by Sara Collins | 16 Jun, 2020 | Glowing Embers
Bluebells, cowslips, buttercups and dandelions Following some local walks, I had time to think and I thought I would share these thoughts with you. I had been looking forward to seeing the masses of bluebells again this year, plus a local attraction up on the hills...
by Sara Collins | 26 May, 2020 | Glowing Embers
By Caylin Gans, Forest Schooled This week’s blog comes from Caylin Gans who wrote ‘Forest Schooled – the book’. She has run Forest School in a number of countries, starting in the UK where she trained and led Forest Schools in the Milton Keynes area. Her...
by Sara Collins | 21 May, 2020 | Glowing Embers
The lockdown situation may provide us with an ideal opportunity to review our Forest School Handbooks. A general review is useful before amending our policies and risk assessments in response to Coronavirus including: · changes...
by Sara Collins | 7 May, 2020 | Glowing Embers
My son, James, is a very keen birdwatcher. Last year, aged 15, his request for a combined Christmas and birthday present was a trip to the Cairngorms so that he might get the opportunity to see some bird species ‘unavailable to view’ here in Liverpool. And so it was...
by Sara Collins | 5 May, 2020 | Glowing Embers
The Corona virus pandemic has changed the way we live and work. Few can expect to go back to the same lifestyle/ work style when ‘Lockdown’ rules are relaxed, and progress is made to the new ‘normal’. So as Forest School practitioners we have an...
by Sara Collins | 28 Apr, 2020 | Glowing Embers
The Glowing Embers blog has been designed to support the Forest School community and FSA members through the Coronavirus period when the majority of practitioners are unable to work because schools have closed. We aim to post blog articles that are useful,...
