This woodland adventure book shares the best-loved activities from Peter Houghton and Jane Worroll's own Forest School, as well as celebrating the Forest School philosophy of encouraging confidence and social skills through engagement with nature.
Jane Worroll is a qualified Level 3 Forest School leader, running, with Peter Houghton, year-round Forest School sessions for children in London and elsewhere. She has worked outdoors for the majority of her adult life, in gardening, tree surgery and, for 12 years, as a Countryside Ranger, a role that included habitat management, monitoring protected species and leading volunteers. She has a degree in ecology as well as an MSc in environmental conservation.Peter Houghton is qualified and experienced in historical and ornamental woodcarving and in green woodwork. At a charity supporting vulnerable inner-city children and young people, he works as an artist (in woodwork and other media) and as a key worker, as well as leading Forest School sessions.
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"Forest School, a grassroots global maximization of children's social, emotional, and developmental potential." -Retailing Insight
