September Vibes
In my experience, September is a weird month. It signals the start of a new school year and a new school term. For independent Forest Schools things change, as some children leave to start school, or move schools, Summer Camps are over and new children start, but the weeks and sessions continue as they have done all year round. In School it's almost the same thing, a whole new EYFS, last year's Year 6's have moved on, new pupils dotted about across the school, a new timetable, some new staff, and an overgrown Forest School to tame. September means change. For those of us who have done little Forest School over the School Holidays, there is also the slow return to the normal routine. To a different pace of life to that of August. Whether you've had a busy Summer or a lazy Summer the alarms were switched off and choices of how to spend each day were almost endless! Every year FSLs in schools everywhere have to adjust to having breakfast within 30 mins of getting up, to l...