Beach School

Beach School benefits and activities

Indepth article that highlights Beach School activities and benefits; skill development, risk assessments and qualifications. From daynurseries.co.uk, August 2025.

What are Beach Schools? Beach Schools Benefits and Training

Benefits, activities & topics, tips for teachers and curriculum links. From Have Fun Outdoors, November 2023.

Beach School Rocks – Outdoor Learning at the School by the Beach

A really inspiring report of a visit to Mudlarks Beach School, celebrating a whole year of providing Beach School one day per week for an entire (tiny) primary school in Northumberland, their day includes 'worship by the waves' and a two-mile walking round trip to get to their site. Kids in the Wild, March 2020.

How Beach School is turning the tide for thousands of children

Find out how taking teaching to the beach is reconnecting children to the coast, no matter their background. Lancashire Wildlife Trust, August 2019.

Tide's out, school's in: the many benefits of beach teaching

Following forest school, latest trend in getting children to learn outdoors is beach school. Research, benefits, interviews with head teachers & practitioners. The Guardian, January 2019.

Beach School – what is it all about?

The personal experience of someone who trained and practiced as a Beach School leader. Teach Outdoors, April 2017.

Why is Beach School important?

Research, risk & benefits, from Brighton Beach Shool.

Academy 360: Beach School

An academy in Sunderland describes their Beach School provision.

Archfield House Nursery Beach School

A lovely list of potential activities and learning opportunities at an estuary site not known as a traditional beach location. Bristol.

Beach School Explorers, Essex

Beach School is the coastal cousin of Forest School, rooted in the same child-led, nature-based principles, but focused on the rich habitats found along our shores.

Bee in the Woods Beach School info

Useful info about how a Beach School works and what to expect, from a local group in Sussex.

Chapel St Leonards: Why a Beach School?

Values, principles and what happens at Beach School. Skegness.

Fylde Beach School: Nature-Based Learning for All Ages

Describes the contents of session topics offered at this Lancashire Wildlife Trust project.

Mill Rythe Infant School. Beach School: Inspiration in the Outdoor Classroom

Values and activities. Hampshire.

Tides of Change Coastal School

Beach School is about educating children through a variety of fun games and activities; raising awareness about their local coastal environment and how they can help to sustain it for future generations. Some lovely explanations of what happens & topics that may be covered in Beach School, plus a short history. Tides of Change, NE England.