Level: Form III (7th–9th grades), Form IV (10th–12th grades)
Subject(s): Citizenship, Extracurricular, P.E./Outdoors, Panorama, Science/Nature Study
Description:
Forest School allows students to have (mostly) unstructured outdoor time while playing and learning at the point of interest along the way. In Forest School, outside exploration and games are student-led, resulting in an emerging rather than a prescribed curriculum. Teens are allowed to take risks and are guided by their teachers in how to take those risks appropriately. The agenda and lesson for each day will vary based on the natural phenomena available and the students’ interests. Informal lessons may take place on an individual level as well as in periodic group lessons. As much as possible, topics and activities will be teen-led. The teachers will assist as needed with informal, age-appropriate lessons and games throughout the year in subjects as varied as orienteering, whittling, capture the flag, geography, botany, biology, physical education, music, and the scientific method.
