Nursery World - Enabling Environments: Forest School

Forest school expert Stuart Welby has been training practitioners
looking to translate the practice to Chinese, city-based provision. So
how did the experience play out for those involved?

I am a Level 4 Forest School trainer and practitioner at Manor House Nursery School in Margate, Kent - Nursery World's Nursery of the Year 2014. The nursery sits in an area of deprivation, with many children needing focused support to develop some of the key skills required for success in school and later life, such as confidence and independence. Since 2010, we have used a forest school to help our children develop these skills, and it is a pedagogical approach that has proved a great success.

With my qualification, I can train fellow practitioners to Forest School Level 3, enabling them to deliver sessions and activities including using tools and fire, but our forest school practice has now grown to support local schools, children's centres and other nurseries.

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