Forest School
At Coleham we are passionate about outdoor learning and access to quality Forest School sessions. Forest School is an inspirational process where the children explore and take the lead in their learning. We believe that young people develop most when they are ‘learning by doing’, when they are given responsibility, work in teams, take acceptable risks and think for themselves. We have a wonderful conservation area in our grounds containing a historic stone folly, large pond and tree decks and viewing platforms. It is full of nature and wildlife and home to families of badgers and foxes that we regularly film in our camera traps. Our children regularly cook on camp fires, explore nature and build dens. In addition our EYFS children have their own woodland area, Little Cubs Orchard which they access up Badger Hill at the back of their classroom to enhance their child initiated play. We offer a variety of Forest School Clubs for our children to participate in after school working in partnership with The Shropshire Wildlife Trust and Inside-Out Learning.
Outdoor Learning
Outdoor learning is much more than participating in Forest School activities. Much of our learning can happen outside and it is a philosophy embedded throughout our curriculum by our Teachers. Learning can be on a larger scale and messier outside and involve movement and greater teamwork. We have seen that outdoor learning is much more powerful for some children and we can achieve so much more working in a cross-curricular way.