Remembering to say thank you
The best ones always seemed to be at the top of the tree. By the time they’d fallen to the ground and we happened to stumble upon them...
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Emotional Intelligence
Posts discussing emotional intelligence and the role it plays in building self-esteem and developing healthy relationships with ourselves and others
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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Forest Schooled
- Aug 31, 2020
- 5 min
What am I going to do to keep myself uncomfortable?
Years ago I attended a brief workshop at a conference that, in just a short two-hour window, provided me with lessons that have stuck with
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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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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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Forest Schooled
- Jan 11, 2020
- 3 min
Do I do Forest School for the children? Or do I do it for me?
It's winter. A time of year in the northern hemisphere where days are short, vitamin D is lacking, I feel like hibernating, but modern...
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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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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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Forest Schooled
- Jun 7, 2019
- 1 min
Trusting Children to Resolve Conflicts in Play
I've been branching out on blog writing and am sharing my stories on other pages in addition to Forest Schooled. Follow the link to the...
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Forest Schooled
- May 9, 2019
- 1 min
Is the forest really magic?
I've been branching out on blog writing and am sharing my stories on other pages in addition to Forest Schooled. Follow the link to find...
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Forest Schooled
- Apr 12, 2019
- 1 min
“So what do you do about puddles?!”
I've been branching out on blog writing and am sharing my stories on other pages in addition to Forest Schooled. Follow the link to find...
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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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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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Forest Schooled
- Sep 30, 2018
- 4 min
Children's risky play and experiencing 'scary-funny'
The other day at Forest School a five year old named Ryan approached me with tears in his eyes. He was calm, but also clearly upset. He...
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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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Forest Schooled
- May 12, 2018
- 6 min
Running out of time for Democracy!
I feel like a bit of a Forest School hypocrite when I say that I've made conscious decisions about how to "structure" the Forest School...
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Forest Schooled
- Apr 15, 2018
- 4 min
Shelters, Trust, and Maths, oh my!
Short on time? If you'd rather listen to this blog post as a podcast just click here! Or download it here to listen to it later :) It is...
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Forest Schooled
- Sep 10, 2017
- 4 min
Bickering? Or bracelets?
Short on time? If you'd rather listen to this blog post as a podcast just click here! Or download it here to listen to it later :) Making...
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Forest Schooled
- Sep 2, 2017
- 6 min
Why Forest School?
Short on time? If you'd rather listen to this blog post as a podcast just click here! Or download it here to listen to it later :) If you...
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Forest Schooled
- Aug 13, 2017
- 3 min
Encouraging Emotional Intelligence...
Short on time? If you'd rather listen to this blog post as a podcast just click here! Or download it here to listen to it later :) Two 7...
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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...
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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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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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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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Forest Schooled
- Sep 28, 2016
- 2 min
It's peaceful here
I was exploring the wood with a 7 year old girl who wanted to find a place to build a den. Her 4 year old brother wanted to come along...
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Forest Schooled
- Aug 19, 2016
- 3 min
Play is not just about having fun...
“I'm the mother and you're the baby,” said one girl to another. “What am I?” said a third girl. “You're the older sister,” replied the...
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Forest Schooled
- Jun 16, 2016
- 4 min
Look after the woods...
Our Forest School site was vandalised for a second time over the weekend. It had already been vandalised the week before (we'd originally...
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Forest Schooled
- Jun 6, 2016
- 4 min
Struggles with self-esteem...
It's pouring with rain. There's an 8 year old child in front of you attempting to use a fire striker to light a piece of cotton wool. He...
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Forest Schooled
- May 12, 2016
- 6 min
Anxiety and burnt toast...
I've been trying to make sense of a situation I encountered with a girl at Forest School this week. I found it a bit odd at the time and...
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Forest Schooled
- May 4, 2016
- 3 min
The most fascinating conversation I have ever had...
Disclaimer: This post refers to political issues affecting our global community. It is not intended to advocate or condone any particular...
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