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April 16, 2024Outdoor Learning, by

6th class – principle of regular sessions

Forest school is a long-term process of regular sessions, rather than a one-off or infrequent visits. The essence of forest school is the building and developing of relationships; with ourselves, each other and nature. This can’t be done in a one off session. (One off …
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March 20, 2024Outdoor Learning, by

6th class – Principle of holistic learning

It was a cold, still and cloudy morning. There was almost no wind in our base camp and we could hear lots of birds singing away throughout the session. Today’s theme was to think about the third of the forest school principles: “holistic development”. Forest School …
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March 19, 2024Outdoor Learning, by

6th class – Principle of appropriate risk

(written by Yuuki Blakeney & Jenny Dungan) It was a lovely sunny day for the second week of Forest School with 6th class. The theme of this week’s session was “taking appropriate risks”. One of the six principles of Forest school is to offer learners …
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February 27, 2024Outdoor Learning, by

4th class – Winter and Spring

4th class started off the day searching for hazel flowers. Hazel flowers are tiny. We could see the catkins full of pollen dangling from the branches but finding the tiny pink flowers was a challenge. It’s amazing the think that this is how a hazelnut …
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February 26, 2024Outdoor Learning, by

Principles of Forest school – Woodland setting

Principle 1: Forest school takes place in a woodland or natural environment to support the development of a relationship between the learner and the natural world. For the five sessions we have with 6th class this year we are bringing their attention to some of …
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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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November 3, 2023Outdoor Learning, by

Senior Infants – Session 8 – A Day of Learning and Fun with Parents

Last week, our senior infants enjoyed an amazing day in the forest, accompanied by their parents. Surrounded by the natural beauty of the forest, we embarked on a journey to explore the essence of Forest School, delving into its six fundamental principles. The forest transformed …
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October 23, 2023Outdoor Learning, by

Senior Infants – Session 7 – Rainy Day Samhain Preparations at Forest School

This week, our Forest School session was all set to take us on an outdoor adventure, but the weather had other plans. Our indoor classroom transformed into a hub of creativity and resourcefulness. Our mission: to create Samhain decorations that celebrate the beauty of nature …
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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

Senior Infants – Session 6 – A Letter from a Deer and the Sleeping Fawn Game

This week in Forest School, senior infants recieved a letter from a friendly deer living in the Wicklow woods. She told us all about her favourite foods and secret hideaways where we might spot her if we look really closely! We also learned about how …
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