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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Come and join other Forest School practitioners to share practice, chat over what’s going on in the world of Forest School, get up to date on latest developments and revisit and extend your own skills.
We’ll get a fire lit, a kettle over it, some light refreshments cooked over the fire and there will be a selection of tools and a nice woodland to hang out in. Jenny will fire up the pizza oven for us so bring your own toppings.
We will be exploring the potential to set up a network for practitioners in Cumbria.
For more information and to help us plan for numbers contact Lily to let us know you are coming.
The annual popular Conference for Institute of Outdoor Learning members in the North West
This is an ideal opportunity to gather with other outdoor practitioners and professionals from the region and attend a varierty of workshops from a wide programme.
Non members are also welcome.
Lunch is included.
– See more at: IOL NW Conference
Lily’s workshop will be ‘The quest for the child led session’ – An adventurous quest into giving up the role of leader to the children and young people you work with. This workshop is based on some work that Lily has been doing with groups that incorporates rites of passage and transitions, the hero’s journey, group agreements, quests and missions, collective decision making, with a dollop of mucking about in the woods and organised chaos. Through this we will explore how to manage our role as a ‘non-leader’ both emotionally, practically and dynamically and whether our adventures are authentic adventures.
It is not possible to book this workshop separately it will only be available as part of the conference package.
Come and join other Forest School practitioners to share practice, chat over what’s going on in the world of Forest School, get up to date on latest developments and revisit and extend your own skills.
We’ll get a fire lit, a kettle over it, some light refreshments cooked over the fire and there will be a selection of tools and a nice woodland to hang out in. We can make ‘stone soup’ and experiment with different bread recipes and methods of cooking on a fire. The Stone Soup story is an old one and will need everybody to bring something to add to the pot or feel free to bring your own food to cook on the fire.
It was decided at the last network meeting that all members are encouraged to bring something Forest School related along that they are working on at the moment. Offers so far include Bird song ID, coppicing some hazel on the site and sharing simple craft ideas and tool skills, and making brands (if you have any old bicycle spokes bring them along)
Email to let us know you are coming and get detailed directions to the site.
Come and join other Forest School practitioners form across Cumbria to share practice, chat over what’s going on in the world of Forest School, get up to date on latest developments and revisit and extend your own skills.
We’ll be exploring the theme of “caring for”; a bit of tool sharpening and a bit of self care, tarp repair & etc! We’ll get a fire lit, a kettle over it, some light refreshments cooked over the fire and there will be a selection of tools and a nice woodland to hang out in.
Bring and share lunch. We’ll be exploring any other Forest School related things that people are engaged in, feel free to bring a question or idea for the rest of the group to help you work through.
Email lily@kindlingplayandtraining.co.uk to let us know you are coming and get detailed directions to the site.
OCN Forest School Level 1 Training
This course is aimed at individuals with little or no experience of working in the outdoors, and aims to build knowledge and confidence in the safe use of equipment and tools
Kindling will introduce basic woodland skills, and individuals will be required to demonstrate a basic knowledge of the flora and fauna in a woodland area. The course will allow participants to look at using the outdoor environment to facilitate different learning styles and to encourage the development of personal skills such as confidence and self-esteem.
Participants will learn how the outdoors can be used to encourage all areas of development, understand factors that affect children’s behaviour and strategies for the outdoor environment. We will also look at how the outdoor environment encourages independence, self-reliance and self-esteem and promotes healthy, balanced social and emotional growth.
Course Duration: 3 days
Portfolio Completion will take place during the course and be handed in on the last day.
This course is ideal for those people who are wanting to gain skills for working outdoors with children and young people, those who want to explore Forest Schools within their own setting or those who wish to support a trained Forest Schools practitioner.
Bradford Forest School Network annual conference will be taking place in April with the theme of ‘Wellbeing, for ourselves and others’. We will be looking at how we can take care of ourselves and through doing that how we are better equiped to care for others. There will be the usual fun and games, camp over and skill shares.
