Forest School for All

Forest School for All

How can you use the Forest School ethos for the benefit of all your students?

Forest School is now being used with a wide range of different age groups and in many different settings, and it can address issues such as obesity, public health and social wellbeing. This book includes case studies that will help to demonstrate how to run Forest School sessions with:

- children in older primary classes

- secondary schools

- children in urban environments

- special schools

- young people in residential homes

- school refusers

- young people who have been excluded

- adults with autistic-spectrum disorders

- family centres.

Anyone interested in how to implement the Forest School ethos in their learning environment will be enthused and inspired by this book.

Sara Knight is an experienced early years educator and Senior Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University. She is a trained Forest School practitioner and author of Forest Schools and Outdoor Learning in the Early Years and Risk and Adventure in Early Years Outdoor Play (both published by SAGE).

  • Format: Paperback | 272 pages
  • Dimensions: 170 x 242 x 15.24mm | 480g
  • Publication date: 02 Feb 2012
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN10: 0857020722
  • ISBN13: 9780857020727
  • Bestsellers rank: 170,321

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Forest School for All
Language: en
Pages: 274
Authors: Sara Knight
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011 - Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

Helps demonstrate how to run Forest School sessions with a wide range of different age groups and in many different settings.
International Perspectives on Forest School
Language: en
Pages: 232
Authors: Sara Knight
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-08-12 - Publisher: SAGE

Forest School is now implemented across a wide range of settings both nationally and internationally, and this book explores the global similarities between the
Forest School and Autism
Language: en
Pages: 192
Authors: Michael James
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-04-19 - Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Forest School's innovative outdoor approach offers specific benefits to learners with autism, including increased social skills, raised self-esteem and improved
Play The Forest School Way
Language: en
Pages: 160
Authors: Jane Worroll
Categories: Family & Relationships
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-11-29 - Publisher: Watkins Media Limited

Woodland games, crafts, and other outdoor adventures from the Forest School—for parents and their children The rise of the grassroots Forest School movement i
Forest School and Outdoor Learning in the Early Years
Language: en
Pages: 177
Authors: Sara Knight
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-06-17 - Publisher: SAGE

Outdoor learning continues to play an essential role in early years education, and this new edition of a bestselling book explores how the Forest School approac
Forest School in Practice
Language: en
Pages: 217
Authors: Sara Knight
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-10-24 - Publisher: SAGE

A beautiful full-colour book by Forest School expert and teacher Sara Knight that inspires and encourages individuals of all ages to take an innovative approach
Critical Issues in Forest Schools
Language: en
Pages: 217
Authors: Mark Sackville-Ford
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-06-24 - Publisher: SAGE

This book takes a novel approach to the Forest school conversation, taking a critical look at the various tensions and difficulties that surround Forest School
Bringing the Forest School Approach to your Early Years Practice
Language: en
Pages: 132
Authors: Karen Constable
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-06-27 - Publisher: Routledge

This easy-to-read series provides an introduction to some of the most important early years philosophies and shows how they can be incorporated into your settin
Forest Schools & Outdoor Learning in the Early Years
Language: en
Pages: 145
Authors: Sara Knight
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-04-09 - Publisher: SAGE

Learning outside the classroom is an essential part of early years education, and this book looks at the opportunities the Forest School experience can offer yo
Forest School in Practice
Language: en
Pages: 194
Authors: Sara Knight
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-10-24 - Publisher: SAGE

A beautiful full-colour book by Forest School expert and teacher Sara Knight that inspires and encourages individuals of all ages to take an innovative approach