The Free Mini Course
Learn one of our fun 'boundary games' which reinforce safe boundaries on your site and can be used to help learn the names of the plants and trees around you.
Learn how to make clay eggs and nests, make a crown out of willow, a pencil from elder and create your own plaster of paris moulds from real animal tracks!
What's Included?
6 video lessons full of fun activities, tips and essential safety knowledge selected from our bumper Forest School Activities course.
The full course has over 100 videos and resources with modules on: Fire & Pedagogy, Ropes & Knots, Cooking on a Fire, Shelters & Play, Natural Crafts, Using Tools, Wild Food & Foraging and Nature Awareness Games.
Here is a sample video with clips from our Forest School Activities Course
Testimonials for the Forest School Activities Online Training
Róisín Dexter
Primary Teacher and Forest School Leader, Dublin
"Having learned my outdoor skills on face-to-face courses, I initially couldn't understand how they could be learned online.. but The Outdoor Teacher has shown me that they absolutely can! And, in fact, with some extra advantages. For example, I was able to rewind and watch something again in order to take it in more fully or practise it. Marina brings to the screen her decades of experience teaching in the outdoors. Each technique is explained and demonstrated very clearly, with lots of background information and ideas - perfect for both the beginner and the experienced outdoor teacher."
Claire Samways
Physiotherapist, Coppice Crafter & Trainee FS Teacher
"I have just completed the Tools Module online with The Outdoor Teacher. I am currently in training to become a Forest School teacher and feel this has given me the confidence and skills necessary to enhance my learning to enable me to deliver activities that involve using tools safely and creatively."
Daniel Ford, PHD
Educator & Researcher
"I found the resources to be accessible, relatable, and encouraging, and the content and style of the instructional videos were clear and informative with identifiable stepping stones and goals for practitioners. The calm pace of the demonstrations created a sense of confidence in the material that is both motivating and gently inspiring."
Course Curriculum
- Introduction (1:34)
- About the Instructor
- Nature Awareness Games: Only Safe If Game for Early Years and Older (1:28)
- Natural Crafts: Leaf Crowns (2:22)
- Natural Crafts Volume 2: Clay Eggs & Nests (3:12)
- Using Tools: A Simple Elder Pencil (3:17)
- Nature Awareness Games: Plaster of Paris Animal Tracks (3:53)
- Make Your Own Palm Drills (3:09)
- Our Forest School Activities Online Training
- Course Feedback Form