🌳STAFF BOOKING - LITTLE OAKS NURSERY🌳 - FOREST SCHOOL SPRING TERM SESSIONS - UP UNTIL 3RD APRIL 2025

THIS IS ONLY FOR STAFF OF LITTLE OAKS NURSERY, AND THEIR CHILDREN.

Forest School with Victoria

Time: 9.45am – 10.45am.

Rooms: Pre – School & Toddler

The dates for our Thursday sessions are below:

Timing of sessions will be 9:45am - 10:45am.

Thursday, 9th January

Thursday, 16th January

Thursday 23rd January

Thursday 30th January

Thursday 6th February

Thursday, 13th February

Half term 17th - 21st of February

Thursday 27th February

⛔️⛑️THURSDAY 6th MARCH NO FOREST SCHOOL DUE TO ATTENDING AN OUTDOOR FIRST AID COURSE ⛑️⛔️

Thursday, 13th March

Thursday, 20th March

Thursday 27th of March

Thursday 3rd April

🐣 Easter Holidays

I look forward to teaching your children all about nature.

Hi, my name is Victoria, I am the Director of Silverwoods Forest School Limited. I am also a mother to a very happy, confident, content, and loving boy called Sterling.

I am creative, strong willed and passionate, as I inspire children and adults that attend my forest school to be more in tune with nature. To create a world where people are more attached to one another and nature, and less attached to the material things in life. To escape the modern stresses of the wider world, and to be more mindful and present in the moment!

Everyone needs a little nature and the great outdoors in their life, it feeds the soul!

I am a qualified Forest School Practitioner Level 3, I trained with Archimedes (now known as forest school’s education) I have full public liability insurance up to 5 million pounds, I hold an Outdoor Forest School First Aid Certificate, up to date DBS Check on the update service, TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Safeguarding, Prevent and British Values (RQF) 2021, and a Level 2 Award in Food Safety.

I have several years’ experience working as a Nanny with children from all ages. I have worked in local schools; set up and run forest school programmes for Pyrford Primary C of E School, and I currently work with Little Acorns Day Nursery in Cobham and Little Hearts Nursery in Cranleigh. I have also helped in the running of forest school sessions for four Forest schools across Surrey and London; I have experience working around children with special educational needs and disabilities.

I also have a Private Forest School woodland site that sits in a Country House estate and is set amongst ancient woodland with spectacular views across the Surrey Hills, from here I run Children’s Woodland Parties. If you would like more details, please send me an email at silverwoodsforestschool@gmail.com or call me on 07340 314956

I am very passionate about Wild Food and how we can sustainably forage for it in the wild. I am currently studying “Teach Foraging” with Di Hammill at the Wild Harvest School. My adult Wild Food and Foraging workshops will be starting in 2023.

I hold so much love and passion when it comes to working with children; it's great to see children in an outdoor learning environment being able to follow their own direction, working things out for themselves and having lots of fun in the process. My job is for your children to become more independent learners, whilst having a good understanding of the natural world around them.

We believe that everybody should have access to a safe outdoor space to learn, play and have fun, by providing this we can increase self-esteem, confidence and enhance personal, social, and emotional development. We promote equality, offering a fun accessible approach to our work, with the knowledge and understanding that there can be a broad range of personal and social barriers to people taking part.

Silverwoods Forest School offers a unique outdoor educational experience for children, young people, and adults. Where you are all given the opportunity to develop confidence and self-esteem, through fun social experiences, achievable tasks, engagement in nature, individual and group challenges, adventure, games, arts, and crafts. Forest school takes place all year round in almost all weathers, except in high winds or thunder & lightning storms. You will work with tools, play, problem solve, toast marshmallows around the campfire, thus exploring and developing your physical and emotional capabilities, whilst gaining a better understanding of the natural world around you, but above all having lots and lots of fun!

WHAT ARE FOREST SCHOOLS?

Forest School is an innovative approach, providing learners regular opportunities to achieve and develop confidence and self-esteem through hands-on learning experiences in and around a woodland or natural environment.

Forest school is to inspire and encourage all individuals of any age, gender, and background, to enjoy the freedom to explore the natural world through positive outdoor encounters, in all seasons and weathers.

Forest School aims to develop:

• Self-awareness
• Self-regulation
• Motivation
• Confidence
• Empathy
• Independence
• Great communication skills
• Self esteem
• Positive mental attitude
• A greater understanding and respect of the natural world around them

Forest school is a great trailblazer that is used to encourage all individuals, from all walks of life, to get outside and use their open spaces more for play, health, wellbeing, recreation, and personal development uses.

For more information, please visit www.silverwoodsforestschool.co.uk

Kit list – for colder weather:

• Thermal base layer – leggings, long sleeved top, and long thermal socks
• Spare socks
• A thinner long-sleeved top
• A warm fleece/wool long sleeved top
• Cosy trousers i.e., Tracksuit pants (not jeans)
• Waterproof Trousers (the kids will get muddy)
• Warm waterproof coat/jacket
• Two pairs of gloves or mittens (one waterproof)
• Warm hat and snood
• Neoprene or fleece lined wellies or waterproof walking boots
• Water bottle filled up, labelled with child’s name

Kit list – for warmer weather:

• Long trousers (these are still a necessity to prevent scratches and stings)
• Long sleeved top (to prevent, stings, bites, and scratches)
• Jumper (as it can be cool at the beginning of the day)
• Waterproof Jacket
• Waterproof Trousers (British Weather, so be prepared for it to rain in the warmer months)
• Water bottle filled up, labelled with child’s name
• Sun cream/Insect repellent (to be applied at home)
• A sun hats
• If you feel your child needs insect repellent, please apply at home
• Wellington boots or waterproof walking boots