Forest School Jo
@parksideforest.bsky.social
Forest School at Parkside Primary, Canterbury
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2️⃣sites on school grounds
🌳Visits
🌱Training
🌿Conference
Hello!
Views/opinions our own!
Repost: NOT necessarily an endorsement!
Good morning! Enjoy!
January 19, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Good morning! Enjoy!
What a busy afternoon!
Exploring
Journeying
Digging for treasure
Balancing
Climbing
Swinging
Cooperating
Learning
Enjoying
#ForestSchool #learningresourcea #naturelearning #learningenvironment #outdoorlearning
Exploring
Journeying
Digging for treasure
Balancing
Climbing
Swinging
Cooperating
Learning
Enjoying
#ForestSchool #learningresourcea #naturelearning #learningenvironment #outdoorlearning
January 8, 2026 at 6:49 PM
What a busy afternoon!
Exploring
Journeying
Digging for treasure
Balancing
Climbing
Swinging
Cooperating
Learning
Enjoying
#ForestSchool #learningresourcea #naturelearning #learningenvironment #outdoorlearning
Exploring
Journeying
Digging for treasure
Balancing
Climbing
Swinging
Cooperating
Learning
Enjoying
#ForestSchool #learningresourcea #naturelearning #learningenvironment #outdoorlearning
Hoping the glowing sundown = a good day tomorrow!
January 6, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Hoping the glowing sundown = a good day tomorrow!
Yr 4 kept moving to keep warm this afternoon. It felt milder than this morning, but then the temperature dropped and the snow started to fall! 🥶
January 6, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Yr 4 kept moving to keep warm this afternoon. It felt milder than this morning, but then the temperature dropped and the snow started to fall! 🥶
Year 6 Ice Hunt this morning!
-3°c meant keep moving, but nature's ice sculptures were too pretty to ignore!
#ForestSchool #ice #frozen #nature #STEM
-3°c meant keep moving, but nature's ice sculptures were too pretty to ignore!
#ForestSchool #ice #frozen #nature #STEM
January 6, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Year 6 Ice Hunt this morning!
-3°c meant keep moving, but nature's ice sculptures were too pretty to ignore!
#ForestSchool #ice #frozen #nature #STEM
-3°c meant keep moving, but nature's ice sculptures were too pretty to ignore!
#ForestSchool #ice #frozen #nature #STEM
Can't wait to get familiar with this amazing site too!
New term, new site, new job!
New term, new site, new job!
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Can't wait to get familiar with this amazing site too!
New term, new site, new job!
New term, new site, new job!
7 non-stop hours of putting together an outdoor classroom today - and I'm exhausted!
Hopefully better pics by the end of the week!
Hopefully better pics by the end of the week!
January 5, 2026 at 6:44 PM
7 non-stop hours of putting together an outdoor classroom today - and I'm exhausted!
Hopefully better pics by the end of the week!
Hopefully better pics by the end of the week!
Time to pack away all the glass baubles! Not quite 12th Night, but almost! And work starts tomorrow. How did you spend your Sunday!?
#Christmas #baubles #twelfthnight #decorations
#Christmas #baubles #twelfthnight #decorations
January 4, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Time to pack away all the glass baubles! Not quite 12th Night, but almost! And work starts tomorrow. How did you spend your Sunday!?
#Christmas #baubles #twelfthnight #decorations
#Christmas #baubles #twelfthnight #decorations
Why does the HUGE moon always look small on a pic!?
January 3, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Why does the HUGE moon always look small on a pic!?
The feathered ice on the skylight above my bed first thing in the morning! Ice is pretty, but hoping the iced dew on the glass doesn't equal an icy lid on the pond!
January 3, 2026 at 8:58 AM
The feathered ice on the skylight above my bed first thing in the morning! Ice is pretty, but hoping the iced dew on the glass doesn't equal an icy lid on the pond!
Forest School Training at Chartham in Kent. Term 2. November 2025. Check fsli.co.uk for full details! We'd love to see you here!
September 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Forest School Training at Chartham in Kent. Term 2. November 2025. Check fsli.co.uk for full details! We'd love to see you here!
Info coming soon!
September 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Info coming soon!
