Forest Schools

The Magic of Our Forest School at Camblesforth Community Primary School

Forest School is an inspirational process that empowers children to achieve, build confidence, and develop self-esteem through hands-on learning in a natural, woodland environment. Here at Camblesforth Community Primary School, we are thrilled to announce that this academic year, we’ll be running Forest School sessions for all our students, from Nursery right up to Primary 6!

What is Forest School?

At its heart, Forest School is a unique and exciting way for children to connect with the world around them. Unlike traditional classroom learning, it allows students to explore and learn through play, curiosity, and first-hand experiences. Our dedicated wild area becomes an outdoor classroom where children can take safe risks, investigate, and discover a sense of awe and wonder about the natural world.

Through a blend of child-led and leader-guided activities, our pupils learn to:

• Foster independence and build self-esteem.
• Develop teamwork and communication skills.
• Respect all living things in the environment.
• Problem-solve and embrace new challenges.

Our professionally qualified staff are passionate about sparking each child’s imagination and guiding them toward a love of learning in nature. While we encourage exploration and adventure, please be assured that health and safety are always our top priority.

Our Eco Warriors Program

We are incredibly excited to share that for the 2025-2026 academic year, our Forest School program will focus on helping all our children become Eco Warriors! This is made possible by a generous grant from Tag Energy.

Sessions will be delivered by an external specialist from GoWildOutdoors and will take place biweekly on Wednesdays, with each class attending for a minimum of two hours.

To see the exciting curriculum your child will be following and to learn more about our commitment to outdoor education, you can find our Forest School Handbook and the Eco Warrior curriculum linked below.

Children from Nursery to Year attend a minimum of 2 hours biweekly on a Wednesday in our designated wild area. For the Academic Year 2025-2026 we are lucky receive a grant from Tag Energy to support in all our children to become Eco Warriors. An external specialist will deliver the sessions from GoWildOutdoors.

The curriculum that the children will follow to become ECo warriors can be found below as well as our Forest Schools handbook.

• Forest Schools handbook
• ECO Warrior Progression