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The challenge of a stick, the reflection of a puddle!
Archimedes Forest Schools Education
Forest Schools Education
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to become one of the first US Forest Schools Practitioners
Be a part of the vision www.forestschools.com
Forest Schools Symposium USA
1. Using the Natural environment to nurture, to inspire and to motivate
2. Fostering connection, learning and resilience
3. Develop a revolution in outdoor learning
To inform you of the importance of industry standards, along with the benefits and applications
Archimedes Forest Schools and Outdoor Learning
Forest Schools is an innovative educational approach to
outdoor play and learning that now has practitioners worldwide though our training programme
Participation in engaging and motivating achievable opportunities that allow every learning possibility through tasks and activities, free play and exploration
Development of personal, social, health and wellbeing emotional skills
To encourage and inspire individuals of any age through positive woodland and outdoor experiences
The Archimedes Forest Schools Philosophy
What are Archimedes Forest Schools?
FUN! You love to play, so do your kids
Regular and Long Term
Programmes run daily, weekly or fortnightly during throughout the year.
To enable skills to be transferred and developments to become established into children's’ every day lives
Raising Self-Esteem, Wellbeing and Confidence
Practitioners receive quality training to work in all weathers!
Quality, Inspired programmes that make a difference to children’s lives
Qualified Forest Schools Practitioner
Forest Schools Education Practitioner Training is
essential to run programmes and we are offering our unique
package to US residentsWe will keep you posted
Supporting Evidence
Practical SkillsLearning Theory
Forest School Delivery
You will Produce a handbook of procedure documentation for running Forest Schools
Assessment of quality standards is essential to endorse practitioners
Practical Skills Session Design and
DeliveryChallenging Behaviours
Emotional Learning Brain DevelopmentHealth and Safety Learning Theory
First AidWe recommend that
all Forest Schools Education
Practitioners have an up to date
outdoor First Aid Certificate
Develops Physical & Emotional awareness to support cognitive and social skills
Professional Training
Neuro ScienceAccelerated LearningLearning TheoryNatural CurriculumSchemasHealth and Safety Benefits Analysis and Risk Analysis
What do children do at Forest Schools?Building dens and sheltersFires, cooking and healthy
eatingGames and physical activity
EnvironmentMusic + lots of noiseTrails + Treasure
huntsCreativity + Art
In order to learn the essentials of life and all it has to offer
What will Practitioners and children do at Forest Schools?
• Make full use of the outdoor environment
• Design quality opportunities that link into any curriculum
• Encourage all round development
• Develop respect
• Observe
• Play
All Qualified Forest Schools Practitioners will:
How to handle risks Co-operation with others To use their own initiative
to solve problems Boundaries of behaviour;
both physical and social Health and Hygiene How to safely use full sized
tools First hand the beauty of
the natural environment. Resilience Environmental Awareness
Young people go to the woods in all sorts of weathers and through both free and structured
play, education and activities, learn to be successful:
What are the benefits?
Safe Outdoor Play and Learning
Health & Safety is a major consideration when running Forest Schools.
• Sites are checked and safe
• All Equipment is well maintained
• Children and adults have the correct Personal Protective Clothing
• Health and Hygiene
History
ScandinaviaUK
◦ Rising Sun in Tyne and Wear
◦ Bridgewater Forest School
Archimedes EarthNational
Developments – growing week by week
International Developments- raising in popularity
FSE worldwide USA!
Forest School is Fun!
Benefits and Applications – the challenge to teachers is to facilitate
children to learn and to think Training and Practice is essential
The challenge of the natural environment can be found through
a stick or the reflection of a puddle!
The elements of change - making learning exciting
Questions then please email me
The Forest Schools Practitioner
Be a visionary – then go and make it happen!Work with us in 2015 to achieve your goals
Archimedes Training Ltd © 2011
The Award
Understand the development of Forest Schools
Understand the sustainable management of ecosystems as a learning resource
Be able to demonstrate how to use and facilitate through a range of practical skills appropriate to
Forest Schools
Understand the unique health and safety requirements for running Forest Schools
Archimedes Training Ltd © 2011
Archimedes Training Ltd © 2011
Professional Training
Competency & Application,
Quality Assurance
PedagogyExpertise and competency in facilitation of
learning
SkillsThe practical
skills
SettingEcology and Management
The Forest School Programme
Design, Delivery, Observation,
Recording and Evaluative process
OutcomesEthos driven
The Five Points to Forest Schools
Reserve your place Now [email protected]
Thank you for asking to be involved in Forest Schools
We cherish your enthusiasm, your
excitement and this is the year to become a true game changer in
your area of education and
learning
Your children need you
We look forward to seeing you at the
Symposium