Nature connection Dutch style – a walking forest?
Would you like a breath of fresh air? Check out this amazing BOSK Youtube video of a ‘walking forest’ in the northern Dutch city of Leeuwarden. The event is also described in this article in The Guardian (4 August 2022).
FSA Chair Sarah Lawfull talks to Coaching Outdoors Podcast
Episode 55 of this podcast features FSA Chair Sarah Lawfull sharing her passion for Forest School, her love of trees and her determination that nature connection should be part of every child's education. Listen to find out what executive coaches and Forest School leaders have in common and why coaching [...]
Celebrating Forest School
Muddy Faces remind us that International Forest School Day is on the 13th October, with their Forest School focus newsletter. Check out Muddy Faces updated Forest School section on the Outdoor HUB and their NEW stick activity collections. Are you a Forest School Leader or Nature Educator looking for some [...]
Forest School and Outdoor First Aid training opportunities
Forest School Training Collaborative Ltd. are offering the following training events in 2023: Forest School (FOLA) Training, W Lothian: Starting Date: Tues 3 Oct (online) & Thurs 5 Oct (woodland) FOLA (Forest School) course , all levels Format: blend of online self-paced modules and face to face seminars, and all-day woodland sessions [...]
Outdoor practice articles
The Forest School Association latest news bulletin shares this EVC (Educational Visits Coordinator) Magazine summer edition. Set within an England/ Wales context, this includes articles of interest to outdoor practitioners more generally. Read about supporting swifts in school buildings (p 14), Forest School programme principles (p18), biophobia (p20), risk perception [...]
Daydream Believers – Forestopia Showcase
Checkout this Daydream Believers video, which shows how Forestopia is a creative real world learning resource, combining STEM with nature, and young people’s imaginations. Explore Forestopia here.
FSA National Conference 2023 – Booking News
The Forest School Association conference runs Friday 29th September to Sunday 1st October. Link to the FSA Conference 2023 webpage for the latest update.
Clyde Climate Forest ‘Tree Count’ gets underway – have you made your trees count?
The Clyde Climate Forest (CCF) has this month launched its Annual Tree Count, with organisations and community groups encouraged to register trees planted since this time last year to contribute to this year’s grand total. In the past year alone, around 50,000 trees have been planted in urban areas by local schoolchildren [...]
