Muddy Faces Outdoor Practitioner magazines – available free online
Muddy Faces provide a link on their outdoor practitioner hub to access and download Issues 1-4 of their online magazines for FREE. These issues focus on Health & Wellbeing, Forest School, Handwashing outdoors, and Outdoor Clothing, with feature articles and activity ideas. Perfect for Early Years, primary schools, Forest School [...]
Breeze Forest School programme: Forest School Research
The Forest School Association have shared information on Scotswood Garden's Breeze Forest School Programme in the north of England. The report offers an in-depth evaluation of the last 3 years of the programme, delivered by Scotswood Garden, an FSA Recognised Forest School Provider, together with 4 partner schools and Newcastle [...]
Forest School Association national conference 2023 – save the date!
The FSA national conference takes place 29 September to 1st October, in Danbury, Essex. Interested in the FSA webinars public archive? Link to the Wednesday webinar Public Archive. There are also member only webinar links. To subscribe to the FSA newsletter use this link
Wee Forest takes root at Queen Margaret University’s Outdoor Learning Hub
Wee Forests provide a great resource for Outdoor Learning and for STEM learning outdoors. NatureScot provided funding to establish a Wee Forest at Queen Margaret University's Outdoor Learning Hub in 2022. This means every year hundreds of undergraduate school teachers learn about the benefits of teaching outdoors. Check out this [...]
Spotlight on Outdoor Learning – Outdoor Practitioner
School Outdoor Learning share this interview with an Outdoor Practitioner based in Cheshire in North West England. These answers are full of insights into starting an outdoor learning or Forest School programme in school, as well as some great reasons for why you should.
Why we might be getting outdoor education (very) wrong
School Outdoor Learning have shared this TES article about outdoor education. In particular, this quote stood out, "No research proves that forest school is any more beneficial than any other type of outdoor learning." The point being that all time spent learning outdoors is good for children and teachers. Forest [...]
Forest Kindergarten subsidiary courses: Fire and Tools – new training dates available + more
These courses are being offered in various locations around Scotland. Dates, locations and booking details are as follows: Abriachan Forest Trust: Using Fire in Forest Kindergarten 29th of October 10-3pm- Abriachan Forest Classroom- book here Using Tools in Forest Kindergarten 12th November 10-3pm- Abriachan Forest Classroom- book here Shelters and [...]
Forest School Job Opportunity – Earthtime, Elgin, Moray
Earthtime are looking to appoint a Woodland Wellbeing Facilitator - Forest School Lead. The closing date is 6th September 2022 (5pm). The Forest School Association have shared more details here.
