New water-based activities are making a splash in Walsall College’s Forest School for young children and babies. The hands-on, learn-through-play facilities are the brainchild of early years and construction students who designed and built them during a 12-month project. They …
Students from a local primary school enjoyed a taste of outdoor learning during an activity session hosted by early years and childcare students at Walsall College. Forest School encouraged the seven and eight-year-olds from Chuckery Primary School to develop hands …
A visit Sutton Park’s Forest School has helped bring child development theory to life for Education and Childcare T Level students at Walsall College. The Forest School approach focuses on children’s development and learning through play in an outdoor natural …
Children at Walsall College’s Little Professors Nursery enjoyed an autumn afternoon with a difference when they attended a Forest School session hosted by early years students. Bug hunting, hedgehog making and a Gruffalo story slice were all on the timetable …
Forest Schools are a fairly new concept for British parents and teachers, with the Scandinavian idea less than 30 years old. It values the importance of taking learning outdoors, so children have a chance to connect with nature and develop …