Teenager Forest School - 7 Tips for Forest School with Secondary Aged Learners

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Working with teenagers at Forest School? In this video we share 7 tips for running Forest School with secondary aged learners based on my experiences of trying to reach a state of learner-led 'play' when I have worked with this age group.
If you are currently doing your Forest School training or already a Forest School Leader looking to brush up on your Forest School skills I hope this video helps you develop your Forest School activities and practice.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Welcome & Introduction
03:00 - Tip 1: Be Authentic
05:01 - Tip 2: Balance Structure with Choice
08:16 - Tip 3: Embrace Physical Challenge
10:00 - Tip 4: Save Games for Later
14:17 - Tip 5: Use Fire and Food to Build Community
16:39 - Tip 6: Facilitate Independence
19:30 - Communication is Key
21:56 - Poem
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DISCLAIMER:
All information shared within the Forest School Lou channel is provided in good faith, and based on my own experience of Forest School in the UK. It is not designed to be a replacement for quality, face to face, accredited Forest School training, rather as a resource to support Forest practitioners and those in training. I am a Forest School trainer, but not your Forest School trainer, therefore no training contract exists between us. Ensure you are appropriately qualified and undertake your own risk assessments before undertaking any activity with groups, which takes into account the learners age, ability and level of understanding.

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@SaintStoogie 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. I work in an SEMH school for secondary school aged pupils. I run a forest school program and have struggled to find a lot of information that I can apply to my cohort. I was really encouraged by this video as it really supports the same observations that I have found. Teenagers certainly are drawn to using fire and food. Play has always been a tricky one, but getting them involved in planning and working on set projects is always popular. If this is included as play. I think I’m on the right track.

@ForestSchoolLou 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Regarding projects - with the teenagers I've worked with I've also noticed that having a structure like a project is really useful at the start and then once you're in it you may notice their own interests and creativity coming out which can then steer the programme in the future. Play comes in all sorts of forms!

@modernvisionmontessori.bon6622 Жыл бұрын

Hi pro i need to you now I running about this idea

@48kaboom 2 жыл бұрын

These are great videos, thank you!

@ForestSchoolLou 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@clairebickerton1315 2 жыл бұрын

Helpful stuff, your videos are really informative and useful. Thank you!

@ForestSchoolLou 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Claire! Glad they are useful to you.

@92jamr 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this Lou, very useful :)

@ForestSchoolLou 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jess, Glad it was helpful! 🙂

@modernvisionmontessori.bon6622 Жыл бұрын

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@AdamCrossley-xp1fg 9 ай бұрын

Hi, thank you so much for this video! I’m starting a FS programme for teenagers soon and this was very helpful. Can you recommend any resources for working with this age group, such as ideas for projects, session hooks, that kind of thing?

@ForestSchoolLou 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! As with any Forest School programme it will depend on the individuals in the group, but from my experience with teenagers cooking in the fire often is popular and then making craft items to help with cooking (butter knives, spatulas, sausage tongs etc), also large scale construction - tree houses for example. Hammocks can be good for chill out zones, also once further in the programme (once they have a connection with the site) I've found older students might like to do conservation type activities like making bug hotels, hedgehog boxes, planting trees etc.

@AdamCrossley-xp1fg 9 ай бұрын

@@ForestSchoolLou Thank you for taking the time to write such a thoughtful response. Those are all great ideas. I’m very glad to have found you’re channel.