--- title: "Forest School" url: "https://www.st-clares.manchester.sch.uk/children/forest-school" school: "St Clare's RC Primary School" --- [ ![St Clare's RC Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/st-clares-manchester/images/logo/crest_bigHD(3).png) **St Clare's RC Primary** School ](https://www.st-clares.manchester.sch.uk/) # Forest School ### Welcome to St Clare's Forest School! [ ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-clares-manchester/imagecache/480x480s/gallery/welcome-to-st-clare-s-forest-school/IMG_0791.jpeg) ](https://files.schudio.com/st-clares-manchester/images/gallery/welcome-to-st-clare-s-forest-school/IMG_0791.jpeg) At St Clare’s RC Primary School, Forest School is a special place where faith and nature come together. Inspired by the teachings of Jesus, we provide a nurturing and inclusive outdoor environment where every child is valued, encouraged and supported. Through hands-on exploration and purposeful play in nature, children will be supported in developing their confidence, resilience and independence. We foster a spirit of awe, stewardship and respect for all living things. We guide the children to dream big, believe in themselves and achieve their full potential of the gifts they have been given. ### Gathering Together [ ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-clares-manchester/imagecache/480x480s/gallery/gathering-together/IMG_0960.jpeg) ](https://files.schudio.com/st-clares-manchester/images/gallery/gathering-together/IMG_0960.jpeg) ### What is Forest School? [ ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-clares-manchester/imagecache/480x480s/gallery/what-is-forest-school/IMG_0962.jpeg) ](https://files.schudio.com/st-clares-manchester/images/gallery/what-is-forest-school/IMG_0962.jpeg) Forest School is a child-centred educational approach that supports holistic growth through outdoor learning sessions. It encourages play, exploration and appropriate risk-tasking. Some of the activities that children will participate in whilst at Forest School include: Understanding and using a variety of tools, den building, tent making, creating nature pictures and portraits, developing a deeper understanding of plant and animal types through cross-curricular learning, discovering gardening techniques as well as getting creative with natural resources! We also support Laudato Si’ which allows St Clare’s to learn and support our Planet; being able to understand topics such as Climate Change and how we can take action to support our Planet. ### Exploration and Play [ ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-clares-manchester/imagecache/480x480s/gallery/exploration-and-play/IMG_0875.jpeg) ](https://files.schudio.com/st-clares-manchester/images/gallery/exploration-and-play/IMG_0875.jpeg) ### The Core Beliefs [ ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-clares-manchester/imagecache/480x480s/gallery/the-core-beliefs/IMG_0749.jpeg) ](https://files.schudio.com/st-clares-manchester/images/gallery/the-core-beliefs/IMG_0749.jpeg) At Forest School, we have core beliefs that children should be able to experience: \- Everyone to be treated equally and find their uniqueness \- To be able to explore and discover \- To experience appropriate risk-taking and challenge \- To initiate and drive their own learning \- To be able to experience regular success \- To develop positive relationships with themselves, others and the natural world Our Year So Far... ### Forest School 5L [ ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-clares-manchester/imagecache/480x480s/gallery/forest-school-5l/IMG_2106.JPG) ](https://files.schudio.com/st-clares-manchester/images/gallery/forest-school-5l/IMG_2106.JPG) ![](https://www.st-clares.manchester.sch.uk/images/7a9a4436b7e91b74388d4ca501a35461.png) Year 5 came for their Forest School session as we began a new school year. During their session, they had the opportunities at using their Mathematical skills to use angles when attempting to use catapults to fire tennis balls across the playgrounds; along with putting their Geography knowledge on display by creating orienteering maps of our school grounds using natural resources to clearly map each part of the school then getting their friends to come along to try and work out what parts of the school they had mapped. They were then able to have some free-time at the Forest School where some built different dens using tarpaulin, wooden pallets and branches while some of the Year 5 children took up their own personal challenge of trying to make a rope swing! ### Forest School 5L Group [ ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-clares-manchester/imagecache/480x480s/gallery/forest-school-5l-group/IMG_2111.JPG) ](https://files.schudio.com/st-clares-manchester/images/gallery/forest-school-5l-group/IMG_2111.JPG) ### Children - [Pupil Leaders](https://www.st-clares.manchester.sch.uk/children) - [Class Pages](https://www.st-clares.manchester.sch.uk/children/class-pages) - [Forest School](https://www.st-clares.manchester.sch.uk/children/forest-school) - [Choir](https://www.st-clares.manchester.sch.uk/children/choir) - [After School Clubs ](https://www.st-clares.manchester.sch.uk/children/after-school-clubs-2023-24) - [Rights Respecting School](https://www.st-clares.manchester.sch.uk/children/rights-respecting-school) ### Contact Us **St Clare's RC Primary School** Victoria Avenue Higher Blackley Manchester M9 0RR Tel: 0161 740 4993 Fax: 0161 795 8094 ### Useful Links - [Term Dates](https://www.st-clares.manchester.sch.uk/parents/holidays) [X](https://twitter.com/st_claresrcp) © Copyright 2017–2026 St Clare's RC Primary School. 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