Preschool children at Kids Planet Lymm and Kids Planet Warrington have begun a Forest School programme, commencing 22nd November in Dunham Massey.
Both nursery settings have newly-qualified Forest School leaders; Ellie Bradbury at Lymm, and Eleisha Oldfield, Nicola Daniels, and Rebecca Gee at Warrington.
Forest School sessions take place over several weeks, based completely outdoors in a woodland or natural setting. Lymm will be attending on Tuesdays and Warrington on Thursdays.
Discovered originally in Denmark, sessions are learner-led, with a holistic approach to development, allowing children to learn at their own pace through hands-on experiences, engaging with healthy risk.
Rhiannon Scott, Outdoor Learning Lead at Kids Planet, said: “Children are spending less and less time outdoors, as a society we are becoming disconnected from nature and it’s vital for us to find ways to get children back outside. Many of us have fond memories of time spent climbing trees, making mud pies, building dens but sadly children are often not getting these experiences.
These sessions will stay with children for a long time, teaching them valuable life skills, the benefits to their health and wellbeing as well as their learning and development are endless. It is the perfect way to give the gift of nature back to children.”
Forest School aims to create a culture of collaboration and respect for each other and the environment, embracing challenge and building a lifelong connection to nature. Sessions have been proven to support children’s self-confidence and self-esteem, building resilience and empathy.
For more information on Forest School, please email rhiannon.scott@kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk.
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