Forest School sessions
Learn, play and grow in the woods.
Forest School sessions designed specifically for home-educating families.
- Small sessions sizes to provide good quality guidance and support.
- Regular weekly or fortnightly sessions that get you and your family outside and active
- Sessions on using fires, tools and cooking to build fundamental outdoor skills safely.
- Child-led focus to foster independence and self-motivation.
- Time to meet and chat with other like-minded home-educating parents, while your children develop friendships of their own.
- A low-pressure and supportive environment to build confidence and reduce anxiety.
- All-weather sessions that embrace the elements and develop resilience.
- Opportunities to learn new skills alongside your child to enhance your time outdoors.
These sessions are designed for children aged 5 and over, but younger siblings are welcome to attend. There is no charge for children under the age of 3.
Parents/guardians are expected to stay for these sessions but there are always hot drinks and biscuits available and it is a great opportunity to meet some like-minded parents.
Upcoming Sessions
Testimonials
"Bracken has created the most wonderful, interesting and inclusive sessions. Not only does my son look forward to them, but so do I! The detail, depth of knowledge and flexibility in the sessions is perfect. It also means my son, who is neurodivergent, has found it really accessible. Bracken is really responsive and thoughtful in his planning, taking my son's needs into consideration. It has given us loads to follow up on in our home learning. Genuinely one of the highlights of our week."
Eleanor
"Forest school is our one constant in our homeschool routine. Its our weekly guarantee to spend time outdoors in nature with friends. We look forward to every weekly session, there's always a wonderful activity to take part in and plenty of free play. We have been attending Forest School sessions for over a year now and my boys have so much fun!"
Nisha
“Forest school with Bracken is fantastic. Each week my son is encouraged to develop new skills, plan adventures and collaborate with other children, I have witnessed my son's confidence grow, using tools which he had previously not had access to. Friendships are developing and it’s a beautiful process to watch. Bracken is inventive, patient and kind. We are so grateful to have access to such a great experience in our beloved woods”
Clare
My girls traditionally don't enjoy group sessions because of experiences, but coming to forest school has given them a wonderful new appreciation for teamwork that I don't believe they would have gotten elsewhere.
Bracken is extremely accommodating and attentive to their individual personalities and needs, and the child-led approach to the activities and sessions leads our group down some really interesting paths. Attending Bracken's sessions has directly positively influenced my daughters' confidence in themselves and their abilities. And while our family already loved being out in nature, forest school has given us a new appreciation for it, with all the incredible changes we see at the Warley Woods base camp even week to week.
My favourite thing about the sessions is watching the children organise themselves to tackle problems, obstacles, and challenges together in really innovative ways with just the gentlest of guidance from us adult observers.”
Carly