Forest school at Huntley takes place in the nature area and under the trees in the playground or in the woods behind school. Class River, Estuary and Ocean spend a term each year visiting Forest School on Friday afternoons. Class Stream have the chance to go to Forest School more often, usually on Tuesdays.

Whilst under the canopy of the trees we get up to all sorts of fun, whatever the weather.

Take a look in our photo gallery to see the adventures we have been up to. You'll see we have been very busy, climbing trees, cooking pancakes and nettle crisps on the fire, pressing apple juice, building dens, making things from natural materials, playing in the mud kitchen and even growing and milling our own wheat.

If you'd like to try our recipes at home, scroll down and you'll find them.

We develop our school values of respect, perseverance and courage:

• We respect our Forest School community – our classmates, our leaders, and all the wildlife we share it with.
• We persevere as we try new things and follow our own ideas, sometimes in challenging environments.
• We believe in ourselves and be courageous when we take risks; in the activities we do and in working with our friends.

If you have any questions, problems finding appropriate clothing or would like to join in (we would love your help!), please feel free to contact our Forest School lead, Mrs Credland: rcredland@huntley.gloucs.sch.uk

A huge thank you to the army of volunteer parents who have helped at Forest School sessions and enabled us to tackle so many exciting projects and adventures.