The cost is £100. For those living or working in the Bradford district it is subsidised by Bradford council so the cost is £50. If you would like more information please contact Jen@bcep.org.uk or phone 01274 397641
Lily’s workshop will be ‘exploring the potential for crafting and creativity from fires. We will be looking at a range of techniques using fire to work with metals, clay, fibre and charring as creative processes. We will look at the benefits of these creative processes and the additional risks they pose.
There will be a small charge to cover material costs if you wish to take some items away after the workshop.’
Aimed at people who already use fire in their work or have an existing level of confidence working with fire and wish to extend their practice.
It is not possible to book this workshop separately it will only be available as part of the conference package.
NOCN Forest School Level 1 Training
This course is aimed at individuals with little or no experience of working in the outdoors, and aims to build knowledge and confidence in working with children outdoors and an insight into the Forest School Ethos.
Kindling will introduce basic woodland skills, and individuals will develop a basic knowledge of the flora and fauna in a woodland area. The course will allow participants to look at using the outdoor environment to facilitate different ways of learning outdoors and to encourage the development of personal skills such as confidence and self-esteem.
Participants will learn how the outdoors can be used to encourage all areas of development, understand factors that affect children’s behaviour and strategies for the outdoor environment. We will also look at how the outdoor environment encourages independence, self-reliance and self-esteem and promotes healthy, balanced social and emotional growth.
Course Duration: 3 days
Portfolio Completion will take place during the course and be handed in on the last day.
This course is ideal for those people who are wanting to gain skills for working outdoors with children and young people, those who want to explore the possibilities for Forest Schools within their own setting or those who wish to support a trained Forest Schools practitioner.
This course does not enable you to deliver Forest School programmes as a qualified practitioner.
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.
NOCN Forest School Level 1 Training
This course is aimed at individuals with little or no experience of working in the outdoors, and aims to build knowledge and confidence in the Forest School ethos and principles.
Kindling will introduce basic woodland skills, and individuals will be required to demonstrate a basic knowledge of the flora and fauna in a woodland area. The course will allow participants to look at using the outdoor environment to facilitate different learning styles and to encourage the development of personal skills such as confidence and self-esteem.
Participants will learn how the outdoors can be used to encourage all areas of development, understand factors that affect children’s behaviour and strategies for the outdoor environment. We will also look at how the outdoor environment encourages independence, self-reliance and self-esteem and promotes healthy, balanced social and emotional growth.
Course Duration: 3 days
Portfolio Completion will take place during the course and be handed in on the last day.
This course is ideal for those people who are wanting to gain skills for working outdoors with children and young people, those who want to explore how Forest Schools could work within their own setting or those who wish to support a trained Forest Schools practitioner.
Funding for subsidies for practitioners in the South Pennines comes from Heritage Lottery Fund and Newground Together administered by Pennine Prospects.
NOCN Forest School Level 1 Training
Wigton Infant School, 23rd Feb, 2nd March and 9th March 2018
This course is aimed at individuals with little or no experience of working in the outdoors, and aims to build knowledge and confidence in the Forest School ethos and principles.
Kindling will introduce basic woodland skills, and individuals will be required to demonstrate a basic knowledge of the flora and fauna in a woodland area. The course will allow participants to look at using the outdoor environment to facilitate different learning styles and to encourage the development of personal skills such as confidence and self-esteem.
Participants will learn how the outdoors can be used to encourage all areas of development, understand factors that affect children’s behaviour and strategies for the outdoor environment. We will also look at how the outdoor environment encourages independence, self-reliance and self-esteem and promotes healthy, balanced social and emotional growth.
Course Duration: 3 days
Portfolio Completion will take place during the course and be handed in on the last day.
This course is ideal for those people who are wanting to gain skills for working outdoors with children and young people, those who want to explore how Forest Schools could work within their own setting or those who wish to support a trained Forest Schools practitioner.
Funding for subsidies for practitioners in the South Pennines comes from Heritage Lottery Fund and Newground Together administered by Pennine Prospects.