Forest School

Forest Schools at Monks Coppenhall Academy is designed to be an innovative educational approach to outdoor play and learning. The philosophy of Forest Schools is to encourage and inspire individuals of any age through positive outdoor experiences.

All children at the Academy are provided with the opportunity to spend time working in our Forest School environment with Mr Williams and Mr Morris-Coker, our trained Forest School Leaders, during the academic year. This can be through themed sessions linked with their Commando Jo’s character-building curriculum topic. These sessions help children to develop new skills and secure understanding in their learning. In these sessions, children have gained skills and knowledge of how to safely light fires without the use of modern fire lighting equipment, carve wood using knives to create tools and how to cook basic food rations on an open fire.