The current education system is too focussed on qualifications at the expense of broader aims. 94% of respondents favour urgent complete or partial reform of GCSEs. (HMC report)
Launching our Youtube Channel
The Infinite Game
Confidence and freedom to play with learning
It’s a challenging thing in today’s society to trust your children to develop when they are ready. Amidst NCT groups there is always much talk about when a baby starts walking, when they are potty trained, with some families feeling the pressure to achieve a goal by a certain age or time, rather than when the child is developmentally ready.
The end of an era
Superb Maths and Literacy Skills Through Play
The joy of spontaneous 'planning'
Indie's First Day in the Forest!
Critical Thinkers
Playing IS learning
A beautiful experiment!
Why we're not sending Jack to school yet - A year on...
How Do We Monitor Learning and Development?
Our Amazing Teams!
How Little Forest Folk is future proofing our children
I just want my children to be okay - Dreams of a Little Forest Folk School
But if all they do is play all day, how will they be ready for school?
A common topic on site visits is school readiness. Parents often look wistfully at the happy, free, liberated, engaged, laughing children and ask, 'But if all they do is play all day, how will they be ready for school? If my child comes to Little Forest Folk do I need to tutor him at home? Or does he need to be attending a conventional nursery as well?'. When parents ask about school readiness, they almost exclusively are referring to literacy and the necessity to be able to sit still and listen.
Round up of 2016
Stir It Up - Fundraising For Crisis
It’s rapidly approaching the time of year that we all love and look forward to. It’s so exciting in the approach to Christmas to see the twinkling lights in the streets and to be tucking into hot chocolates, mulled wine and other treats with our loved ones. It’s also a time when we start to think of those who aren’t fortunate enough to be experiencing the joy we experience at Christmas. Some people don’t have any family to share this special time with, or even a home in which to rest their head...
Why mindfulness is important from a young age
At Little Forest Folk we dedicate ourselves to helping our children become the best they can be and to equip them with the key skills they need to be happy and fulfilled in their lives. In these busy times in which we live, a skill we believe is of vital importance for children to master from a young age is mindfulness...