Monday 14 October 2019
Friday 11 October 2019
What a fantastic half term and a great start to the Year
It really seems that we have squeezed a lot into a few short weeks. The children have really settled well into Year 1 and all the changes it brings.
This half term Year 1 have been attending Forest school sessions weekly.
This half term Year 1 have been attending Forest school sessions weekly.
Forest School is not just an excuse for us
all to have fun outdoors (although we do!!). Forest School has secure
pedagogical underpinning and uses the outside environment to secure vital
elements which allow children to learn and grow as individuals. These elements
are positive self-esteem, increased sense of motivation, a sense of purpose and
an understanding and affinity with surroundings. There is much documentary
evidence to show how regular experience of Forest School can have
dramatic and profound influences on child development, reaching much further
than the edge of the forest, statistics show that children of all abilities
make better progress when Forest School experiences are brought back into the
conventional classroom. In this respect, Forest School fits perfectly with
Teesside High School's drive to improve standards, develop the 'whole' child
and engender in our children a love and respect for the environment in which
they live. As well as providing education as it should be. By taking part
in Forest School regularly during their time at Teesside High School, we
believe our children will not only reach higher academic standards, but also
develop more strongly as individuals and have emotional and physical tools
which will help them grow into successful, resourceful and autonomous adults.
In Forest School, children learn to take risks and learn to succeed with small,
achievable tasks. They learn to manage their own risk levels to achieve
personal safety, under the guidance of the Leader. From an early age, the
children learn to use and care for a range of tools, as well as rope techniques.
The freedom of the ‘forest’ allows the children the opportunity to experience
remoteness and a realistic experience in which they are able to practise their
skills and further develop their understanding of a woodland environment.
Unlike other forms of outdoor education which generally concentrate on
team-building, challenging activities or competitiveness, the Forest School
embraces an entirely different approach through the nurturing, support and
development of the self-esteem of participants.
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