A New Term Begins

A New Term begins this week for our fabulous Forest School.

This week sees the beginning of a branch new term at the Watatunga Forest School, where children are free to play and learn in nature each Wednesday from 9:15am to 12pm. You can even book the whole term to receive a discount, and if you refer a friend for the whole term then we will give you a free 4 seater off peak buggy tour of the Reserve!

The sessions can be attended by just turning up without signing up for the whole term, and offers children to play, sing, learn and bathe in the wonder of nature. You can book the whole term for £42 by clicking here. IOr simply turn up and pay £7.50 per session on the day. If you’d like to be kept in the loop about how to book one-off sessions, please get in touch via the website contact form.

Your teacher, Jackie, has worked in primary schools for around ten years, with the majority of the decade in Early Years. She loves working with children and has spent the last five years exploring and studying the most effective ways that children learn. She has found that children develop best when they are happy, stress free and are choosing which way to take their learning themselves rather than those decisions being made for them by an adult. She follows the work of Anna Ephgrave and has attended many of her courses that explore a “Planning in the Moment” style of teaching. She has personally seen the positive effects that exploring, learning and simply being outdoors has on children’s development, wellbeing and self-confidence, and this is why she has chosen to leave the classroom behind and bring her experience to outdoors permanently. 

Her sessions will see your child singing, dancing, listening and joining in with stories and using those stories to influence the activities on offer. There will be a continuous provision element as is used in pre-school and Reception environments but using the forest as its influence. Independence will be a key objective, with children being encouraged to explore their environment, discover and use tools, create keepsakes that they can take ownership of, and, above all, get really muddy!