Forest Adventures at the Goodwood Education Trust
Play, explore and enjoy a fun-filled day with woodland activities such as tracking and trailing, den / shelter building and woodland crafts including creating woodland jewellery, leaf printing and wand making.
Forest Adventures with the Goodwood Education Trust takes place in Seeley Copse, a 20-acre area of woodland on the Goodwood Estate that is dedicated to education. Sessions are led by experienced Forest School leaders who hold the Level 3 practitioner qualification. Activities include a range of activities including natural arts and crafts, shelter building, campfire starting and cooking, simple tool use; flora, fauna and woodland exploration.
Forest Adventures in Seeley Copse is also available for schools, colleges and other groups wishing to visit on a self-led basis.
UPCOMING DATES FOR FOREST ADVENTURES
Join us at Seeley Copse for forest based fun this half term.
DATES:
Thursday 1 June
Friday 2 June
TIMES
Drop off at 9am and collect at 4pm from Goodwood Education Centre, Seeley Copse,
opposite Home Farm Dairy PO18 0QD
PRICING INFO
Forest Adventures costs £40 per child.
Woodland campfire-cooked snack is included, but please provide snacks for afternoon break and a packed lunch. Warning – having fun outside makes you hungry.
To book or for more information, contact abbie.herlihy@goodwood.com
View the booking terms & conditions here.
INSPIRED BY FOREST SCHOOL
Originating in Scandinavia in the 1980’s, Forest School is now hugely popular in the UK as the benefits of outdoor learning become more and more widely recognised. Children and young people are given opportunities to develop confidence, creativity and self-esteem through hands-on learning in a natural woodland environment. This allows them to develop physically, emotionally and socially, whilst at the same time forming an appreciation and respect for the natural world.
Sessions are child-led, meaning that children are allowed to follow their own interests and develop at their own pace, rather than being told which activity to do when, as happens in a more traditional classroom environment. Research has shown that Forest School increases children’s independence, self-awareness, motor and social skills. Children learn to understand boundaries, stay safe whilst taking risks, explore at their own level and pace and develop highly creative imaginations.
On Saturday we brought along a small group of our pupils and what a wonderful time they had. Non-stop activities to try - from creating bird feeders, learning how to light a campfire safely then toasting marshmallows…washed down with hot chocolate. The children were very enthusiastic and learnt so much, they also loved finishing the session playing with mud!!!!