The Essential Guide to Forest School and Nature Pedagogy

by Jon Cree, Marina Robb

This book is a complete guide to Forest School provision and Nature Pedagogy and it examines the models, methods, worldviews and values that underpin teaching in nature. Cree and Robb show how a robust Nature Pedagogy can support learning, behaviour, and physical and emotional wellbeing, and, importantly, a deeper relationship with the natural world. They offer an overview of what a Forest School programme could look like through the year. The Essential Guide to Forest School and Nature Pedagogy provides ‘real-life’ examples from a variety of contexts, sample session plans and detailed guidance on using language, crafting and working with the natural world. This accessible resource guides readers along the Forest School path, covering topics such the history of nature education; our sensory system in nature; Forest School ethos and worldview and playing and crafting in the natural world. Guiding practitioners through planning for a programme, including taking care of a woodland site and preparing all the essential policies and procedures for working with groups and nature, this book is written by dedicated Forest School and nature education experts and is essential reading for settings, schools, youth groups, families and anyone working with children and young people.

406 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 19, 2021

Reviews

[Chloe · Rating 5 out of 5]

In short: How to build a forest school from scratch.

Humans restore attention and peace more quickly in the nature. It makes me believe that the forest school is a much needed school environment for the children in the ever-changing AI era.

Quote: historian and philosopher Yuval Harari
(2018) said, Many pedagogical experts argue that schools should switch to teaching the 'four C's: critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity'. More important will be the ability to deal with change, learn new things, and to preserve your mental balance in unfamiliar situations. By 2050, you will need not merely to invent new ideas and products-you will above all need to reinvent yourself again and again.

[Sophiebeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely book with detailed diagrams and photos to support the theory for forest school.