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Xx The Hundred Paths team
Play Supports Growth
Play is self-directed. Children choose the type of play only when they feel safe and ready.
Going Beyond School Readiness: Exploring Forest School's Role
How does Forest School support school going children holistically and beyond? We take a look at the SPICES model that practitioners use to help encourage holistic learning.
Moving Towards Natural Learning: The Crucial Role of Adults in Child-Led Education
Where do we stand in their work? A child's right to self-chosen and self-directed play is violated when an adult directs, controls, or takes over their play. Children lose the value of the experience when they are unable to explore freely. However, how do we ensure that we play our part without devaluing the child’s self-directed play?
Embrace the risk: Why Risky Play is a good idea
How does a child learn when we take away their learning opportunities and self-discoveries? How do we allow them to feel safe in their own body and understand boundaries when we restrict all opportunities for them to do so? Why do we stop our children from challenges they wish to engage in? The answer to this is often - fear. Not fear from the children, but fear from the adults.
The 6 Forest School Principles
Forest School is an approach to learning and the setting is not the usual one. The setting is an outdoor area defined as the Forest School space, ideally in the woodland. Forest School is about learning in the outdoors, rather than learning about the outdoors. Although, it can encompass both! Forest School experiences are about play and are child-led as far as possible. Children attend in all weathers, wearing appropriate clothing. Explore the 6 principles of forest school and what makes it stand out