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October 13, 20252nd Class, Outdoor Learning, Uncategorized, by

2nd Class – Horse Chestnut

This week in Forest School, Second Class have been learning all about one of autumn’s most famous trees, the Horse Chestnut, also known as the Conker Tree. We started by sharing what we already knew about the Horse Chestnut and its shiny brown seeds, the …
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October 3, 2025Outdoor Learning, Uncategorized, by

2nd Class – Pine

This week Second Class enjoyed a fantastic Forest School session with a focus on pine trees. Our journey began with a walk to basecamp where the children were introduced to the Scots Pine, tall and straight with whispering green needles. We learned that although pine …
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September 22, 2025Outdoor Learning, Uncategorized, by

2nd Class – Oak

Second Class had a wonderful time at Forest School this week, exploring the world of the mighty oak. On the way to our base, we stopped at a pedunculate oak and played the “I wonder” game with acorns, leaves, and galls. The children quickly spotted …
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September 19, 2025Outdoor Learning, by

2nd Class – Rowan

On our walk to basecamp this week, the children were busy noticing the changing season and the many plants growing in the hedgerows. Along the way, we met a very special tree – the Rowan. We played an “I wonder…” game, looking carefully at its …
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September 9, 2025Outdoor Learning, by

2nd Class – Elder

This week our class took part in a Forest School session all about the elder tree, a native Irish species full of history, magic, and uses. We explored its leaves, bark, berries, and seeds while learning folklore stories like The Dagda’s Harp and The Elder …
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May 26, 20252nd Class, Uncategorizedby

Paintbrushes, Potions & Passports – A Week in 2nd Class!

We have been learning all about length in 2nd class. We had great fun jumping as far as we could and using a metre stick to measure how far we jumped. Then we used cubes to measure different parts of our bodies and compared them …
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November 3, 2023Outdoor Learning, by

2nd Class – Session 8 – A Forest School Adventure with Our Parents: Discovering the Six Principles

Our 2nd class recently had an exciting day in the forest, and what made it extra special was that our parents joined us! Together, we learned about the six fundamental principles of Forest School, which lie at the heart of our nature-based education. Let’s take …
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October 23, 2023Outdoor Learning, by

2nd Class – Session 7 – Bringing the Enchantment of Samhain Indoors

When rain thwarted our forest school plans, we brought the enchantment of the outdoors inside our school. With our Samhain celebrations just around the corner on October 27th, we used objects collected from our forest to create decorations. One exciting activity was making oak gall …
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October 16, 2023Outdoor Learning, by

2nd Class – Session 6 – Fawns, Crafts and Oak Gall Ink

This week in Forest School, we had a fantastic time exploring the woods. We learned how fawns stay safe by using their coats to blend in with the forest and even played the Sleeping Fawn Game, where we had to stay very still, just like …
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October 9, 2023Outdoor Learning, by

2nd Class – Session 5 – The Great Minibeast Hunt

This week at Forest School, we searched for signs of badgers and explored under rocks, logs, and tree bark to discover invertebrates like woodlice, millipedes, beetles, spiders, ants, grasshoppers, caterpillars, and ladybirds. . After collecting some of these fascinating bugs in containers, we observed their …
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