Studying the Barriers to Forest School - Sian Lewis - Forest School Conversations

In this Forest School conversation we chat with Sian Lewis, Forest School practitioner, who is currently doing her master’s degree and exploring the barriers to Forest School.

We cover: How perceptions shape current thinking in education, how Forest School can fit in with the current education paradigm, ideas for overcoming barriers to Forest School and more!

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – Coming up
01:03 – Welcome & Introducing Sian
02:11 – Studying Forest School as part of a Master’s Degree
04:05 – Using Bronfenbrenner’s Model to consider the barriers to Forest School
06:39 – Overview of Barriers to Forest School
11:57 – All about Perceptions
13:38 – Can Forest School fit with the current Education paradigm?
17:21 – Cascade of Stress in Schools
20:05 – Ideas to overcome barriers to Forest School
23:03 – Collecting Evidence
27:21 – Forest School as a therapeutic (& cost effective!) model
30:29 – What can we do as individuals to create systemic change?
32:39 – Forest School as a grassroots movement & the confusion of ‘what is Forest School?’
36:53 – Sian’s Thesis – applying Forest School pedagogy to writing

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