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Forest School Practitioner Training courses, outdoor workshops, creativity courses and more from Kindling Play and Training

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 Kindling delivers RQF accredited Forest Schools Practitioner Training at NOCN (One Awards) Level 1 through to Level 3. These training courses can be delivered in house f the group size is viable. All courses are facilitated by Lily Horseman, an experienced and creative trainer and Forest School practitioner. Lily has held a Level 4 Forest School Trainers award since 2009, is a director and Chair of the Forest School Association. For more information or to ask questions call Lily on 07789 723 061 (please note that texts or WhatsApp messages may not receive a quick response, phone calls will receive a faster response).

Lily has demonstrated that Kindling Forest School training meets the criteria set out by the Forest School Association and has met the Quality Assurance benchmarks.  

 

 

 

 

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Forest School Practitioner Trining Course Dates

Sep
27
Wed
2017
Working with young people with challenging behaviour in the outdoors @ Rookhow, Grizedale, Cumbria*
Sep 27 @ 09:30 – Sep 29 @ 13:00
Working with young people with challenging behaviour in the outdoors @ Rookhow, Grizedale, Cumbria*

27th-29th September finishing at lunchtime on the 3rd day.

This is a 3 day OCNWMR accredited course worth 3 credits. Delivered in partnership with Jon Cree.

We will delve into: what challenges us as leaders in the outdoors; theory on challenging behaviour, up-to-date neural research; triggers and causes for behaviour that challenges us, ways of dealing with ‘real life’ scenarios; de-escalation and formulating/reviewing your own policies, including looking at the validity of sanctions and rewards in a community based approach. We will look at how to develop our own empathetic responses to children and young people and how to react to their needs.

As this is an OCN Level 3 course worth 3 credits it will require participants to reflect on their own practice and write up a workbook after the course which we estimate would take approx 8 hours work. It is suitable for people who have trained as Forest School practitioners or who work in the outdoors.

“this course has really helped me re-appraise the way I work with some of our students and has actually given me new strategies for working with challenges that have worked!” ~ participant from February 2011 course

*This venue has basic accommodation on site which is included in the price. Other local accommodation is available.

Mar
21
Wed
2018
Working with children’s behaviour in the outdoors @ Rookhow, Grizedale, Cumbria*
Mar 21 @ 09:30 – Mar 23 @ 13:00
Working with children's behaviour in the outdoors @ Rookhow, Grizedale, Cumbria*

21st-23rd March 2018 finishing at lunchtime on the 3rd day.

This is a 3 day OCNWMR accredited course worth 3 credits. Delivered in partnership with Jon Cree.

We will delve into: what challenges us as leaders in the outdoors; theory on behaviour, up-to-date neural research; triggers and causes for behaviour that challenges us, ways of dealing with ‘real life’ scenarios; de-escalation and formulating/reviewing your own policies, including looking at the validity of sanctions and rewards in a community based approach. We will look at how to develop our own empathetic responses to children and young people and how to react to their needs.

As this is an OCN Level 3 course worth 3 credits it will require participants to reflect on their own practice and write up a workbook after the course which we estimate would take approx 8 hours work. It is suitable for people who have trained as Forest School practitioners or who work in the outdoors.

“this course has really helped me re-appraise the way I work with some of our students and has actually given me new strategies for working with challenges that have worked!” ~ participant from February 2011 course

*This venue has basic accommodation on site which is included in the price. Other local accommodation is available.

Aug
4
Sat
2018
Pewter Casting craft workshop at Wood Spirit camp Silverdale @ Wood Spirit camp
Aug 4 all-day

Wonderful Pewter Casting Workshop! 

Explore the alchemy of this wonderful craft. You will have the opportunity to design and make your moulds and cast your design in pewter under the experienced eye of tutor Lily Horseman.

This workshop is suitable for those aged 8 and above. Children should be accompanied by an adult.
cost a few pence per gram of pewter used for any finished pieces you want to take away.
This  workshop is only available for people attending the Wood Spirit event. 

