Hi Everyone! We don’t think we could have asked for a better winter day to enjoy our first adventure with Ice fishing! There was an abundance of emergent learning, along with some role play learning! This was another week diving into our “knot book” and taking the time to learn some key knots of the …
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Hi Everyone! Today we welcomed back winter with open arms, excited to spend our whole day exploring the snow. It couldn’t have been a more perfect time because this week, our topic was “Snow”. We also welcomed our guest Tomoko visiting from Barrie, and moving to Japan for 2 years. She participated in our morning …
Hey Everyone, have you ever been lost? This week we challenged our students to see how they would survive a night lost in the woods. The morning had us off to our old campsite to take some quiet space alone to reflect on what it would feel like to be lost – what would you …
Hey Everyone! This week at Forest School we took on the Suzuki Superhero Challenge… the goal of which was to gain a deeper understanding of certain rights that everyone in the world should have. The day was broken down into different parts: the Right to Clean Water, the Right to Clean Air, the Right to …
Hello again! Today was a day was full of discovery, learning new skills, team building exercises and an abundance of wildlife to see. This included; birds, turtles, fish, crayfish, beavers, frogs, cows and Canadian Geese. We were pleased to welcome our Collingwood Forest School for the paddling day as they were going to join us. …
Hello all! What an amazing first day for Thornbury Forest School! A huge welcome to all our new students at this beautiful location! Within this blog I will be writing each week about our group and self discovery, our field trips, adventures, and daily activities. I am very excited mentor our students at the Heathcote …
Hey Everyone, We spent our days this week with two classical elements: Fire and Water (and I suppose the Earth and Wind as well). After measuring our tomato plants for growth, it was time for the much anticipated attempt at the Fire Bead. After a review of the basic needs of fire (heat, oxygen, and …
Hey Folks, We had the great opportunity to explore off property this week with a trip down the Beaver river. Though we had two drastically different weather days, the result was the same: lots of laughs and some new hard skills. We were treated to an abundance of wildlife – birds galore, fish, so many …
Hey Folks, What a couple of beautiful sunny days we had at Forest School. Our focus this week was learning about water, the water cycle and some creatures that call water home. We started off the day “becoming” frogs with a visualization (turned into acting out) activity to set the tone. After an inevitable frog …