Forest School Day is an annual celebration day to connect, share and celebrate everything that is great and wonderful about Forest School.
The idea was simple - organise a framework where individuals, including parents, woodland owners, pupils, headteachers, leaders and the general public could connect, share and celebrate their love of Forest School.
On one day in October each year, the 2nd Friday of the month, Forest School Day celebrations are being held all over the UK, and now internationally! You can celebrate by joining local events or creating events in your own Forest School setting, with your own Forest School community.
In 2024 we created a Forest School Day mini-poster (A5) so we can help spread the word and share the 6 key Forest School Principles which were agreed by the UK Forest School community in 2011.
Each one features activities, products and Forest School related news.
Forest School Day 2023
Forest School Day is on the 13th October. We're joining in the celebrations with our Forest School focus newsletter & practitioner giveaway.
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Forest School Day 2019
We're delighted to join the celebrations and give three cheers for everyone taking part in, involved in and/or supporting Forest Schools around the UK, from children, parents & carers, to families and friends, volunteers, workers and supporters. Thank you!
This newsletter was originally produced in October 2019, some of the information may no longer be relevant.
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Forest School Day 2018
UK Forest School is 25 years old this year and that is definitely something worth celebrating!
This newsletter was originally produced in October 2018, some of the information may no longer be relevant.
Forest School history
Forest School has roots in outdoor play & learning in Scandinavia & the UK.
In the mid 1990s, a cohort of Early Years practitioners & staff from Bridgewater College in Somerset returned from an inspiring visit to Denmark & set about creating their own version of the outdoor play they had witnessed.
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Forest School principles
Six key principles to ensure quality Forest School for children from Early Years to Primary & Secondary schools and more.
The principles lay out the ethos and working practices of Forest School practitioners. They were agreed by the UK Forest School community in 2011.
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What is Forest School?
Forest School is an innovative approach to outdoor play & learning for Early Years, Primary & Secondary school pupils and more. It is child-led regular time outdoors.
The Forest School movement is growing in the UK and internationally, and the evidence for its' benefits to children and adults is well documented.
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