Junior Sunday Forest School- ages 6-10

Service Description

Does your young person love spending time outdoors? Why not sign up to 6 weeks of Sunday afternoon Forest School at Meanwood Farm? Each session will be will different but will be filled with fun activities to help children engage with nature, learn new skills and make new friends. Led by experienced Forest School Leader, Emma the forest adventurers will have the chance to get to know each other through a series of team building activities using new skills like knot tying and shelter building. Fire lighting skills will feature, alongside using tools to make natural crafts. Campfire cooking will take centre stage as we try different methods to prepare our own food on the open fire. Various projects will feature throughout the 6 weeks including making instruments from woodland materials, learning how to build shelters, scavenger hunts and nature identification. Each day will end with some forest bathing so everyone feels calm before they head home. The course of 6 weeks is limited to 16 children which means everyone will get to know each other really well and, who knows, maybe make some long- lasting friendships. For some of the activities, we’ll be dividing up into 2 groups based on age/ interests to ensure everyone can join in and have lots of support. The needs of the children will be taken into consideration and Forest School is designed to be participant- led so we will make sure that everyone is always able to participate in a way that works for them. Once you have signed up to the programme, you’ll receive an email within a few weeks which will contain a health/ consent form which must be completed ahead of forest school. This is to ensure that we keep everyone safe so we can have an enjoyable time in the great outdoors! You’ll also receive specific details about Forest School, including what to bring/ wear and drop off/ pick up arrangements. The session will run from 1.30- 3pm each Sunday.