Outdoor Learning and Forest School - What's the difference?

I’ve noticed over the years there is a lot of confusion about Forest School and other types of Outdoor Learning. In this video I explain about how Forest School fits into the bigger picture.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – Welcome
00:19 - Introduction to Outdoor Learning
03:15 - The 'Tree' of Outdoor Learning Types
03:54 - Environmental Education
04:30 - Field Studies
05:25 - Adventure Education
06:15 - Team Building and Leadership
06:58 - Bushcraft
07:46 - Earth Education
09:06 - Flow Learning
10:35 - Coyote Mentoring
11:45 - Horticulture
12:11 - Scouts and Guides
12:38 - Early Years Free Flow
13:34 - Curriculum Based Outdoor Learning
14:34 - Forest School
15:36 - Myth-busting - 'Forest School Activities'
18:11 - Communicating Different Outdoor Learning Aims
20:12 - Celebrate the diversity of Outdoor Learning
21:05 - Poem

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LINKS:
- OUTDOOR LEARNING: The Institute for Outdoor Learning (IOL) - https://www.outdoor-learning.org/
- FIELD STUDIES: The Field Studies Council - https://www.field-studies-council.org/
- ADVENTUROUS EDUCATION: Adventure Activities Licencing Authority - https://www.hse.gov.uk/aala/
- EARTH EDUCATION: Institute for Earth Education (International) - https://www.ieetree.org/ieetree_html5... and Earth Education UK - http://www.earthed.org.uk/ Earthwalks; an alternative nature experience - https://amzn.to/3JwSnfT
- COYOTE MENTORING: 8 Shields Institute (International) - http://8shields.org/ and Nature Culture Network (UK) -   / natureculturenetwork   Coyotes Guide to Connecting with Nature - https://amzn.to/3elY5px
- FLOW LEARNING: Joseph Cornell – Sharing Nature with Children ISBN-10: 1883220734 - https://amzn.to/3KN1QQN and the Sharing Nature Foundation - https://www.sharingnature.com/
- BUSHCRAFT: Ray Mears – Bushcraft ISBN-10: 0340792582 - https://amzn.to/3RyaCUR and Woodlore - https://www.raymears.com/ , Mors Kochanski – Bushcraft ISBN-10: 1772130079 - https://amzn.to/3q9SlBN John Rhyder - Woodcraft - https://amzn.to/3Ri9HZc
- UK SCOUTS AND GUIDES: The Scouts Association - https://www.scouts.org.uk/ and Girlguiding - https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/ (UK)
- HORTICULTURE: The Royal Horticultural Society (UK) - https://www.rhs.org.uk/ , UK Permaculture Association - https://www.permaculture.org.uk/
- CURRICULUM BASED OUTDOOR LEARNING: Dirty Teaching, A beginner’s guide to learning outdoors by Juliet Robertson ISBN-10: 1781351074 - https://amzn.to/3D0klPR, Learning Through Landscapes (UK School Grounds Charity) - https://www.ltl.org.uk/
- FOREST SCHOOL: The Forest School Association, the UK charity for quality Forest School for all - https://www.forestschoolassociation.org

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DISCLAIMER:
All information shared within the Forest School Lou channel is provided in good faith, and based on my own experiences 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 School 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 yourself or with groups, which takes into account the learners age, ability and level of understanding.