If you're interested in Forest Schools and outdoor education, we've put together this list of resources which you can use for reading, research and reference in assignments.
Outdoor learning studies
Our Literature Review looks at studies which support the use of outdoor learning for children aged 3 to 7 years. For the full list of literature and studies, please see the Literature Review bibliography.
Forest Schools reading list
If you are interested in the Forest Schools Leaders Award, please take a look at the suggested reading list for the course.
Forest Schools articles
Please click the links below to read articles written by Sara Bond, a Forest School leader and lecturer in Early Childhood:
An outline of Forest Schools and the benefits for children who take part
A history of Forest Schools
A review of 3 different Forest School lessons
Forest School: relational pedagogy in action
A paper from the Anglia Ruskin University conference 'Reclaiming Relational Pedagogy in Early Childhood: Learning from International Experience'