‘When we observed a Forest Kindergarten, I saw that the children were not afraid to climb trees to get mucky, but this is all positive risk taking. When children climb trees or get muddy, they are exploring and growing in resilience and confidence, it teaches them not to be afraid’- Mairead, Glasgow Clyde College student
In this week’s guest blog we hear from Mairead a student on the HNC in Childhood Practice at Glasgow Clyde College course. As part of her course Mairead undertook a 3 day Forest Kindergarten training programme, in this blog she shares her both her outdoor learning experience and some handy and practical tips!
This is the fifth progress report of the Scottish Government’s Equality and Human Rights fund (E&HR). The fund covers a period of three and a half years from October 2021 to March 2025, and this report reviews the six-month period of October 2023-March 2024. It provides data on activities and impact, and highlights the key
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