How to Work with Behaviour at Forest School - 7 Tips for Forest School Leaders

As a Forest School trainer many people have asked me how to work with behaviour at Forest School. Interestingly the reply I often give is that we don’t aim to work with behaviour – well at least not just behaviour. We aim to get deeper than the surface level of behaviour.

In this video I’m sharing 7 tips for Forest School Leaders to dig deeper than just the behaviour and connect with the feelings and the needs that are drive it.

If you are currently doing your Forest School training or already a Forest School Leader looking to brush up on your Forest School skills I hope this video helps you develop your Forest School activities and practice.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – Introduction
01:49 - # 1. Don’t just work with Behaviour
03:05 - # 2. All Behaviour is Communication
03:58 - # 3. Know your Neuroscience
06:05 - # 4. Ask the ‘Village’
09:07 - # 5. Work Non Judgmentally
17:07 - # 6. Use Restorative Approaches
18:31 - # 7. Recognise the Power of Storytelling
20:30 - Poem

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= ) The Centre for Non Violent Communication (NVC) - https://www.cnvc.org/learn-nvc/what-i...
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= ) Raising Children Compassionately by Marshall Rosenberg - https://amzn.to/3qwvvYF
= ) Forest School Association – https://www.forestschoolassociation.org

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AUDIO CREDITS:
- Sheep bleating by zachrau from freesound
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DISCLAIMER:
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.