 

petwer casting

Sep
7
Fri
2018
Play in nature and the nature of play. Workshop for the IOL @ Low Wray Campsite, Ambleside, Cumbria
Sep 7 @ 09:30 – 16:30
Play in nature and the nature of play. Workshop for the IOL @ Low Wray Campsite, Ambleside, Cumbria | Low Wray | England | United Kingdom

Outdoor play in nature will be experienced and explored, looking at the many possibilities – from the creative to the rough and tumble- and how these impact on the child.
We will be exploring the ‘play framework’ and how we, as practitioners, spot cues from learners to interact with their play without destroying the ‘frame’ and the ‘drive’ to play. We will also be examining when a ‘player’ enters a state of flow when the learning becomes integral to the human.

The workshop will look at what practitioners can deduce from play. Are our observations and evaluations telling us what is really ‘going
on’ for the learner and how do we check they are truthful. This can then inform our inter- ventions and non-interventions as co-players.
How do we re-discover the world and mind of the child? – one of the many questions asked and explored on this workshop.

This workshop is part of the IOL NW practitioner meeting and cannot be booked separately. 

Oct
7
Sun
2018
Conference Workshop- Our connections with nature- Biophilia @ West Acre Estate
Oct 7 all-day
Conference Workshop- Our connections with nature- Biophilia @ West Acre Estate | West Acre | England | United Kingdom

The annual popular conference for The Forest School Association. But this year you can bring families too. 

This is an ideal opportunity to gather with other outdoor practitioners and professionals from the country and attend a varierty of workshops from a wide programme.

Lily’s workshop will be ‘Biophilia and our connections with nature. It will be a playful hands on examination of the ways in which our different feelings and reactions to nature impact on our relationships to it. We’ll look at what those different relationships are and experience that connection with nature for ourselves as well as getting to grips with a bit of theory.

It is not possible to book this workshop separately it will only be available as part of the conference package.

for more info check out the Facebook page

 

Dec
5
Wed
2018
Working with children’s behaviour in the outdoors @ Woolton Woods, Camp Hill, Woolton, Liverpool, L25
Dec 5 @ 13:30 – Dec 7 @ 16:30

This course will run December 5th- 7th 2018.

1.30pm-5.00pm on Wednesday  and 9.00am- 4.30 pm on the Thursday and Friday.

The cost is £280 for the course. This course can be accredited as a level 3 award at an additional cost of £50. This accreditation  will require some additional work and you can decide what you want to do at the end of the course. This is a level 3 OCNWMR accredited course worth 3 credits.

The course will be delivered by Jon Cree and hosted on the Branching Out Forest School site in Liverpool.

This course is aimed at any educator who feels they want to engage and work with students in the outdoors who may be reluctant learners (of any age).

We will look at;

  • What do behaviours communicate?
  • What is challenging behaviour, what challenges us as leader in the outdoors?
  • Behavioural theories and how these relate to our own settings
  • ‘Neural development’—the most recent research and how this affects triggers and causes for behaviour
  • Causes of certain behaviours’—models for working with behaviour—the 3C’s, non violent communication and the pros and cons of rewards and sanctions’’?  ‘What needs do the outdoors cater for?
  • Ways of working with ‘behaviours’ interventions and de-escalation’ in the outdoors
  • Motivating our learners
  •  ‘Transferring’ behavioural strategies from the outdoors to everyday life in educational settings and home
  • Looking after ourselves
  • ‘Policies and procedures’ relating to behaviour, safeguarding & learners safety’

To accredit this as an OCNWMR Level 3 course worth 3 credits it will require participants to reflect on their own practice and write up a workbook after the course which we estimate would take approx 8 hours work. It is suitable for people who have trained as Forest School practitioners or who work in the outdoors.

Jon Cree, training co-ordinator and 11 –19 programme manager at Bishops Wood Centre in Worcestershire, will be facilitating sessions that involve ‘real life’ scenarios, some outdoor exercises, as well as chats around the fire! Jon has been working with youth groups and groups of young people with specific needs, in the outdoors for almost 30 years.

Oct
1
Fri
2021
Conference Workshop- Our connections with nature- Biophilia @ Hill End Outdoor Education Centre,
Oct 1 – Oct 3 all-day
Conference Workshop- Our connections with nature- Biophilia @ Hill End Outdoor Education Centre, | West Acre | England | United Kingdom

The annual popular conference for The Forest School Association.

