11th October is Forest School Day
Muddy Faces Outdoor Hub is PACKED full of FREE Forest School resources, guides, research & more. Check out their Forest School and Forest School Day section.
Forest School Programmes for Autistic and Non-Autistic Learners: A National Survey
This guest blog by a Forest School Association member (23 August 2024) describes how peer-reviewed research investigating autistic learners’ Forest School experiences specifically is limited, and why a national survey is needed. If you are a Forest School Practitioner who is interested in contributing to this study, you can access [...]
Are you a UK Forest school practitioner?
If so, you could contribute to this national survey being conducted by University of Lincoln. This online survey aims to help direct the development of our future research which aims to identify and problem-solve common barriers autistic children and young people may face at Forest School, and to develop practical [...]
Peer perspectives: the role of youth advisor investigators in school mental health research
This study is led by a Research Associate at the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit in the School of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Glasgow. It explores how schools, their surroundings, buildings, and social interactions affect young people's mental health. Claire Goodfellow, members of the SOCITS [...]
Forest School Research Symposium Podcast
The University of Liverpool and the Forest School Association ran the world’s first International Forest School Research Symposium in Liverpool last week. Forest School Podcast are set to offer a special Forest School Research Symposium Podcast
Scorching schoolyards: California groups want more trees, less asphalt at schools
Greenspace Scotland have shared this article describing how schoolyards are hot and getting hotter. Researchers and advocates are pushing the state to allocate money for green schoolyards, which can include trees, grass or gardens in place of asphalt or rubber play surfaces at most schools. Find this story and more [...]
Green space could be even better for young brains than we realised
This article in the Guardian (16 June 2024) shares how science research on specific benefits for children’s behaviour and thinking is catching up with established wellbeing claims.
Listen to the Forest School Podcast
Check out this Forest School Podcast platform which aims to inform and support educators, parents, outdoor and play practitioners and anyone interested in nature and the outdoors (log in required). This includes sharing research and experiences of the World's First International Interdisciplinary Forest School Podcast.