Can we please just share our favourite photo of the day!?
March 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Can we please just share our favourite photo of the day!?
If it involves mud, our pupils are up for it!
February 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
If it involves mud, our pupils are up for it!
Ivy stems are especially great curling! A group of 3 boys hunted down these words. Can you read them?
February 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Ivy stems are especially great curling! A group of 3 boys hunted down these words. Can you read them?
Repetition and experimentation wins through!
February 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Repetition and experimentation wins through!
It's been a busy day! SEND Apple Class helping to fill the new bug hotel in our new Wildlife Area, then making some great Ball Run Tracks,Yr 3 Maple Class writing with sticks, and Yr 1 exploring Under The Trees!
It'll have to be a thread!
#ForestSchool
It'll have to be a thread!
#ForestSchool
February 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
It's been a busy day! SEND Apple Class helping to fill the new bug hotel in our new Wildlife Area, then making some great Ball Run Tracks,Yr 3 Maple Class writing with sticks, and Yr 1 exploring Under The Trees!
It'll have to be a thread!
#ForestSchool
It'll have to be a thread!
#ForestSchool
We love exploring Nature.
Throwback to some discoveries a couple of years ago.
#independentlearners #childled #motivation #ForestSchool #naturebasedlearning #learningthroughnature #naturelearningforkids #outdoorlearning #bugs #bughunting #naturalscience #STEM #STEMlearning #wildlife
Throwback to some discoveries a couple of years ago.
#independentlearners #childled #motivation #ForestSchool #naturebasedlearning #learningthroughnature #naturelearningforkids #outdoorlearning #bugs #bughunting #naturalscience #STEM #STEMlearning #wildlife
February 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We love exploring Nature.
Throwback to some discoveries a couple of years ago.
#independentlearners #childled #motivation #ForestSchool #naturebasedlearning #learningthroughnature #naturelearningforkids #outdoorlearning #bugs #bughunting #naturalscience #STEM #STEMlearning #wildlife
Throwback to some discoveries a couple of years ago.
#independentlearners #childled #motivation #ForestSchool #naturebasedlearning #learningthroughnature #naturelearningforkids #outdoorlearning #bugs #bughunting #naturalscience #STEM #STEMlearning #wildlife
2 weeks:
3 FSL
17 Celebration Sessions =
30 hrs of Forest School
ALL pupils
And...
☕️50 litres of Hot Chocolate
(+ 10 non dairy mugfuls!)
🍪480 biscuits
🍡430 marshmallows
(plus a bag of vegan mallows)
🪓A bag of kindling
🪵20 logs
(+ cotton wool and fire lighters)
500 Skewers
PLUS (1/2)
3 FSL
17 Celebration Sessions =
30 hrs of Forest School
ALL pupils
And...
☕️50 litres of Hot Chocolate
(+ 10 non dairy mugfuls!)
🍪480 biscuits
🍡430 marshmallows
(plus a bag of vegan mallows)
🪓A bag of kindling
🪵20 logs
(+ cotton wool and fire lighters)
500 Skewers
PLUS (1/2)
February 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
2 weeks:
3 FSL
17 Celebration Sessions =
30 hrs of Forest School
ALL pupils
And...
☕️50 litres of Hot Chocolate
(+ 10 non dairy mugfuls!)
🍪480 biscuits
🍡430 marshmallows
(plus a bag of vegan mallows)
🪓A bag of kindling
🪵20 logs
(+ cotton wool and fire lighters)
500 Skewers
PLUS (1/2)
3 FSL
17 Celebration Sessions =
30 hrs of Forest School
ALL pupils
And...
☕️50 litres of Hot Chocolate
(+ 10 non dairy mugfuls!)
🍪480 biscuits
🍡430 marshmallows
(plus a bag of vegan mallows)
🪓A bag of kindling
🪵20 logs
(+ cotton wool and fire lighters)
500 Skewers
PLUS (1/2)
Year 6 end of term celebration with Mrs LeFevre!
