The Forest School Company

Looking for a fun, screen-free way to keep the children busy this summer? Forest School is the perfect opportunity to get outdoors, build confidence, learn new skills and enjoy a week of adventure in nature. 🌿

24th–28th August
Dorset House School, Bury, near Arundel
9:00am–3:30pm
£38.00 per day

Early drop-off and late collection are available at an additional cost:
Early drop-off from 8:30am – £5.00 per day
Late collection until 4:30pm – £10.00 per day (includes a small snack)

Join us for five days of outdoor adventure, nature play and hands-on learning. Children will work towards their Forest Skills Passport while developing skills in:

🌱 Nature identification
🎨 Nature crafts
🪵 Tool use & independence
🔥 Fire safety & campfire cooking
🏕️ Shelter building
🧭 Navigation & exploration
🤝 Teamwork & resilience
🐾 Woodland games

Child-led sessions designed to build confidence, independence and a lasting connection with nature.

To book, follow the link in our bio (Instagram) or the link below (Facebook).

https://thenurseryschoolcompany.co.uk/forest-school-company-dorset-house/

🌳 Forest School Adventures 🌳

We’ve been very busy in the woods.🍃🐸🦋

The children have been working towards their Forest Skills Passport, developing new skills, building confidence and enjoying plenty of hands-on learning along the way. ⭐

We’ve been getting creative with colour 🎨, learning how to safely use tools 🪚, practising fire lighting with adult supervision 🔥 and heading off on woodland scavenger hunts to see what we could discover.

There was lots of excitement when we found frogs 🐸, and the children have been caring for our woodland environment by creating a butterfly garden 🦋🌸 and building bug hotels for our smallest woodland visitors. 🐞

And when things got a little warm, there was plenty of water play to cool us down! 💦 We’ve also been getting messy with clay, mud and natural materials because Forest School wouldn’t be Forest School without a little mud.🤎🌿

Another wonderful few weeks of exploring, creating, taking safe risks and learning new woodland skills. 🌳💚

🌸🦋 Our preschoolers at thenurseryschoolcharlwood have been getting creative using wildflowers, leaves and berries to design their very own woodland butterflies.

After spending time observing the beautiful butterflies in our woodland, the children explored the natural colours and patterns they could find to create their own unique masterpieces. Nature really is the best artist! 🌼🍃🦋

🌳 Forest school Holiday club. 🌳

What an incredible week we had Dorset House School.The children loved collecting stamps in their Forest Skills Passports as they developed new skills and challenged themselves throughout the week.

They worked together to build impressive woodland shelters, learnt how to use tools safely while whittling, and developed their bushcraft skills by lighting mini fires. They challenged themselves climbing trees, enjoyed energetic team games, and got creative with a variety of woodland crafts using natural materials.

It was fantastic to see so much confidence, resilience, teamwork and laughter as the children embraced every woodland adventure. We can’t wait to do it all again in August at dorsethouseschool🌿🍃

If you would like to book your children in please contact [email protected]

🌳Introducing our brand-new Forest Skills Passport🌳

Every child attending Holiday Club will receive their own passport to record their woodland journey, collect achievement stamps and progress through the woodland levels as they develop their bushcraft, nature, exploration and woodland community skills.

Children may even earn the special Elder Bear’s Mark, awarded for demonstrating exceptional resilience, kindness, teamwork, leadership and care for the woodland.

At Forest School, we believe children learn best through hands-on experiences, supported risk-taking, problem-solving and child-led exploration. Our Forest Skills Passport celebrates not only new skills but also confidence, resilience, teamwork and a lifelong connection with the natural world.

🌿 Holiday Club starts next week and we still have spaces available at both of our beautiful woodland sites:

🌳 Charlwood House, West Sussex (Reception to Year 5)

🌿 Dorset House, West Sussex (Reception to Year 😎

If you’re looking for a holiday club where children can explore, build confidence, make friends and create lasting memories outdoors, we’d love to welcome them this summer.

Email Kim at [email protected]
# dorsethouseschool

🌿 We're Hiring: Forest School Assistant 🌿

Do you have a passion for outdoor learning and inspiring children through nature-based experiences?

We are looking for a Forest School Assistant to join our team and help deliver engaging, safe and inspiring Forest School sessions for children of all ages.

Working alongside our Forest School Leader, you'll support exciting outdoor activities including nature exploration, woodland crafts, den building, holiday club sessions and much more. You'll help create a positive environment where children can build confidence, resilience, independence and a lifelong connection with nature.

What we're looking for:

🌿Forest School Leader Level 2 or 3 qualification
🌿Level 3 qualification in Childcare and Education
🌿Level 2 Safeguarding
🌿Paediatric First Aid
🌿Up-to-date Safeguarding Training
🌿A genuine enthusiasm for outdoor learning and child-led play

Your role will include:

• Supporting Forest School sessions across the nursery
• Encouraging children's curiosity, confidence and independence
• Assisting with nature-based activities and woodland challenges
• Supporting holiday club programmes
• Preparing resources and maintaining the Forest School environment
• Working as part of a friendly and supportive team

If you love helping children learn, explore and grow outdoors, we'd love to hear from you.

To apply, please email your CV to [email protected]

🌿 Putting our bow-saw skills to the test🌿
Our children have been developing their tool-use skills step by step, progressing from safely handling a bow saw to chopping wood and creating letters with hammers and nails. These experiences are carefully linked across our learning, helping children build confidence, perseverance, fine and gross motor skills, and an understanding of risk. It’s wonderful to see them applying the skills they’ve learned in creative and purposeful ways across all of our Forest School sites. 🪵🔨🍃
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🌿 Introducing our NEW Forest Skills Passport🌿

This summer, every child attending our Forest School Holiday Club will receive their very own Forest Skills Passport.

As they explore the woodland, build shelters, learn bushcraft skills, discover nature and take on new challenges, they will collect achievement stamps and work their way through the woodland levels:

🌱 Woodland Explorer

🌿 Woodland Adventurer

🌲 Woodland Ranger

🦉 Woodland Leader

At Forest School, we believe children learn best through hands-on experiences, supported risk-taking, problem-solving and child-led exploration. Our passport celebrates not only new skills, but also resilience, confidence, kindness and a connection with the natural world.

Children may even earn the special Elder Bear’s Mark, awarded for demonstrating exceptional kindness, resilience, leadership and care for the woodland.

🔥 Campfires
🏕️ Den Building
🪵 Bushcraft Skills
🦋 Nature Exploration
🌳 Woodland Adventures

Summer Holiday Club bookings are now open.
Email Kim at [email protected] for more information.


https://thenurseryschoolcompany.co.uk/forest-school-company-charlwood/

🦖🌿 Dinosaur Day Adventure! 🌿🦖

Today our youngest explorers went on a prehistoric sensory journey! 👣✨

With our bare feet, we stomped through 🍂 leaves, 🪵 sticks, 🟤 mud, and 💧 water, just like little dinosaurs exploring their world.

There were lots of smiles, laughter, and wonderful sensory experiences as we connected with nature through play.

🦕 Roar-some fun was had by all🦕

🦖🌱The Nursery School Charlwood