Gibshill Children's Centre in Greenock has a reputation for providing high-quality learning to children in an area with a history of social and health deprivation. Over the past two years, the Forest Schools experience has brought huge additional benefits to the children attending the centre.
After all our staff had received Forest Schools training to OCN Level 1, we discussed our vision for the project and linked the skills to be promoted by the Forest Schools to outcomes for Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence.
We bought waterproofs for all the children and staff and in year one ran a three-week programme in Milton Woods, Kilmacolm. There, the children learnt the rules of the forest and explored the natural environment. In year two, the children's time in the forest was doubled to six weeks, enabling them to build on their previous knowledge, make dens, climb trees and discover the animals in the forest.
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