The average child now spends 7 hours a day staring at screens and little time outdoors in unstructured play. Even in schools technology is slowly creeping into the classroom. Of course this is a fantastic resource for teachers but what is the impact of future…
A forest school is defined as, ‘ ‘inspirational process that offers children, young people and adults regular opportunities to achieve and develop confidence and self esteem through hands on learning experiences in a woodland environment’. (Murray and O’Brien 2005; Forest Education Initiative 2007). Current concerns are that…
Create a flower bed together in the garden or plant a fruit tree. Take a weekly, daily walk in the woods and let them run free. Hide and Seek in the woods is a classic and the children love this one. Take a camping trip.…
