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Our school is incredibly lucky to have our very own Forest School Specialist.

 

Meet Miss Bradley ...

 

Miss Bradley is a trained Forest School Leader, having completed her Level 3 Forest School Leader training in Easter 2024.

 

 

She has always loved the outdoors. She previously worked at Harrietsham Preschool as a Duty Manager, where she was keen to develop Outdoor Learning and completed projects such as growing vegetables with the children.  She loves working with our children in the Forest School, teaching them to respect nature and to appreciate the wildlife found within our grounds.

 

 

Miss Bradley has lots of exciting plans to develop the land around our school - she is also our OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) Leader - so look out for the exciting improvements to our outdoor spaces.

We are incredibly lucky to have an abundance of green space that belongs to our school - watch out for updates on it's development!

 

Look at the fun we have at Forest School...

 

  

Forest School Timetable for Academic Year 2024 - 2025

Information for Families

 

Harrietsham Church of England Primary School

Forest School Timetable

September 2024

 

Please Note:

  • On Forest School days children must come to school wearing old suitable clothing (children may get muddy):
  • Children will need long trousers (due to long grass, we try to prevent nettle stings and ticks) and wellies or old trainers.
  • Children must bring with them a complete change of clothes and shoes to change into if they get wet or muddy, this includes socks and underwear. Children are reminded to change underwear in the toilets where it is private.
  • On wet days, children will need waterproof clothes, coats and trousers and wellies – school have limited spares.
  • On hot and sunny days, children should have sun cream applied before coming to school.  They should bring with them a water bottle and hat.
  • On cold days, children should be dressed in layers - warm hats, scarves and gloves.

 

Latest Fundraising Update

 

Fundraising for Security Fencing

 

Thank you to everyone who sponsored us for our sponsored walk.  We raised a grand total of £4544.  This will be put towards security fencing to make our Forest School secure.

 

Land Layout Masterplan

Project 'Fencing: Secure the Forest School' Begins!

 

We are so very excited to begin Stage 1 of securing our Forest School.  Thanks to the lovely Mr Back, who very kindly gave three days of his annual leave to spend having fun in a digger, we have now been able to create the new footpath ready for KCC to lay hardcore.

Before                                                After

 

Fun in the digger!

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More digger lessons!

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Exciting News!

Miss Bradley won a Commendation for the 2024 Wilder Kent Awards for her work so far on our Forest School.

 

We are so very proud of her achievement.

 

     


 

 

 

30 Days Wild

Miss Bradley set us a challenge to send her photographs of us enjoying 30 Days Wild.

 

Our challenge was to do something wild every day for 30 days in June!

See below for some of our favourite photographs.

 

  

Interesting pictures of in and around our Forest School ...

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