Forest School

The natural environment provides a wealth of opportunity to expand young children's learning through multi-sensory exploration, experimentation and adult-supervised play.

There are many opportunities for outdoor play and learning on-site in our playground and paddock areas, but by integrating regular visits to the nearby Bredon Forest School into our programme we are able to extend this into a 'near natural' environment.

The overall ethos of Forest School is to allow the children to explore both the natural world and their own abilities in a safe and secure setup. The carefully managed site and 'hands-off' supervision of Forest School gives the children almost complete freedom of action, so they can explore all aspects of the outdoor environment in their own way, in a location where they can safely explore, play and 'challenge' themselves.

This is often of particular benefit to children who may not show their true potential in a what could be termed a 'normal' pre-school setting. The freedom to set their own goals and challenges in the outdoor setting can sometimes trigger quite significant advances in their development.

For more detailed information, visit the Bredon Forest School web site.