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Forest school is an outdoor education delivery model in which students visit natural spaces to learn personal, social and technical skills. It has been defined as "an inspirational process that offers children, young people and adults regular opportunities to achieve and develop confidence through hands-on learning in a woodland environment". [1]
This model is based upon empowering early years educators to lead weekly sessions in their local woodland or other greenspace using a child-centred approach. The first FCS Forest Kindergarten 3-day training took place in February 2012. In 2017 the course became a Scottish Qualification Award (SQA) at SCQF Level 7. This Forest Kindergarten ...
Outdoor education is often referred to as synonymous with outdoor learning, outdoor school, forest schools and wilderness education. Outdoor education often uses or draws upon related elements and/or informs related areas, such as teaching students how to pitch tents and cook over a campfire.
Forest school (learning style), a learner-centred outdoor learning approach; Religious philosophy. Thai Forest Tradition, a Theravada school of Buddhism in Thailand;
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is the statutory framework for early years education in England, or, as stated on the UK government website: "The standards that school and childcare providers must meet for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5".
1908 - Ranger School, University of Montana; 1910, April 19 - Forest School established within the College of Agriculture at the University of the Philippines Los Baños, [18] Royal F. Nash, founding "Officer-in-Charge"; today the College of Forestry and Natural Resources; 1910 - Victorian School of Forestry (VSF), Creswick, Australia.
Pre-schools in England follow the Early Learning Goals, set by the Early Years Foundation Stage, [61] for education produced by the Department for Education, which carries on into their first year of school at the age of four. This year of school is usually called Reception. The Early Learning Goals cover the main areas of education without ...
The early years were given a distinct identity, and a more detailed, focused curriculum, where the emphasis is on learning through planned play activities. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) sets the standards that all early years providers must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. It promotes ...