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Exploring the way of life of the San Bushmen in southern Africa gave Reception children at Little Forest Folk’s outdoor settings in Wimbledon and Fulham, south-west London, the opportunity to learn about a culture that is very different from their own.
The focus was sparked by a child’s holiday stories. ‘One child, who had been to Tanzania, told us about seeing a leopard lounging in a tree with its prey, a gazelle,’ says Little Forest Folk co-founder Leanna Barrett. ‘This story prompted other questions about animals that live in Africa. We studied a map of Africa to locate Tanzania and one of our teachers pointed out Botswana, where she used to live. She described living on the salt pans and meeting the San Bushmen.’
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