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Unwrapping the Cotton Wool Kids in North Lanarkshire
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Long term investment to reap rewards
for our youngest children
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• 2004-7 NOF –Access, Fencing,
Storage. 45 Settings-3,000 children. Ongoing funded programme.
• 2005- Forest School Awareness Raising
• 2005-7 – N.O.F.-Living Classroom-coaching in context 107 settings. Nurseries, Childminders, Drop in Centres.
• 2005-January Conference-Mindstretchers Palacerigg Country Park. (first of many!)
• 2005-Lets Get Out - 3 year Project. Resources, training and conferences. (Mindstretchers, Grounds for Learning)
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`Lets Get Out’ Next Steps
• NLC Forest Kindergarten• Outdoor Champions• Using Lanarkshire` s
Industrial Heritage-Summerlee
• Using a Forest School approach to outings-DVD
• Risk Assessments• Clothing for staff and
children• Audit and DVD
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Where We Are Now 2012 -13
• Investment Settings-Access to Natural Environments.
• Outdoor specification for new settings.
• Benefit Risk Assessments• Peer Support and
Collaboration-CFE Group Education Scotland
• Outdoor Food Hygiene & First Aid
• Disseminate Research• DVD `If You Go Down To
The Woods’
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• Outdoors Blog-`Lets Get Out`• CPD Central Glow• Teaching in Nature-SNH• Forest Kindergarten Training-
Forestry Commission• Forest School Cluster FEI• `More Than` Outdoor Shelters• Learning Rounds-Global
Citizenship.• Birth to Three Training• Brilliance of a Boulder and
Terrific Tree Trunks training.
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Developing Forest Kindergartens
• One Day Taster Sessions
• Three Day Course
• Supplementary Courses
• Level Three Forest School Leader
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We will continue our journey by……
Sustaining and developing partnerships based on mutual respect, shared goals
and a commitment to increasing opportunities for children to embrace risk
and challenge and become confident individuals, successful learners,
responsible citizens and effective contributors.
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And all of this helps in…………
Unwrapping the Cotton Wool Kids in North Lanarkshire!
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Forest School
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Forest School – A school in the forest ?
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Forest School Outcomes
Confidence
Social Skills
Language &
Communication
Motivation &
Concentration
Physical skills
Knowledge & Understanding
New Perspectives Ripple Effects
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Motivation and Concentration
It was brilliant, I got to use a saw…by myself to cut wood for the den.
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Knowledge and Understanding
A picture of my proudest
achievement
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New Perspectives
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Ripple Effects
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TRAINING
• Level 1 – Introduction to Forest School
• Level 2 – Forest School Assistants Award
• Level 3 – Forest School Practitioners Award
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Level 1 – Introduction to Forest School
• 2 days training (Module 1), complete workbook
• Observe Forest School Session
• Write up Observations
• Target – Management, occasional helpers
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Level 2 – Assistants Award
• 4 days training (Module 1 & 2)• Assist on 3 sessions• 2 workbooks and essay based question to
complete• Entry requirements:-
– Over 18
– Experience of working with client group
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Level 3 – Practitioners Award
• 9 days training (modules 1-5) plus• 2 day first aid in the outdoors• Deliver 6 sessions• Complete coursework portfolio (minimum of 110 hours
of self study – 3 workbooks, handbook & essay based questions)
• Entry Requirements– Over 21
– Relevant qualification for client group
– Be leading group activities with client group