Children learn how to use tools, construct dens, take measured risks, climb, and light fires as the basics to Forest School. This is with all children from the moment they arrive. Our children learn to trust the adults and begin to test themselves and their capabilities eventually lighting and sustaining their own fires, building bridges, tying knots and creating things from wood using saws and peelers.
Forest school enables children to develop the fundamental skills required for a positive attitude to learning. This includes resilience, determination, confidence, independence, and teamwork. By instilling these skills your child is likely to show this attitude towards lifelong learning and sustain concentration and perseverance when difficulty occurs. It is also a key factor in positive mental wellbeing, essentially building happiness in children and adults alike.