Our Sessions
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Family Forest Play sessions - Thursday mornings 10 to 12 - Oxstalls Campus Gloucester
All ages welcome
Details: Join Mindy and Becky at our beautiful site at Oxstalls Campus with your littles ones for some free play and building connections with other families. These awesome sessions are £7 per session when booked in a block. You can bring up to two children with you from your family group or setting for only £9 per session. After that, each additional child can be booked at £4 per child. The sessions are child-led and involve lots of exploring, with a free flow of activities available, such as the mud kitchen and tree swing. The price includes a biscuit and hot chocolate for the children with tea and coffee for the adults.
Session Dates
Thursday, 30th November 2023 10am - 12pmThursday, 7th December 2023 10am - 12pmThursday, 14th December 2023 10am - 12pmFor more information please contact me, or click on a button below to book this whole session.
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Extra children - Family Forest Play sessions - Thursday mornings 10 to 12 - Oxstalls Campus...
All ages welcome
Details: Block booking for extra children to attend the Forest Play sessions at our beautiful Oxstalls site. £4 per extra child.
Session Dates
Thursday, 30th November 2023 10am - 12pmThursday, 7th December 2023 10am - 12pmThursday, 14th December 2023 10am - 12pmFor more information please contact me, or click on a button below to book this whole session.
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Forest School for Home Educated children - Friday afternoons
All ages welcome
Details: Come and join us in the woods for lots of exploration and play-based learning. We are based at Harcombe Wood near Syde and meet from 1.30pm to 4pm. The forest school approach is child centred, with children leading their learning and some adult initiated activities available as well as the mud kitchen, tree swing and hammocks. We forage, when we can, and cook on the fire every week. The cost is £12 for the first child and £5 for siblings. Under 3 years are free when accompanying a paying sibling. Parents are welcome to stay and most do.
Session Dates
Friday, 1st December 2023 1:30pm - 4pmFor more information please contact me, or click on a button below to book this whole session.
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Cold Aston parent toddler forest school - Wednesday mornings
18 months to 5 years
Details: These child-led sessions involve lots of exploring the woods with a free flow of activities always available, such as the mud kitchen, hammock and tree swing. With craft activities and some adult-initiated activities, they are a great way for parents to meet other parents and develop a supportive community. The price includes a biscuit and hot chocolate for the children. On the last session in each block of sessions we have a fire and toast marshmallows! The sessions run during term time, all ages are welcome from babies up to pre-schoolers. The cost is £11 for the first child and £5 for younger siblings (under 18 months free if accompanying a paying sibling). You pay in advance for a block of sessions each half term.
Session Dates
Wednesday, 6th December 2023 10am - 12pmWednesday, 13th December 2023 10am - 12pmFor more information please contact me, or click on a button below to book this whole session.
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The Forest Play Approach - Child led play
Early Years Educators
Details: Early Years Play and Communication Lead Becky Poulter-Jewson and Forest School Leader Mindy Pickering, have come together to create the Forest Play Approach! Through a series of outdoor training modules, we aim to develop understanding of the natural environment and how the Forest Play Approach can improve everyday practice, enhance the wellbeing of children and teams, and build educators' confidence in outdoor environments. Our educational practice and research is based in children's deep engagement in play, connection to nature and enabling environments. Through our individual backgrounds we have collaborated to create this workshop to enable better understanding of the learner-centred processes of forest school and developing a deeper understanding of child led play and how to support it, enabling you to further enhance your outdoor practice. The cost is £15 per person. Join us at our beautiful Oxstalls site and let's grow together!
Session Dates
Thursday, 14th December 2023 1pm - 2:30pmFor more information please contact me, or click on a button below to book this whole session.
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The Forest Play Approach - Schemas in the outdoors
Early Years Educators
Details: Early Years Play and Communication Lead Becky Poulter-Jewson and Forest School Leader Mindy Pickering, have come together to create the Forest Play Approach! Through a series of outdoor training modules, we aim to develop understanding of the natural environment and how the Forest Play Approach can improve everyday practice, enhance the wellbeing of children and teams, and build educators' confidence in outdoor environments. Our educational practice and research is based in children's deep engagement in play, connection to nature and enabling environments. Through our individual backgrounds we have collaborated to create this workshop to enhance your outdoor practice through identifying and supporting children's schemas in the outdoors. The cost is £15 per person. Join us at our beautiful Oxstalls site and let's grow together!
Session Dates
Thursday, 22nd February 2024 1pm - 2:30pmFor more information please contact me, or click on a button below to book this whole session.