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Behaviour

Posts discussing factors that affect behaviour, how behaviour impacts learning and development, and methods for encouraging positive behaviour to help build healthy relationships

Guest Blog: How Forest School Soothes Our Seven (Yes Seven!) Senses

Romina Kramer

Apr 21
5 min

Guest Blog: How Forest School Soothes Our Seven (Yes Seven!) Senses

“The more exposure your child has to sensory experiences throughout the day, the more integrated and organized the brain, senses and body be

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How do we advocate for more Nature programs, like Forest School?

Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Apr 1
6 min

How do we advocate for more Nature programs, like Forest School?

I was sitting in a wooden chair at a table in the school principal's office wondering how it all happened so fast to get me here

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Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Feb 1
3 min

Nature and the Nervous System

I can still hear it despite being covered by a thick layer of ice and a deep blanket of snow. I just have to get a lot closer now because...

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Supporting behaviour through relationships, instead of rewards and punishments...

Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Jan 17, 2021
6 min

Supporting behaviour through relationships, instead of rewards and punishments...

"What do you need to feel safe?", I asked. "I don't want to get hit by sticks!", he said. I was standing between two boys whose play had...

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Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Aug 17, 2020
3 min

Storytelling Resources

Ever since gathering a group of storytellers together at the start of the global shutdown in 2020 for weekly livestreams, I've been getting

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Learning when to stop asking children questions, even when it's in the name of “inquiry”

Caylin (Forest Schooled)

May 9, 2020
5 min

Learning when to stop asking children questions, even when it's in the name of “inquiry”

I’ve written before about my use of questions to prompt or assist children (and adults for that matter) to consider something more deeply..

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Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Nov 3, 2019
3 min

Forest Schooled Evolves... Again

Well, I’m dusting off the ol' Forest Schooled keyboard. It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog here. Life moves and sways, shifting...

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Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Sep 1, 2019
3 min

Forest Schooled, The Book

Okay, you know that feeling when you have an idea and then someday that idea becomes a reality? It's an amazing feeling and one I am so...

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Trusting Children to Resolve Conflicts in Play

Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Jun 7, 2019
6 min

Trusting Children to Resolve Conflicts in Play

As soon as we get outside of the school building and into the forest the kids race to the top of a small hill. Then they proceed to start...

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Why I'm grateful Forest & Nature School is long-term

Caylin (Forest Schooled)

May 16, 2019
1 min

Why I'm grateful Forest & Nature School is long-term

We’ve been coming to Forest School one afternoon each week for over 30 weeks now. We’re comfortable in the forest, have a familiar set of...

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Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Apr 12, 2019
5 min

“So what do you do about puddles?!”

“So what do you do about puddles?!” I could sense a slight panic in her voice as she asked me this. And it was a valid question from...

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Integrating Forest School into a Public School Day

Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Mar 24, 2019
9 min

Integrating Forest School into a Public School Day

In the Starting a Forest School Program from Scratch series I described the steps I took to get a couple of programmes up and running in...

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Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Jan 5, 2019
6 min

Intervening in Children's Play...

This is a tough one for me to write, but here goes... One of my missions in Forest School and even through writing this blog has been to...

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Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Jun 22, 2018
5 min

Learning with storytelling...

I've taken a huge leap in my practice recently. I've started telling stories. Now, I know that might not sound like such a big deal, but get

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A History of the UK & US Forest School Movement

Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Jun 3, 2018
1 min

A History of the UK & US Forest School Movement

If you've been following along with me over the past several months, you may have caught my ramblings here and there about how I'm...

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Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Oct 8, 2017
4 min

Childhood is not a democracy...

Have you ever used or heard someone else use the phrase, "This is not a democracy" as a response to a child who is arguing with them about

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Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Sep 10, 2017
4 min

Bickering? Or bracelets?

Making bracelets. That can be such a popular activity for young people, or anyone really! Perhaps there's something about getting...

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Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Sep 2, 2017
6 min

Why Forest School?

If you caught the recent Facebook post or Forest Schooled newsletter, you'll have seen I've just started grad school and will be working

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Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Aug 13, 2017
3 min

Encouraging Emotional Intelligence...

Two 7 year old boys were sharing materials to practise lighting fires. I was nearby working with another girl practising her fire lighting

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Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Jul 15, 2017
3 min

Behaviour is communication

Whenever I ask a child to adjust their behaviour I don't just tell them to stop. I always try to give them an explanation of why I am

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Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Jul 2, 2017
2 min

What if kids made the rules?

I just finished my first week at a summer camp on an organic farm set amongst beautiful woodland and a nearby creek. It's an ideal...

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Sometimes the problems are small, but the feelings are big

Caylin (Forest Schooled)

May 21, 2017
3 min

Sometimes the problems are small, but the feelings are big

Sometimes the problems are small, but the feelings are big. For example, this one time as a session was ending I found a 5 year old sitting

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Managing behaviour by asking kids to think for themselves...

Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Apr 29, 2017
5 min

Managing behaviour by asking kids to think for themselves...

Children look to us a lot for answers and guidance. They ask, “Can I do this?” or “Can I have that?” and rely on our answers as...

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Is the impact of Forest School long-term?

Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Mar 15, 2017
3 min

Is the impact of Forest School long-term?

I think it's quite easy to argue that children benefit from the time they spend at Forest School. The free play, tool use, fire lighting,...

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A Forest School Leader's guide to facilitating reflection in the outdoors

Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Nov 6, 2016
7 min

A Forest School Leader's guide to facilitating reflection in the outdoors

This blog post is a little different. It's a long one, but please read or at least skip to the end because I need your help! I can tell...

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Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Oct 27, 2016
4 min

Fire Dynamics...

Has anyone else noticed the difference that having a fire makes at a session? I'm sure you have, at least to some degree. In fact, it's...

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Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Sep 21, 2016
3 min

But what if he did it at Forest School?

There's a 3 year old boy named Evan. Like any 3 year old, he loves exploring and finding out about the world around him through play. But...

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Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Sep 15, 2016
1 min

He killed my bear...

A few weeks ago a 7 year old child wanted to go looking for 'bears' in the forest. We had a great time sneaking around trying to find...

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Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Aug 25, 2016
5 min

Do as you're told... or not

This didn't happen at Forest School, but I think it's important. Could it be our fault that children misbehave? You might be wondering...

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Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Jul 20, 2016
4 min

How to survive a year with the PRU...

We have completed our year long programme with the PRU (Pupil Referral Unit - children who have been excluded/expelled from primary...

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Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Jul 10, 2016
6 min

Competition and risky play

“I beat your record! I climbed higher than you!” “Okay, I'll have another go! I'll bet I can get even higher!” And up the boys went,...

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Do rewards and punishments actually change behaviour?

Caylin (Forest Schooled)

May 26, 2016
6 min

Do rewards and punishments actually change behaviour?

There's an 8 year old girl named Isabelle who comes to Forest School from the PRU. For the most part, she's delightful. She's always been...

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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - the Forest School transformation...

Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Apr 27, 2016
2 min

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - the Forest School transformation...

Today I wanted to write about a little boy in our PRU group named Joshua. He's about 8 years old, loves the outdoors, enjoys playing,...

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Caylin (Forest Schooled)

Apr 20, 2016
4 min

Behaviour and the brain...

I have written about Jake a few times, particularly referring to the arguments or conflicts he gets into with others as well as his...

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