Planning your first Forest School programme - 7 Tips for Forest School session planning

Are you planning your first Forest School programme and not sure where to begin? We're sharing 7 tips to support your Forest School session planning.
If you are currently doing your Forest School training or already a Forest School Leader looking to brush up on your Forest School skills I hope this video helps you develop your Forest School activities and practice.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Welcome & Introduction
01:54 - Tip 1. Consider your site
03:35 - Tip 2. Consider the season
04:51 - Tip 3. Don’t worry about kit
06:10 - Tip 4. Play to your strengths
07:30 - Tip 5. Plan session by session
09:14 - Tip 6. Be prepared to improvise
11:13 - Tip 7. OK is OK
13:07 - Poem
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- child-hill by Pezibear
- Wellies puddle - mac231
- conker people - citypraiser
- Fungi basket - fjord77
- Child Snow Slide by Pezibear
- hammock sleep -Uwe Mucke
- child-waterproofs-stick by StockSnap
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DISCLAIMER:
All information shared within the Forest School Lou channel is provided in good faith, and based on my own experience of Forest School in the UK. It is not designed to be a replacement for quality, face to face, accredited Forest School training, rather as a resource to support Forest practitioners and those in training. I am a Forest School trainer, but not your Forest School trainer, therefore no training contract exists between us. Ensure you are appropriately qualified and undertake your own risk assessments before undertaking any activity with groups, which takes into account the learners age, ability and level of understanding.

[@ForestSchoolLou]

Wondering how to plan learner-led Forest School sessions? Join me for a live lecture 'Planning for play' on Tuesday 13th Sept 2022, 7.30pm (UK time). Claim your FREE place on my Buy Me a Coffee page - www.buymeacoffee.com/forestschoollou (and click on 'extra's) or listen to me explaining more here - czcams.com/video/q9sItdFMOJ4/video.html

[@charlyjess101]

Thanks you so much for your wonderful videos and extensive knowledge. I’m doing my level 3 and am about to plan and run my 6 sessions next term and feeling very nervous! You’re videos are so helpful and inspiring.

[@ForestSchoolLou]

Thanks Charly! Best of luck with your first programme - how exciting! Have lots of woodlandy fun!

[@stephweston9254]

Awesome skylark intermission!! Lily-Roe is so funny flopped forward asleep 🥰

[@ForestSchoolLou]

Skylarks are groovy! Lily-Roe can sleep in very funny positions as long as she's next to me - just never in her cot! :-)

[@bydami]

So much confirmation! Thank you 🙌🏽

[@ForestSchoolLou]

Thanks for watching!

[@hannahmintram5148]

Thanks Lou, I'm currently also planning my 6 sessions for my Level 3 qualification and your videos are helping me to stay focused and think clearly.

[@ForestSchoolLou]

Thanks Hannah! Glad the vid's have been useful. Good luck with your first FS programme - have many adventures!

[@lynnpreece8461]

Really helpful, thanks for sharing your wisdom and experience Lou.

[@ForestSchoolLou]

Glad you found it useful - thanks for watching!

[@lynnetang60]

Thank you Lou. It is very useful tips to help me to plan my first session of introduction to FS program.

[@ForestSchoolLou]

Glad it was helpful - good luck with your FS programme!

[@ghyman5466]

Thanks for sharing Lou. You are so very informative. Great videos

[@ForestSchoolLou]

Thanks @G Hyman Glad you have found them useful! Wishing you many happy times in the woods!