Forest School Conversations - Liz Edwards - Resourcing Play at Forest School

In this Forest School conversation we chat with Liz Edwards, founder of Muddyfaces about resourcing play at Forest School.

We cover; essential kit and clothing, how adult attitudes influence children's play, the importance of risk, how the education system does value play and how Forest School can fill the gap and much much more!

Liz’s Forest School journey has taken her from practitioner to trainer to founding a business resourcing Forest Schools.

CONNECT WITH LIZ:
= ) Muddyfaces Shop & Outdoor hub - https://muddyfaces.co.uk/
= ) Outdoors Thinking - https://outdoorsthinking.co.uk/
= ) The Outdoor Practitioner Magazine - https://muddyfaces.co.uk/shop/the-out...
= ) Info about Active Boundaries (that Liz mentions) - https://muddyfaces.co.uk/outdoor-hub/...

00:00:00 - Start
00:00:39 - Welcome & Liz's Journey to Forest School
00:04:43 - Resourcing Play - Our main topic
00:05:16 - What should I buy for Forest School?
00:09:19 - The most important piece of Forest School Kit - clothing
00:15:24 - The Importance of kitting out adult helpers
00:21:49 - Adult's Attributes to support play
00:26:33 - The Importance of Risk, Challenge & Adversity
00:32:38 - The importance of Adult's modelling
00:37:32 - People need to feel safe to play
00:46:03 - The ripple effects of play
00:55:02 - Don't the children get bored?
00:58:27 - Play IS learning!
01:04:14 - The Early Years are crucial yet undervalued
01:06:01 - Play supports academic achievement
01:10:22 - How Forest School could revolutionise education
01:12:26 - Forest School for Families
01:13:54 - Outdoors Thinking - Support for Settings
01:17:49 - The importance of regular outside access
01:19:25 - Tips for accessing the outdoors
01:25:00 - Thank you & key messages
01:26:17 - Find out more & connect with Liz

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All information shared within the Forest School Lou channel is provided in good faith, and based on my own experience of Forest School in the UK. It is not designed to be a replacement for quality, face to face, accredited Forest School training, rather as a resource to support Forest practitioners and those in training. I am a Forest School trainer, but not your Forest School trainer, therefore no training contract exists between us. Ensure you are appropriately qualified and undertake your own risk assessments before undertaking any activity with groups, which takes into account the learners age, ability and level of understanding.