This is an ideal opportunity to gather with other outdoor practitioners and professionals from the country and attend a varierty of workshops from a wide programme.

Lily’s workshop will be ‘Needs in Forest School’.

From basic needs to play needs, from universal needs to what the world needs. How can reflecting on ‘needs’ help Forest School practitioners create more sustainability in their work and advocate for Forest School?  This is the stuff that has helped me connect with myself, with others and the world. This will be a playful and reflective exploration of theories and practice with some provoking questions and playing with sticks.

It is not possible to book this workshop separately it will only be available as part of the conference package.

for more info check out the Facebook page

 

Apr
13
Thu
2023
Refilling our ‘Compassion Cup’. An introduction to needs-led practice for people who work in the outdoors. @ Woolton Woods, Liverpool
Apr 13 @ 09:00 – 16:30

Come and join us for a day exploring human needs!

We will respond to the needs of the group (of course we will), but we anticipate that these ingredients will form part of our time together:

– Understanding needs, their relation to our behaviours and the behaviour of our participants;

– Unmet needs and what they might look like: how do we respond appropriately, and how do we look after needs in a time of dysregulation?

– Marrying up theories with our experiences and discussing the challenges of applying them;

– The dynamics and quality of human connection;

– Working with needs in nature and woodlands: the problems and possibilities.

Who is this for? Those who work in Forest School and other participant-centred settings as well as for those who aspire to develop their practice in this area. You may be experienced in theories but are looking for time and space to share experiences with others. Or you may be new to these ideas but are excited to learn.

The course will be facilitated by Lily Horseman and Froo Signore. As Forest School practitioners and facilitators they will draw from their own rich experience of relating theories and practice. There is nothing they like more than unpicking the juicy aspects of human behaviour and how this shows up in their session delivery.

For tickets click here

Oct
24
Tue
2023
Refilling our ‘Compassion Cup’. An introduction to needs-led practice for people who work in the outdoors. @ Woolton Woods, Liverpool
Oct 24 @ 09:00 – 16:30

Come and join us for a day exploring human needs!

We will respond to the needs of the group (of course we will), but we anticipate that these ingredients will form part of our time together:

– Understanding needs, their relation to our behaviours and the behaviour of our participants;

– Unmet needs and what they might look like: how do we respond appropriately, and how do we look after needs in a time of dysregulation?

– Marrying up theories with our experiences and discussing the challenges of applying them;

– The dynamics and quality of human connection;

– Working with needs in nature and woodlands: the problems and possibilities.

Who is this for? Those who work in Forest School and other participant-centred settings as well as for those who aspire to develop their practice in this area. You may be experienced in theories but are looking for time and space to share experiences with others. Or you may be new to these ideas but are excited to learn.

The course will be facilitated by Lily Horseman and Froo Signore. As Forest School practitioners and facilitators they will draw from their own rich experience of relating theories and practice. There is nothing they like more than unpicking the juicy aspects of human behaviour and how this shows up in their session delivery.

For tickets click here

Oct
31
Tue
2023
Refilling our ‘Compassion Cup’. An introduction to needs-led practice for people who work in the outdoors. @ Leighton Hall, Carnforth
Oct 31 @ 09:00 – 16:30

Come and join us for a day exploring human needs!

We will respond to the needs of the group (of course we will), but we anticipate that these ingredients will form part of our time together:

– Understanding needs, their relation to our behaviours and the behaviour of our participants;

– Unmet needs and what they might look like: how do we respond appropriately, and how do we look after needs in a time of dysregulation?

– Marrying up theories with our experiences and discussing the challenges of applying them;

– The dynamics and quality of human connection;

– Working with needs in nature and woodlands: the problems and possibilities.

Who is this for? Those who work in Forest School and other participant-centred settings as well as for those who aspire to develop their practice in this area. You may be experienced in theories but are looking for time and space to share experiences with others. Or you may be new to these ideas but are excited to learn.

The course will be facilitated by Lily Horseman and Froo Signore. As Forest School practitioners and facilitators they will draw from their own rich experience of relating theories and practice. There is nothing they like more than unpicking the juicy aspects of human behaviour and how this shows up in their session delivery.

For tickets click here

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