Sustainability-To use methods that do not harm but maintain and support the environment.
Sustainability (noun): 1. the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level. 2. The avoidance of the depletion of natural resources...
top of page
Follow our blog to get latest news and updates
Search
Emma Clode
Nov 1, 202226 min read
Exploration: To enjoy new discoveries, adventures and take supported risks.
"Exploration (noun): the act of traveling to a place or searching a place in order to learn about it: (Cambridge Dictionary) Our third...
220
Emma Clode
Oct 13, 20227 min read
Growth: To undergo natural development
Growth (noun)- 1. The process of increasing in size. "the upward growth of plants" 2. Something that has grown or is growing. (Oxford...
200
Emma Clode
Sep 20, 20224 min read
Connection: To connect to the natural world, self, and others
Connection: “a relationship in which a person or thing is linked or associated with something else.” Oxford Dictionary Our first...
360
Emma Clode
Sep 13, 20221 min read
Connection, Growth, Exploration and Sustainability: why values matter.
Values inform our thoughts, words, and actions. They are about the way we do things. At Canopy Forest School our values are important to...
190
Emma Clode
Jan 26, 20225 min read
How we use "next steps" to help us progress and aid individual learning and development
This blog post would like to discuss and share how we use” next steps” at Canopy Forest School to help us move the learning and holistic...
1050
Emma Clode
Dec 13, 202117 min read
How do we encourage appropriate behaviour at Canopy Forest School?
In my previous blog I talked about factors that can affect behaviour so as promised this one is about the ways that we can deal with...
1670
Emma Clode
Nov 23, 20216 min read
What factors can affect the behaviour of Forest School Learners?
The Forest School approach believes that each person’s experiences are unique and are based upon four key parts - our thoughts (head),...
1,2860
Emma Clode
Nov 10, 20218 min read
Play The Canopy Forest School Way and the lessons it has taught me.
At Canopy Forest School play-based learning is the way in which we track, follow, and allow holistic development to flourish. Each week...
260
Emma Clode
Oct 10, 20217 min read
Just Play....rethinking the importance of play
Why is play so misunderstood and underrated in our society? The truth is that play is more complex and more powerful than we give it...
260
Emma Clode
Jul 15, 20213 min read
Child's Play-Balancing Risk and Benefit assessments at Canopy Forest School
“One of the biggest dangers facing our children and their play is our imaginations. As adults, we are incredibly gifted at the art of...
310
Emma Clode
Jul 5, 20212 min read
Building Confidence at Canopy Forest School
The word confidence comes from a Latin word “fidere” which means “to trust” consequently having self-confidence means having trust in...
700
Emma Clode
Jun 27, 20212 min read
Building Resilient Children at Canopy Forest School
I will never forget the magnificent smile on my son Stanley's face when he climbed to the top of a slippery muddy bank in the woods where...
290
Emma Clode
Jun 6, 20212 min read
Why Forest School?
"Forest School is a child-centred inspirational learning process, that offers opportunities for holistic growth through regular sessions....
460
Emma Clode
Jan 31, 20211 min read
Welcome to Canopy Forest School Blog
Hello, My name is Emma Clode and I started Canopy Forest School as a blog in 2021 while training for my level 3 Forest School Leader...
430
bottom of page