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Impact of Forest School

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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FOREST sCHOOL

Links between Forest School, student well-being and achievement
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OVERALL STUDENT WELL-BEING

The aim of Forest School is to develop the whole child through play.
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SOCIO-EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING

We build confidence in our abilities as we challenge ourselves.
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SOCIO-EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING

We develop self-esteem as we go beyond our comfort zone.
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SOCIO-EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING

We improve our social skills as we work together to build a "pirate ship".
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SOCIO-EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING

We learn empathy as we learn to treat salamanders with respect.
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PHYSICAL WELL-BEING

We develop our gross motor skills as we climb down a cliff.
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PHYSICAL WELL-BEING

We improve our balance as we walk across a "death bridge".
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PHYSICAL WELL-BEING

We work on our fine motor skills as we work with loose parts.
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COGNITIVE WELL-BEING

We express our ideas orally when it is our turn to speak into the magic microphone.
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COGNITIVE WELL-BEING

We are active listeners when our friends share their "story of the day".
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COGNITIVE WELL-BEING

We listen to stories and understand their meaning.
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COGNITIVE WELL-BEING

We write down our observations in our journals.
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PLAY IS OUR WORK

We develop our overall well-being through play!
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PLAY IS BUILDING

We build forts with rocks and sticks at Forest School.
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PLAY IS DIGGING

We can dig a hole to the "centre of the Earth" at Forest School!
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PLAY IS TAKING RISKS

We build confidence in our abilities with each visit to Forest School.
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RISKS

At Forest School, control measures are put in place to promote safe play.
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SIMPLE GUIDELINES

Fewer instructions make rules easier to follow and play flow!
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BACK AT SCHOOL

We discuss risks and co-create a potential hazards list.
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CONTROL MEASURES

In class, we co-create a code of conduct at Forest School.
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SAFETY FIRST

Using Frisson l'écureuil as our inspiration, we think about reducing risks.
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BENEFITS

In class, we decide the benefits of Forest School out way the risks.
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PLAY IS DISCOVERING

We find rocks that look like dinosaur bones in the Forest.
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BACK AT SCHOOL

We use field guides to identify what we saw at FS.
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PLANT IDENTIFICATION

We find Lady Slippers at the Rocky and Mossy Place
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BACK AT SCHOOL

We use field guides to identify other flora.
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READING

In class, we read the FNMI book "The Legend of the Lady Slipper"
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NUMBER SENSE

There were 19 flowers, how many of each colour could there have been?
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ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION

At Forest School, we see a wild turkey on our hike.
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READING

In class, we use field guides to identify other fauna.
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WRITING

As a thank you present, we make a bird guide in French.
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PLAY IS IMAGINING

We fish for leaves at Forest School.
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SEE, THINK, WONDER

At ForestSchool, we find an "ancient map": what do these carvings mean?
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BACK AT SCHOOL

We identify animal characteristics in our dramatic play.
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PLAY IS EXPLORING

We explore different areas of the forest.
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MEASUREMENT

We discover relationships between objects: large/ étroit, long/court, pesant/léger, etc,
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BACK AT SCHOOL

We co-create a map of the Forest School site using loose parts.
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GEOMETRY & SPATIAL SENSE

In class, our paper maps allow us to explore positional language.
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SOCIAL STUDIES

We describe relative location, distance and direction of objects on our map.
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PLAY IS CREATING

At Forest School, we create 3D maps of the woodland.
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BACK AT SCHOOL

The hardened clay serves as a jumping off point for an energy inquiry.
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SCIENCE INQUIRY

In class, we identify ways we feel the Sun's energy.
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ENERGY IN OUR LIVES

In class, we continue to discover ways the Sun's energy is felt.
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BIG IDEAS

We link our play discoveries to the Big Ideas.
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PLAY IS OBSERVING

We use all of our senses during "sit spots".
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BACK AT SCHOOL

We continue to practice sit spots & observe what is around us.
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ORAL LANGUAGE

We share what we see, hear, smell, touch "en français".
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PLAY IS REFLECTING

At Forest School, we meet to reflect on play.
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STORY TELLING

We share the story of our day with our classmates.
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BACK AT SCHOOL

We draw inspiration from our experiences at FS & stories we have read.
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THE WRITING PROCESS

In class, we share our stories orally, in drawings and in our writing journals.
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VOCABULARY BUILDING

In class, we are motivated to learn and use new words!
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AUTHENTIC LEARNING

We co-create anchor charts to use during our Writer's Workshop.
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DATA MANAGMENT

In class, we sort words into categories.
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Jacqueline Whelan

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