{"id":1150,"date":"2021-04-21T13:24:57","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T13:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/newmains\/?page_id=1150"},"modified":"2026-02-11T20:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T20:04:16","slug":"forest-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/newmains\/forest-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Forest School"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Our forest school leader is Mrs Brown, who holds a qualification as a Level 3 Forest School Leader. We run sessions throughout the year for whole classes and small groups.<\/p>\n

Forest school encourages the development of physical and emotional wellbeing through outdoor play, activities and woodland exploration. It is designed to foster independence, confidence, communication skills and self-esteem.<\/p>\n

Forest School is based on the following 6 principles, set out by the Forest School Association:<\/p>\n