by kindlinglily | Sep 3, 2014 | Forest School, Theory and Ideas
During my years as a Forest School leader one if the attributes that I find myself drawing on is flexibility. Being able to change plans, put aside my agenda because of the weather, a really interesting discovery in the woods, because of something a child needs or...
by kindlinglily | Jul 7, 2014 | Courses, Forest School
Working with Young People with Challenging Behaviour in the Outdoors Level 3 OCN (3 credits) – with Jon Cree and Lily Horseman When: 28th-30th September 2015 Where: Rookhow, Grizedale, Cumbria Cost: £300 (includes basic accommodation in the bunk house) Download a...
by kindlinglily | Jun 22, 2014 | Forest School, Theory and Ideas
There are many ways that I have used over the years to set ground rules with children. It always boils down to this though… How this is works is negotiated as we need to know it, sometimes in the middle of a game we might need to stop and work out the rules and...
by kindlinglily | Jun 9, 2014 | Forest School, Theory and Ideas
Sitting around the fire at a recent Forest School conference a fascinating discussion developed about the nature of the pedagogy we employ. My friend Annie, of Get Out More, remembered a conversation she and I had had a few years ago. We had been discussing the amount...
by kindlinglily | Jan 6, 2014 | Forest School, Theory and Ideas
I was just repacking and checking through the safety bag that I take into the woods with me and I felt like something was missing. There had been a lot more space in the bag over the summer but as the weather changes so does the contents of my safety bag. So I added...