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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Kindling joins the EdenVentures Crew for two amazing weeks of Summer playschemes.
Summer Weeks 2016 – Smardale
Week 1 In the beautiful valley of Smardale near Kirby Stephen
Summer Weeks 2016 – Ousby
Week 2 Looking out over the Eden Valley near Penrith
Expect the usual action packed week of adventure & creative flair for 5 to 13 year olds with volunteering opportunities for 14 to 18 year olds.
for more information visit EdenVentures
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.
This Forest School training course also includes a second week of training 8th- 12th May 2017
NOCN Level 3 Certificate in Forest School Programme Leadership (QCF)
This course is an opportunity to explore to a higher level different approaches to using the outdoor environment in a Forest School setting and is for those who and wish to coordinate, manage and lead Forest School Sessions with children, young people or adults.
You will investigate how best to design and run a Forest School programme and look at how to approach and apply it safely and effectively.
This Forest School Level 3 course is aimed at individuals who have a minimum Level 2 qualification in Youth Work, Child Care, Teaching, or relevant experience in working with children.
The course content of this qualification is based on up-to-date research surrounding aspects of
- Holistic development
- Neuro-science
- Theories of Learning and Development
- Woodland conservation, history and management
- Wellbeing and nature connection
- Risk benefit assessments
Course Duration
- Initial training week – consisting of 5 days of training
- Portfolio work – candidates take away their portfolio to work on (For about 7 months)
- First Aid – Candidates complete a 2 day ITC outdoor paediatric first aid course at own cost
- Development Week – Consisting of further training and benchmarking.
Participants on this course will need to complete a paediatric outdoor First Aid 2 day course before completing their Forest School training. (First Aid not included in price).
*This venue has basic accommodation on site which costs approx £16 per night. Details of how to book accommodation will be sent with confirmation of course booking.
Modular Forest School Training sessions – Participants will attend all of: 7th and 8th of November, 14th and 15th of November 2016, 6th and 7th February, 5th and 6th of June, 12th and 13th June 2017
NOCN Forest School Level 3 Training
This course is an opportunity to explore to a higher level different approaches to using the outdoor environment in a Forest School setting and is for those who and wish to coordinate, manage and lead Forest School Sessions with children, young people or adults.
Course leaders will be Lily Horseman of Kindling and Harriet Menter of Scotswood Natural Community Garden.
You will investigate how best to design and run a Forest School programme and look at how to approach and apply it safely and effectively.
This Forest School Level 3 course is aimed at individuals who have a minimum Level 2 qualification in Youth Work, Child Care, Teaching, or relevant experience in working with children.
The course content of this qualification is based on up-to-date research surrounding aspects of
- Child development
- Personal development
- Neuro-science
- Nature Connection
- Creativity and crafts
- Woodland conservation and management
- Innovative and therapeutic theory in the outdoors
- Risk assessments to enable safe outdoor play and education
Course Duration
- Initial training – consisting of 4 days of training
- Portfolio work – candidates take away their portfolio to work on (For about 4 months)
- 2 days training and planning
- 3 more months of work on portfolios
- First Aid – Candidates complete a 2 day ITC first aid course
- Development Training – Consisting of 4 days of including assessment
Participants on this course will need to complete a paediatric outdoor First Aid 2 day course before completing their Forest School training. (First Aid not included in price).
This Forest School training course also includes an assessment and development week 19th -23rd June 2017
OCN Forest School Level 3 Training
This course is an opportunity to explore to a higher level different approaches to using the outdoor environment in a Forest School setting and is for those who and wish to coordinate, manage and lead Forest School Sessions with children, young people or adults.
You will investigate how best to design and run a Forest School programme and look at how to approach and apply it safely and effectively.
This Forest School Level 3 course is aimed at individuals who have a minimum Level 2 qualification in Youth Work, Child Care, Teaching, or relevant experience in working with children.
The course content of this qualification is based on up-to-date research surrounding aspects of
- Child development
- Personal development
- Neuro-science
- Accelerated Learning
- Woodland conservation and recreation
- Innovative and therapeutic theory in the outdoors
- Risk assessments to enable safe outdoor play and education
Course Duration
- Initial training week – consisting of 5 days of training
- Portfolio work – candidates take away their portfolio to work on (For about 6 months)
- First Aid – Candidates complete a 2 day ITC first aid course
- Assessment Week – Consisting of 5 days of assessment
Participants on this course will need to complete a paediatric outdoor First Aid 2 day course before completing their Forest School training. (First Aid not included in price).
This Forest School training course also includes a second week of training December 2017
NOCN Level 3 Certificate in Forest School Programme Leadership (QCF)
This course is an opportunity to explore to a higher level different approaches to using the outdoor environment in a Forest School setting and is for those who and wish to coordinate, manage and lead Forest School Sessions with children, young people or adults.
