This book is a complete guide to Forest School provision and Nature Pedagogy and it examines the models, methods, worldviews and values that underpin teaching in nature. Cree and Robb show how a robust Nature Pedagogy can support learning, behaviour, and physical and emotional wellbeing, and, importantly, a deeper relationship with the natural world. They offer an overview of what a Forest School programme could look like through the year. The Essential Guide to Forest School and Nature Pedagogy provides 'real-life' examples from a variety of contexts, sample session plans and detailed guidance on using language, crafting and working with the natural world. This accessible resource guides readers along the Forest School path, covering topics such as: the history of nature education; our sensory system in nature; Forest School ethos and worldview and playing and crafting in the natural world. Guiding practitioners through planning for a programme, including taking care of a woodland site and preparing all the essential policies and procedures for working with groups and nature, this book is written by dedicated Forest School and nature education experts and is essential reading for settings, schools, youth groups, families and anyone working with children and young people.
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Jon Cree is an international trainer for the Institute for Earth Education and Founding Director of the Forest School Association, UK. He worked at Bishops Wood Centre, Worcestershire County Council's award-winning environmental centre, helping establish Forest School nationally. He now works as a self-employed nature-based trainer and educator.
Marina Robb is Founder and Managing Director of Circle of Life Rediscovery CIC (www.circleofliferediscovery.com) and The Outdoor Teacher Ltd (www.theoutdoorteacher.com). She is a leading author and practitioner in the outdoor sector, an international trainer in the design and delivery of nature-based experiences and an advocate for the integration of environmental, education and health and well-being services.
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Foreword
David Sobel
Introduction
Chapter 1 Nature Pedagogy, Forest School Ethos and Valuing Nature
Chapter 2 History of Nature Education - the influence on the nature-based practice
Chapter 3 Nature Pedagogy - the teaching within a nature-centric worldview
Chapter 4 Nature Pedagogy Models
Chapter 5 Our Sensory System - how nature stimulates sensory development and integration
Chapter 6 Play and Nature - the ludic process and risky play
Chapter 7 The Brain, Body and Place
Chapter 8 Behavioural Theories - the underpinning of a healthy problem solving community
Chapter 9 Strategies for creating a healthy problem-solving community
Chapter 10 Planning a Nature-based Pedagogy
Chapter 11 Planning to Action
Chapter 12 Crafting - working with our hands in the natural world
Chapter 13 Journey with Plants and Animals - working with the ecological
Chapter 14 Nature's Place in the World - teaching within a nature-centric worldview