However, these types of outdoor learning may introduce and use them differently to Forest School and for different reasons as have different aims and a different philosophy to Forest School. For example, using tools and fire are key parts of bushcraft and also the scouting movement. Tools and fire can be hugely beneficial learning experiences for children and young people, and can be elements within all sorts of outdoor learning approaches, not just Forest School. Do remember that the more the variety of outdoor learning approaches a person has experience of the wider the learning opportunities – the greater the diversity the greater the learning potential! Please visit the Institute for Outdoor Learning website for more information about outdoor learning. To be ‘doing Forest School’ the programme being provided would need to follow the philosophy of Forest School, part of which is that it happens over a long period of time. Any type of outdoor learning can be done regularly (for example an after-school bushcraft club once a week, or a year-long gardening project to maintain a school’s growing area), not just Forest School. Likewise, Forest School also has a distinct ethos that makes it Forest School, just as all the above have key features that make them what they are. There are many more! All of these approaches have different focuses and underlying aims and therefore will have their own methodologies. Some examples of other types of outdoor learning are:
There are many different types of outdoor learning, all of which provide fantastic learning experiences for children and young people.
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