children’s enthusiasm and commitment is almost overwhelming. The only difficulty has been getting the children to come in for lunch! We began our Forest School scrapbooks and have used the experiences as a Literacy prompt the following day. Some of the children had lots of fun building a den and looking for spiders! Others used magnifying glasses to see what they could find under logs and leaves. The children can’t wait for their Forest School lesson next week!”