Hey Everyone, It was a great week here at Forest School and we had a lot of fun as teachers exploring new places and old favourites with our students. On Monday, we held a trial day to introduce new children to FNS. It was a great day full of sharing our special places at Bygone …
“Teaching a child not to step on a caterpillar is as valuable to the child as it is to the caterpillar” – Bradley Miller A lot of our focus here at FNS is on environmental education and awareness where we strive to create not only a respect for nature, but a love and sense of …
Given our quick switch to cold temperatures and snow last Friday, we thought it’d be a good time to revisit winter wear. First and foremost we want to recognize the awesome efforts of parents and guardians last week to ensure your children were dressed properly to enjoy the wonderful Winter-esque day! It’s because of your …
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Wow – what a great week we had with our Project Theme! Students took this opportunity to let their imaginations run wild and built so many different types of projects, including pencil and candle holders, carving projects, crossbows, creative signs for new home décor, an ice fishing stand, a giant cat bed, a home-made fidget …
Hey Everyone, We had a fun week exploring the caves up around Metcalfe rock last week. Challenge-by- choice was the name of the game, and students pushed their limits and expanded their comfort zones as they ducked, crawled, and climbed their way down into the Earth. Most groups had the chance to visit the Ice …
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Hey Folks, We loved exploring the fall colours with our cameras this week! Students had the opportunity to learn a few photography tricks: Get Close, Point of View, Leading Lines, Rule of Thirds and Natural Framing (and looked at “Fill the Space”, “Limb Chopping”, and “Negative Space” for those interested in more techniques on Friday!) …
Hey Folks, This week at Forest School we channeled our inner Katniss Everdeen and learned all about Archery. It was a huge hit with our students. It certainly left its mark on us. We definitely hit the target with this activity…. enough silly puns – it was a great day and we hope to do …
Hey Everyone, This week at Forest School our main goal was to learn a little bit more about plants. After our morning core routines we jumped into the role of plants in a macro-model to learn about cycles and needs of a plant. We then became explorers tasked with the mission of the uncovering a …
Hey Everyone, Field Trip! And what a fun one we had. Have you ever played golf? Or thrown a Frisbee? Well, we combined the two target games for a day of Disc Golf at Duntroon Highlands Nordic Centre. They have a newly developed disc golf course on their fabulous 100 acre site. For more information …
Hey Everyone, With the temperatures finally starting to settle down (well, except for Tuesday) it’s really starting to finally feel like Fall. We celebrated this week with our annual Fall Harvest, with a big focus on local food. After spending time in our sit spots, we set out to explore our site early in the …