Self Esteem 

The Costs and Causes of Low Self-Esteem: A Joseph Rowntree report. A review by Nicholas Emler of the London School of Economics of available research

NEF Forest School Evaluation Project 

A Study in Wales - April to November 2003

Learning Outside the Classroom 

A Manifesto for learning outside the classroom. Much has been learnt in recent years about how the brain works and the different ways in which we prefer to learn ...

A Marvellous Opportunity for Children to Learn 

A Participatory Evaluation of Forest Schools in England and Wales - A Forestry Commission Report

Forest School England Report Oct 2005  

A Forest Research report by Richard Murray and Liz O'Brien on Forest Schools in England

Evaluation Phase 1 - Wales 

Evaluation of Phase 1 Forest School in Wales

Evaluation Phase 2 - England 

Evaluation of Forest School Phase 2 in England

What is Forest School?  

Forest School is a learner-centred approach to education .....

Ysgol Pentre 06-07 

A summary of research carried out at Pentre Forest School on 06/07 on the benefits of Forest School for mainstream children.

Reading List 

Suggestions for reading and websites

I'm Kinaesthetic 

I like to feel and touch things. I have a good, long memory .....

I'm auditory 

The auditory learner

I'm Visual 

I usually remember faces, but not names .....

Teaching and Learning Strategies 

Teaching and Learning Strategies that may be used (this list is not prescriptive or definitive!)

Forest School is ... 

What is Forest School?

Burhus Skinner 

His theories on operant conditioning

John Dewey 

Learning theories

Lev Vygotsky 

A social constructivist view of learning

Rudolf Steiner 

Rudolf Steiner wanted to create an education which gave children clarity of thought, sensitivity of feeling and strength of will ...

Emotional Intelligence 

...There are many possible definitions of emotional intelligence, and many definitions can be found on the Internet. Many of these definitions stem from the popularizations of emotional intelligence found in the popular press and in popular books...

Forest School Leader Types 

To enable discussion of the role of the Forest School Leader in promoting emotional intelligence, self esteem, appropriate behaviour and learning at Forest School