You will investigate how best to design and run a Forest School programme and look at how to approach and apply it safely and effectively.
This Forest School Level 3 course is aimed at individuals who have a minimum Level 2 qualification in Youth Work, Child Care, Teaching, or relevant experience in working with children.
The course content of this qualification is based on up-to-date research surrounding aspects of
- Holistic development
- Neuro-science
- Theories of Learning and Development
- Woodland conservation, history and management
- Wellbeing and nature connection
- Risk benefit assessments
Course Duration
- Initial training week – consisting of 5 days of training
- Portfolio work – candidates take away their portfolio to work on (For about 7 months)
- First Aid – Candidates complete a 2 day ITC outdoor paediatric first aid course at own cost
- Second week – Consisting of further training and benchmarking
Participants on this course will need to complete a paediatric outdoor First Aid 2 day course before completing their Forest School training. (First Aid not included in price).
This Forest School training course also includes a second week of training 4th- 8th December 2017
NOCN Level 3 Certificate in Forest School Programme Leadership (QCF)
This course is an opportunity to explore to a higher level different approaches to using the outdoor environment in a Forest School setting and is for those who and wish to coordinate, manage and lead Forest School Sessions with children, young people or adults.
You will investigate how best to design and run a Forest School programme and look at how to approach and apply it safely and effectively.
This Forest School Level 3 course is aimed at individuals who have a minimum Level 2 qualification in Youth Work, Child Care, Teaching, or relevant experience in working with children.
The course content of this qualification is based on up-to-date research surrounding aspects of
- Holistic development
- Neuro-science
- Theories of Learning and Development
- Woodland conservation, history and management
- Wellbeing and nature connection
- Risk benefit assessments
Course Duration
- Initial training week – consisting of 5 days of training
- Portfolio work – candidates take away their portfolio to work on (For about 7 months)
- First Aid – Candidates complete a 2 day ITC outdoor paediatric first aid course at own cost
- Second week – Consisting of further training and benchmarking
Participants on this course will need to complete a paediatric outdoor First Aid 2 day course before completing their Forest School training. (First Aid not included in price).
*This venue has basic accommodation on site which costs approx £16 per night. Details of how to book accommodation will be sent with confirmation of course booking.
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.
This Forest School training course also includes a second week of training May 21st – 25th 2018
NOCN Level 3 Certificate in Forest School Programme Leadership (QCF)
This course is an opportunity to explore to a higher level different approaches to using the outdoor environment in a Forest School setting and is for those who and wish to coordinate, manage and lead Forest School Sessions with children, young people or adults.
You will investigate how best to design and run a Forest School programme and look at how to approach and apply it safely and effectively.
This Forest School Level 3 course is aimed at individuals who have a minimum Level 2 qualification in Youth Work, Child Care, Teaching, or relevant experience in working with children.
The course content of this qualification is based on up-to-date research surrounding aspects of
- Holistic development
- Neuro-science
- Theories of Learning and Development
- Woodland conservation, history and management
- Wellbeing and nature connection
- Risk benefit assessments
Course Duration
- Initial training week – consisting of 5 days of training
- Portfolio work – candidates take away their portfolio to work on (For about 7 months)
- First Aid – Candidates complete a 2 day ITC outdoor paediatric first aid course at own cost
- Second week – Consisting of further training and benchmarking
Participants on this course will need to complete a paediatric outdoor First Aid 2 day course before completing their Forest School training. (First Aid not included in price).
*This venue has basic accommodation on site which costs approx £16 per night. Details of how to book accommodation will be sent with confirmation of course booking.
This Forest School training course also includes a further week of training week 4th -8th June 2018
NOCN Forest School Level 3 Training
This course is an opportunity to explore to a higher level different approaches to using the outdoor environment in a Forest School setting and is for those who and wish to coordinate, manage and lead Forest School Sessions with children, young people or adults.
You will investigate how best to design and run a Forest School programme and look at how to approach and apply it safely and effectively.
This Forest School Level 3 course is aimed at individuals who have a minimum Level 2 qualification in Youth Work, Child Care, Teaching, or relevant experience in working with children.
The course content of this qualification is based on up-to-date research surrounding aspects of
Child development
Personal development
Neuro-science
Nature Connection
Creativity and crafts
Woodland conservation and management
Innovative and therapeutic theory in the outdoors
Risk assessments to enable safe outdoor play and education
Course Duration Initial training – consisting of 5 days of training
Portfolio work – candidates take away their portfolio to work on (For about 7 months)
First Aid – Candidates complete a 2 day ITC first aid course
Development Training – Consisting of 5 days of including benchmarking and feedback
Participants on this course will need to complete a paediatric outdoor First Aid 2 day course before completing the second part of their Forest School training. (First Aid not included in price).