Forest School history

FSA History of Forest School

A much more in-depth history of the development of Forest School, from the Forest Scholl Association.

A Brief History of the Roots of Forest School in the UK (pdf)

‘Some Forest School history is fuzzy; to be expected in a social movement with multiple experiences and sparse literature. We tell the story from the writer’s perspectives focusing on some key figures mostly in the UK. To a large extent, Forest School is nothing new in learning outdoors. Forest School roots are often attributed to Scandinavia yet there is a strong family tree in UK culture and elsewhere. The Forest School seed planted by Bridgwater College’s 1993 visit to Denmark grows on centuries-old fertile soil, and it is this ‘soil’ we look at in this first article.’
Jon Cree and Mel McCree, In Horizons (IOL magazine), Winter 2012

Reading, writing and mud: the growth of Forest Schools

A quick look at the history, an interview with John Blaney, and visits to two Forest Schools.
The Telegraph (has a paywall), 8 December 2015

Forest School: run wild with a new branch of learning

A meeting with John Blaney, Forest School programme manager at Bridgwater College in Somerset, the home of the Forest School concept in the UK, which all began on a research trip to Denmark back in 1993.
The Telegraph (has a paywall), 3 October 2013.