"While you`re outdoors, observe an animal closely.  Follow it as it moves.  See how nature has expressed itself uniquely in this animal.  Become quiet within your mind, so that you can become sensitively aware of the animal`s essence.  Mentally offer your appreciative thoughts to the animal.  Listen."

Joseph Cornell 

Forest School Practitioner Practical  Skills CPD

 

 

The Camp Fire 

Appropriate to Forest School sessions, we will be covering the safe selection of camp fire location; tinder, kindling and fuel; fire lays; fire management; fire safety and extinguishing to leave no trace. You will also be introduced to the Kelly/Storm Kettle which is a great resource for making a welcome cup of hot chocolate. 

 

Dates for 2012 10am-4pm

  • Tuesday 6th March 2012
  • Thursday 14th June 2012
  • Wednesday 12th September 2012
  • Tuesday 13th November 2012

£90 per person - Tea and coffee provided, please bring packed lunch

 

 

 

 

Tool Maintenance and Safety

Safe tool use in the provision of Forest Schools is essential.  During this day, we will cover the safe working practice of using knives, axes, bow saws, bill hooks and froes.

We will also cover the safe transportation, storage, and maintenance of bladed tools.  Of course, we will cover the UK Knife Law.

This is a practical hands on day, when you will take the mystery out of caring for and sharpening your bladed tools.  You will spend time learning and practising how to sharpen tools, going away with complete confidence in this crucial area of Forest School.

 

 

Dates for 2012 10am-4pm

  • Monday 5th March 2012
  • Friday 15th June 2012
  • Tuesday 11th September2012
  • Monday 12th November2012
 

 

£90 per person - Tea and coffee provided, please bring packed lunch

 

 

 

Outdoor Cooking Day

Outdoor cooking is wonderful - the smell of fresh wholesome food cooking over the open fire is just awesome! Come for a day with us to learn different methods of cooking using the open fire and clay oven. There`s not a burger or sausage in sight as we will be making breads, wholesome soup, cakes, pizzas, puddings, popcorn and more.

Dates for 2012 10am-4pm

  • Wednesday 13th June 2012
  • Monday 10th September 2012
  • Wednesday 14th November 2012

£100 per person to include tea, coffee and lunch!

 

 

Natural Crafts Day

There is so much you can make using only the natural resources around you - bracelets, bangles, necklaces, baskets, musical instruments, pictures, clay pots, leaf plates and bowls, bark pots. Everyone will choose to make 2 or 3 items according to which traditional tools they want to use and which age/ability group they want to take that knowledge back to. A great practical hands on day making things out of the things that we find!

 

Dates for 2012 10am-4pm

  • Thursday 10th May 2012
  • Tuesday 26th June 2012
  • Wednesday 3rd October 2012

£90 per person to include tea and coffee - please bring packed lunch.

 

 

The following two programmes are Part of KCC`s Outdoor Learning Professional Development and Training Programme

Please click here for the full brochure

 

KCC Camp Fire

Management Award

 

Date for 2012

  • · Friday 11th May 2012

   Please click here for details

 

 

KCC Introduction to Forest Schools Day

KS3, KS4 & KS5

Date for 2012

  • · Friday 27th April 2012

   Please click here for details




 

 

 

 

 

 

   in Kent, The Garden of England

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