Stronger Starts Tesco Funding Launched
Greenspace Scotland have shared details of this new £5m grant programme to boost school funds. Funding will be focused on providing nutritious food and activities/resources to boost physical health and mental wellbeing in children and young people. A wide range of projects fit the bill - improving school playgrounds, growing [...]
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.
Vertical schools are increasingly common. This is what students want in ‘high’ school design
This Child in the City article (22 June 2023) explores why some new schools have to go up. This recently published Australian study surveyed students at three vertical schools. The author points out that ‘While vertical schools generally have limited space on school grounds, they are usually built in central urban [...]
Lessons in Grass: Greening School Grounds
Checkout this fantastic video from the Children & Nature Network. It features simple and easily replicated approaches from an education centre in the Czech Republic. The Czech case study is described here along with the key aspects: Engaging and simple. Lessons in Grass encourages using spaces, materials and resources that are [...]
Save the date – Forest School Research Symposium
The FSA news bulletin has announced the world's first Forest School Research Symposium entitled 'The Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Practices, and Principles of Forest School’. This event is being developed in partnership between the FSA and the University of Liverpool. Save the dates 26th – 28th of June 2024.
Forest School webinars
Check out the latest series of Wednesday webinars offered by the Forest School Association.
What do the children want?
School Outdoor Learning have shared this post (March 26, 2023) by a teacher and Forest School practitioner. She listens to the children she works with, and shares her thoughts. This includes the insight ‘ What I hear from the children doesn't just reinforce all the studies that show that outdoor [...]
Forest school training opportunities 2023!
Checkout the following offers from FSTC: FlexiFOLA Forest School Training May 2023 Jupiter Artland, East Calder - starting Tues 16 May (online) and Thurs 25 May (woodland) More information and booking forms can be found on the FSCT website 16-hr Forest School First Aid training May 2023 Bonaly Scout Centre, South Edinburgh - [...]
