Forest School & Outdoor Learning
Forest School & Outdoor Learning
How much time do children spend outdoors?
Children go outdoors every day, whatever the weather. All of our nurseries have large gardens, carefully designed to encourage children to explore the natural world, solve problems, assess risks, and take on new challenges.
Inspired by Forest School principles, our outdoor experiences enable children to develop confidence, resilience, independence and a sense of responsibility, while building a deeper connection with the environment around them. Each nursery has a designated Sustainability Champion who helps children develop a love of the natural world and learn how to care for it.
Outdoor experiences include:
- Digging, planting and growing
- Nature exploration
- Building and construction
- Den making
- Community walks
- Problem-solving and investigation
What is Forest School?
Our Triangles setting also offers dedicated Forest School sessions led by our qualified Forest School practitioner. We include these sessions at no additional cost because we believe that opportunities to explore, take managed risks, build resilience and develop a connection with the natural world should be available to every child.
Example Forest School session:
Children at Triangles have been creating their very own wooden bees. They chopped branches with help from our forest school leader, painted coloured stripes, drilled holes and gathered leaves for their wings. Some of the children enjoyed finding spots in the nursery garden for the bees to enjoy spending time in the sun.
Ready to explore your options?
Book a visit, speak with a Nursery Manager or contact us to discuss availability, funding and start dates.