The school is lucky to have a gorgeous mature wood as part of its grounds, and a ranger from nearby Burnham Beeches as one of its parents. As trained Forest School practitioners, the staff deliver weekly sessions with the children in the woods, come rain or shine.
The school has been implementing Forest School as part of a wider drive to improve how it uses its grounds - the film is intended to show parents and governors, as well as other schools, what Forest School is all about. With training and a little seed funding, every school in the UK could be doing it.
The finished film will combine the children's own accounts of Forest School with the adults' comments on why it is such an effective educational vehicle. Most of the camera work is being done by 3 and 4 year olds.
Thanks to the Ernest Cook Trust for their financial support of this project.
Here's a trailer for the film - let me know what you think.
