Green employability for young people in Scotland
My Climate Path provides a wide range of opportunities for young people to demonstrate the legacy that COP26 will bring them and their future careers in green and circular roles across all industries. Check out the opportunities listed under My Climate Path initiatives. This includes Wee Forest programmes supported by NatureScot.
Forest School Job Opportunity, Morayshire
The Forest School Association have shared news that Earthtime For All Ltd, Duffs, Elgin are looking to appoint an Earthtime Lead Officer. The closing date is 20th May 2022. Link for more information and how to apply.
Forest Kindergarten Training – more dates added!
Check out the extra dates added offered by Learning Through Landscapes for SQA Forest Kindergarten training. These include venues in Scotland. The Forest Kindergarten Award has been designed to meet the needs of early years practitioners to support regular visits to local outdoor spaces for learning and play. This is [...]
Supporting Forest School Play – The Ludic Process & Nature Play Cycle webinar
Check out this recording of the April 2022 Wednesday Webinar for Forest School Play, shared by the Forest School Association.
Growing among Trees: an evaluation of school based outdoor learning interventions
This paper is written by Marc A Harris (Cardiff Metropolitan University). It can be found in the Journal for Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning. The abstract and full paper are available online (published 24 Nov 2021). The abstract describes a 12-month pilot project in England, which delivered community forest and [...]
Shelters and Ropes Course (a subsidiary course to Forest Kindergarten) – April and May 2022
Please note that these courses are only open to those working in Early Years and/ or Forest Kindergarten trained. Join Kate Hookham as she leads a fantastic introduction to shelters and ropes, the perfect start to any forest kindergarten journey. In this course, Kate will cover Benefit Risk Assessment (a [...]
Free Forest Kindergarten Subsidiary Courses
Bookings are now open for Woodland Ecology and Shelters & Knots courses in various locations in Scotland. Courses will allow participants the opportunity to increase skills and provide many opportunities to ask questions on how to use woodlands for your groups in sustainable and engaging ways. There is no charge [...]
Forest Kindergarten courses
LTL three confirmed Forest Kindergarten courses running in Stirling and Edinburgh, as well as a ‘most likely’ on Arran. They are: Stirling dates: 20th – 22nd April and 25th – 27th October Edinburgh date: 18th – 20th May Arran likely date: 6th – 8th April (please call direct 01786465934 if [...]
