Forest School Leader Training with Children of the Forest 

  • Love the outdoors?

  • Looking to be part of a new, kinder, more holistic model of education or community building?

  • Want to learn about native animals and plants?

  • Want to learn new creative and bushcraft skills?

  • Want to help others to connect with nature?

This course is designed to qualify you to become a Forest School Leader, able to set up and run a Forest School programme for participants of any age.

The Course Covers:

  • Practical skills including: fire lighting, shelter building, tool use, flora and fauna identification, foraging and nature crafts such as whittling, carving and natural pigments

  • How to facilitate groups in a learner-centred way, including plenty of ideas for games and activities

  • The Forest School ethos to behaviour, the holistic approach to learning and thinking about human needs

  • Play - benefits, theories and facilitation

  • The benefits of Nature Connection and how to support this with others

  • Risk assessment and management

  • How to manage a Forest School site sustainably, including Woodland Management and promoting biodiversity

  • The legal responsibilities of running a Forest School and good practice

It is designed to meet the needs of school and college staff, teachers and teaching assistants, youth workers, adults and professionals.

By the end of the course, you will be ready to set up and lead your own sessions, with a good understanding of the Forest School principles as well as woodland management, tool use, fire lighting, risk management and much more.

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