#ForestSchool #ForestSchoolLearning #nature #naturelearning #Outdoors #outdoorlearning #STEAMLearning #mud #experimentation #selfconfidence #physical #imagination #cooperation #coordination #enjoyment #wellbeing
#ForestSchool #ForestSchoolLearning #nature #naturelearning #Outdoors #outdoorlearning #STEAMLearning #mud #experimentation #selfconfidence #physical #imagination #cooperation #coordination #enjoyment #wellbeing
February 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Year 6 end of term celebration with Mrs LeFevre!
#ForestSchool #ForestSchoolLearning #nature #naturelearning #Outdoors #outdoorlearning #STEAMLearning #mud #experimentation #selfconfidence #physical #imagination #cooperation #coordination #enjoyment #wellbeing
#ForestSchool #ForestSchoolLearning #nature #naturelearning #Outdoors #outdoorlearning #STEAMLearning #mud #experimentation #selfconfidence #physical #imagination #cooperation #coordination #enjoyment #wellbeing
A new round of Level 3 #ForestSchool #Training coming up with @MyForestSchool!
DM for info!
#education #outdoorlearning #schools
DM for info!
#education #outdoorlearning #schools
February 10, 2025 at 7:23 AM
A new round of Level 3 #ForestSchool #Training coming up with @MyForestSchool!
DM for info!
#education #outdoorlearning #schools
DM for info!
#education #outdoorlearning #schools
Year 4 Oak Class learning about fire safety, the fire triangle, and how to spark a flame!
#ForestSchool #ForestSchoolLearning #nature #naturelearning #Outdoors #outdoorlearning #STEAMLearning #experimentation #selfconfidence #physical #imagination #cooperation #coordination #enjoyment #wellbeing
#ForestSchool #ForestSchoolLearning #nature #naturelearning #Outdoors #outdoorlearning #STEAMLearning #experimentation #selfconfidence #physical #imagination #cooperation #coordination #enjoyment #wellbeing
February 6, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Year 4 Oak Class learning about fire safety, the fire triangle, and how to spark a flame!
#ForestSchool #ForestSchoolLearning #nature #naturelearning #Outdoors #outdoorlearning #STEAMLearning #experimentation #selfconfidence #physical #imagination #cooperation #coordination #enjoyment #wellbeing
#ForestSchool #ForestSchoolLearning #nature #naturelearning #Outdoors #outdoorlearning #STEAMLearning #experimentation #selfconfidence #physical #imagination #cooperation #coordination #enjoyment #wellbeing
Mrs LeFevre's #ForestSchool training is coming on in leaps & bounds! She & Yew Class had a #campfire with songs stories & treats!a
Plus climbing
building
Forest laptops & delights from the mud kitchen
#Outdoors #outdoorlearning #STEAMLearning #mud #selfconfidence #imagination #cooperation #wellbeing
Plus climbing
building
Forest laptops & delights from the mud kitchen
#Outdoors #outdoorlearning #STEAMLearning #mud #selfconfidence #imagination #cooperation #wellbeing
February 6, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Mrs LeFevre's #ForestSchool training is coming on in leaps & bounds! She & Yew Class had a #campfire with songs stories & treats!a
Plus climbing
building
Forest laptops & delights from the mud kitchen
#Outdoors #outdoorlearning #STEAMLearning #mud #selfconfidence #imagination #cooperation #wellbeing
Plus climbing
building
Forest laptops & delights from the mud kitchen
#Outdoors #outdoorlearning #STEAMLearning #mud #selfconfidence #imagination #cooperation #wellbeing
On a Tuesday Morning the satellite class from St. Nicholas SEND School's come and explore #ForestSchool
February 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
On a Tuesday Morning the satellite class from St. Nicholas SEND School's come and explore #ForestSchool
Climbing trees is important!
Dry weather forecast this week, I wonder how many learners are going to challenge, flex, and build these skills over the next 5 days!?
#ForestSchool
Dry weather forecast this week, I wonder how many learners are going to challenge, flex, and build these skills over the next 5 days!?
#ForestSchool
February 3, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Climbing trees is important!
Dry weather forecast this week, I wonder how many learners are going to challenge, flex, and build these skills over the next 5 days!?
#ForestSchool
Dry weather forecast this week, I wonder how many learners are going to challenge, flex, and build these skills over the next 5 days!?
#ForestSchool