STEM
Although our Forest School doesn't deliver 'lessons' or refer to the National Curriculum when planning, it will always overlap. The Basecamp at the Copse is very much a resource area, where children have access to information and equipment to help them look for, find, and identify the flora and fauna of their environment. It also provides space to try some art in Situ (although this can, and does, happen anywhere), a Book Nook, and a woodwork bench. On the edges of the Copse are the Mud Kitchen, The Dig Pit, and the Ball Run. The ball run is the perfect opportunity for observing many skills coming together and provides a practical outlet for science, technology, engineering, and maths. This week has been a brilliant example. On Monday the sole session was with a visiting school, and their Year 2 Class helped gather together all sorts of items, old chairs, tyres, an unwanted clothes airer, logs, and a pallet, to ensure the gutter offcuts we have had support on different...