Activities
Jump to:• Taster days • Regular sessions • Forest Fun days • Training
• Inset Days • Information, Support & Consultation • Locations
Taster Days
Taster days can be arranged for whole classes or community groups at a local woodland site Contact us
Regular sessions
We offer regular weekly sessions in the woods for groups of children and young people from a school or community group over the whole year. Occasionally it is possible for a group to have just one term. Early Years children (aged 3-6) usually come for a half day at first. Young people can have the chance to achieve an OCN level 1 in Basic Practical Forest School Skills. For some this may be the only qualification they will ever get whilst at school. In the future we hope to provide regular group sessions for individuals. Contact us
Forest Fun Days
Forest Fun Days take place in school holidays for 8 to 14 year olds. We hold these at sites close to the local communities. Some are Open Access Play Schemes. What Open Access play means. Some schemes are free in particular areas. Find out more.
Training
Many adults love to work outdoors doing practical tasks, don't mind getting wet and muddy and like to work with children in a non-traditional setting. We offer training in Forest School Skills and Practitioner Awards at a number of levels for parents, community workers, teaching and support staff, students and people caring about the environment. The training can be accredited or unaccredited, usually takes place outdoors and is fun. For more about training.
Inset Days
We provide Inset Days in Play and Learning for Early Years and key stage 2 in a Woodland Setting and tailor made days for individual schools or groups. More about Inset days.
Information, Support and Consultation
Information, Support and Consultation for people setting up their own Forest School. Many local primary schools have decided to adopt the Forest School approach to learning and are training teachers to become Forest School Leaders and other staff and parents to support them. This keeps the child:staff ratio small which is crucial for a Forest School. Some have school grounds which can be used or others find ways to transport their children to local woodlands. We can advise on the practical setting up and sometimes arrange for volunteers to come and help create the fire circle area. Contact us.
Locations
We have a variety of special Forest School sites across Swansea and Neath Port Talbot so we can match a group to the best site for their needs. The woodlands are provided by City & County of Swansea, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, Forestry Commission, Woodland Trust and Wildlife Trust of Wales.
