Forest school
Glastonbury forest school is delivered by a group of freelance practitioners in the area of Glastonbury.
We run the following at various points throughout the year:
Holiday Clubs
Home Education groups run by Outdoors South West
In school sessions during term time: Schools can email or call
School visits to our sites
Birthday Parties
INSET days for outdoor learning
Forest school is an umbrella term for all outdoor learning. It has a history of boosting self esteem, confidence, independence, spiritual and moral understanding. Outdoor learning supports in reducing behavioural issues, inspire learners and allows children to use their own style and approach to tasks. Glastonbury forest school embeds and observes the three prime areas of learning: Communication and language, Physical development, Personal, Social and Emotional development. We also focus on specific areas of: Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the world and Expressive arts and design within every session. There is so much more that is included such as Science, Environment, Geography and so on, but many of these subjects that you will have heard from when you went to school are naturally embedded within the above prime and specific areas of learning and development. Students support one another in group work and gain independent achievements in every session.
We run the following at various points throughout the year:
Holiday Clubs
Home Education groups run by Outdoors South West
In school sessions during term time: Schools can email or call
School visits to our sites
Birthday Parties
INSET days for outdoor learning
Forest school is an umbrella term for all outdoor learning. It has a history of boosting self esteem, confidence, independence, spiritual and moral understanding. Outdoor learning supports in reducing behavioural issues, inspire learners and allows children to use their own style and approach to tasks. Glastonbury forest school embeds and observes the three prime areas of learning: Communication and language, Physical development, Personal, Social and Emotional development. We also focus on specific areas of: Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the world and Expressive arts and design within every session. There is so much more that is included such as Science, Environment, Geography and so on, but many of these subjects that you will have heard from when you went to school are naturally embedded within the above prime and specific areas of learning and development. Students support one another in group work and gain independent achievements in every session.
We are registered with the Forest school association and insured by 'Birnbeck' who specialise in Forest school insurance and are based in Weston super mare
Each member of our team undertakes continued professional development
The team of people involved
Kelly Browne (Forest School leader & Coach with Outdoors South West)
Outdoor learning consultant SW:
http://www.outdoorlearningconsultancysw.co.uk/
Educator and Wilderness Coach at http://www.outdoorssouthwest.com/
Level 3 Forest school practitioner/ Leader
Forest school association member
Member of Childminding UK
Member of the Society for education and learning
Enhanced DBS for vulnerable adults
Enhanced DBS for children and young children
Safeguarding officer
First aider appointed person
First aider paediatric
PCELC Professional Life Coach
EYFS trained
PGCE QTS
BSc (hons) Psychology University of London
Child mindfulness practitioner
Qualified teacher (15 years in practice)
Extensive experience of outdoor learning & environmental youth workshops with schools and youth clubs
Current area of interest: Holistic development and the impact of the outdoors on overall mental health in training for wilderness therapy qualifications also embedding education in outdoor learning
Selene Harrison ( Ranger & Childcare practitioner)
Enhanced DBS
Forest school Level 2
Child development in education L3
Safeguarding trained
Extensive outdoor experience
Outdoor delivery of education
Artist
Current area of interest: the importance of nurture in raising self esteem
Other Practitioners such as Abi (level 3) and Ruth (Level 2) join us on a need basis.
Enhanced DBS
Forest school Level 2
Child development in education L3
Safeguarding trained
Extensive outdoor experience
Outdoor delivery of education
Artist
Current area of interest: the importance of nurture in raising self esteem
Other Practitioners such as Abi (level 3) and Ruth (Level 2) join us on a need basis.
