Provocation: This visit was our last trip to Forest School before the March Break and the educators at OFNS put together a Winter Celebration with a special magic line.
Play: We all remarked, how comfortable the students were in the forest. All of the effort to establish rituals and routines, guidelines and control measures were paying off. The play was independent, autonomous, deep, meaningful. Could our students become leaders for other students at our school?
Sit Spot: We asked the students to listen for what the forest was telling us? Was it telling us that change was coming?
Story of the Day: As a finale to the wonderful celebration, Sonja prepared bannock and the children cooked it over the fire (small bannock cookies were fried up quickly for those who could not wait).
Back at school: The warm March weather was upon us. Instead of asking students to reflect on their day at Forest School, we invited them to participate in a mini Pop-Up adventure play day in the Kindergarten Yard. Sometimes play calls!
Thinking Outside the Classroom 