Home Education Forest Day 9 February
Home Education Forest Days With Archery At Forest and Beach
Once your child has been dropped off and registered, they can choose how they spend their day at Forest and Beach. There is a range of activities on offer and they can decide to fill their day in a way that suits them. With high levels of child:adult ratio, if your child wants to focus on a particular activity, then they are able to do so.
Each day we have available archery, fire lighting, shelter building, the mud kitchen, giant marble run, child catcher net, camp fire cooking, toasting marshmallows or fruit pieces, hot chocolate or fruit tea, using tools for sawing or whittling, a plethora of crafting activities, the adventure slack line, using clay or just chilling in the hammock to list but a few. As well as the other children there all waiting to make new friends. Each day is different, depending on how the children’s play unfolds and develops.
Children are always supported by at least 2 qualified Forest School practitioners, Pete and Andrea (both experienced primary school teachers) and 3 if we are running at full capacity, all of whom have their paediatric outdoor first aid, are GB archery trained and have level 2 food hygiene. All staff are DBS checked.
The day begins at 10.00am. After checking your child in, they will meet the other children, be introduced to the ‘layout’ of Forest and Beach, so that your child feels confident in their surroundings and where to access all the activities that they choose.
Children begin their play in the woods, before coming around the campfire for hot chocolate and biscuits. Then, after another period of play leading up to lunch, the afternoon is only interrupted for toasting marshmallows/fruit on the fire before home time at 3.00pm.
If children’s interest dictates, we can run focussed projects, such as mallet making, whittling tent pegs, or cooking a whole group lunch on the camp fire. We are led by the children on the day, their play and individual lines of enquiry.
Our forest days are set in a beautiful, private forest, where children can explore, play and investigate nature in a safe and secure environment alongside supporting adults who are passionate about children being enthralled by the outdoors. The emphasis is always on having fun, making friends and learning new skills.
For further information, call Pete on 01548 580 744,
email: pete@forestandbeach.co.uk
Booking and payment terms and conditions
- Places for all sessions can be booked and paid for online on our secure booking system.
- Bookings can only be made by adults 18 years and over.
- If you have difficulty doing this then please email or phone: Tel: 07740363674 Email: pete@forestandbeach.co.uk
Cancellations due to illness
- If your child is poorly on the day of the Forest Day we will be happy to offer a credit note for them to attend another day, we are unable to offer refunds.
- If we have to cancel or postpone a session due to staff illness or extreme weather conditions then we will offer a chance to rebook or we will refund you.
Severe weather
- If high winds and thunderstorms are forecast for the day including weather warnings and named storms we will have to cancel. We will study forecasts and will endeavour to inform parents/carers by 5pm the previous evening of the Forest Day, however normally it will be 1 or 2 days prior to the Forest Day if forecasts indicating high winds etc. We will offer a full refund or a credit note for another session.
- Please understand that these decisions are made to ensure the safety of all and would be taken after studying numerous weather reports. We do understand for working parents this might be difficult so we will give as much advanced warning as possible.
Important additional information
- Arrival – you are welcome to arrive prior to 1000hrs but please may we ask you stay in or around the car (getting kitted up!) until 0950hrs when we will start registration.
- On drop off and pick up please take care when entering and exiting the car park as children will be accessing the site through the car park.
- Forest Days with Archery will take place in our adjacent woodland.
- A member of our Team will register your child’s arrival at the car park, please ring if you are going to be late as we might have left to walk down to the woods.
- Please note a question field when filling out the booking info asks if your child has 1:1 at school. We have not been able to edit our booking system purely for Home Education Days so please select no in this field. If your child does have additional needs we would need to know about (apart from allergies/medical) please do call us for a discussion.
What your child will need to bring to a Forest Day
- Packed lunch
- Refillable water bottle
- Own mug for hot chocolate
- Suitable clothing for being outdoors all day with plenty of spare layers for children to add if needed. We always recommend long trousers/leggings for the woods.
- Change of clothes for younger children or if the weather forecast is wet.
- Wellies, walking boots, sturdy trainers. Not open toe sandals, crocs or flip flops.
- If it’s a wet day, warm waterproof coat and waterproof trousers.
Directions:
Forest and Beach
Beeson
Kingsbridge
TQ72ED
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From Kingsbridge direction follow A379 towards Dartmouth. At Stokenham, Carehouse Cross Roundabout take the right turn signposted Beesands. After 1 mile, at Beeson Pool junction, turn left signposted Beeson, Beesands. Then take immediate right, we are at brow of hill on left (double gates). Look for our sign at the bottom of the hill. SatNav sometimes directs people through the village of Beeson, we are not located in the village.