Thanks for this video. I work in an SEMH school for secondary school aged pupils. I run a forest school program and have struggled to find a lot of information that I can apply to my cohort. I was really encouraged by this video as it really supports the same observations that I have found. Teenagers certainly are drawn to using fire and food. Play has always been a tricky one, but getting them involved in planning and working on set projects is always popular. If this is included as play. I think I’m on the right track.
Thanks for watching! Regarding projects - with the teenagers I've worked with I've also noticed that having a structure like a project is really useful at the start and then once you're in it you may notice their own interests and creativity coming out which can then steer the programme in the future. Play comes in all sorts of forms!
Hi, thank you so much for this video! I’m starting a FS programme for teenagers soon and this was very helpful. Can you recommend any resources for working with this age group, such as ideas for projects, session hooks, that kind of thing?
Thanks for watching! As with any Forest School programme it will depend on the individuals in the group, but from my experience with teenagers cooking in the fire often is popular and then making craft items to help with cooking (butter knives, spatulas, sausage tongs etc), also large scale construction - tree houses for example. Hammocks can be good for chill out zones, also once further in the programme (once they have a connection with the site) I've found older students might like to do conservation type activities like making bug hotels, hedgehog boxes, planting trees etc.
@@ForestSchoolLou Thank you for taking the time to write such a thoughtful response. Those are all great ideas. I’m very glad to have found you’re channel.
thank you so much for this! I have just started working in a secondary school and feel bit overwhelmed with it all! this has really helped me ☺
Thanks for this video. I work in an SEMH school for secondary school aged pupils. I run a forest school program and have struggled to find a lot of information that I can apply to my cohort. I was really encouraged by this video as it really supports the same observations that I have found.
Teenagers certainly are drawn to using fire and food. Play has always been a tricky one, but getting them involved in planning and working on set projects is always popular. If this is included as play. I think I’m on the right track.
Thanks for watching! Regarding projects - with the teenagers I've worked with I've also noticed that having a structure like a project is really useful at the start and then once you're in it you may notice their own interests and creativity coming out which can then steer the programme in the future. Play comes in all sorts of forms!
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Helpful stuff, your videos are really informative and useful. Thank you!
Thanks for watching Claire! Glad they are useful to you.
These are great videos, thank you!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for this Lou, very useful :)
Thanks Jess, Glad it was helpful! 🙂
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where can I find suitable planning for FS with teenagers please?
Hi, thank you so much for this video! I’m starting a FS programme for teenagers soon and this was very helpful.
Can you recommend any resources for working with this age group, such as ideas for projects, session hooks, that kind of thing?
Thanks for watching! As with any Forest School programme it will depend on the individuals in the group, but from my experience with teenagers cooking in the fire often is popular and then making craft items to help with cooking (butter knives, spatulas, sausage tongs etc), also large scale construction - tree houses for example. Hammocks can be good for chill out zones, also once further in the programme (once they have a connection with the site) I've found older students might like to do conservation type activities like making bug hotels, hedgehog boxes, planting trees etc.
@@ForestSchoolLou Thank you for taking the time to write such a thoughtful response. Those are all great ideas. I’m very glad to have found you’re channel.