Forest School Leader

LEVEL 3

Become a fully qualified and insurable Forest School Leader (Level 3). The Forest School Association (FSA) recognised course is run by the Forest School Learning Initiative (FSLI), which has been one of the UK's leading Forest School training organisations for the last 25 years. The course is accredited by ITC First.


FSLI runs public courses in Singapore. If you are in Southeast Asia (ex Singapore), then Forest Folk x FSLI can also come to you to build capacity in your educational organisation with a course tailored for your staff.

Curriculum

  

UNIT 1: History of Forest School

  • Understand how the context of forest school and how the pedagogy developed
  • Disti
  • nguish between different approaches to forest school
  • Identify the modern evolution of forest school and trends around the world


  

UNIT 2: Science of Play

  • Understanding a child's right to play
  • What outcomes do we see from Forest School's play-based approach?
  • What mechanisms within does lead to those outcomes?
  • What is the role of a playworker compared with other child care professions?
  • Understand Play Schema in early childhood development


  

UNIT 3: Pedagogies

  • Discover the educational theory behind forest school
  • Illuminate how knowledge and progress in learning unfolds in forest school
  • Compare Forest School with similarly play-based approaches, such as Reggio Emilia, Montessori, and Waldorf


  

UNIT 4: Site Management and Ecology

  • Outline the ecology of the different forest environments you may encounter in your context (SE Asia)
  • Consider the components of a 5-year care plan for your site so that your human impact is managed appropriately
  • Consider the difference between using a private and a public forest school site


  

UNIT 5: Practical (in-person)

  • Learn the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for a range of tools and fire activities
  • Understand the challenges of forest school operation in Southeast Asia and how to approach them
  • Structure a forest school session


  

UNIT 6: Operations

  • Develop the paper work to protect you as a Forest School Leader - risk assessment, safety handbook, SOPs
  • Deliver 6 forest school sessions of 2 hrs, with one assessed session, to a group of 8 students or more




This public training is delivered by FSLI.


This course is suited to individuals or small groups in Singapore, who seek to upskill as a teacher, change careers, or build capacity in a Singapore-based institution.


This course is run twice a year and is open to the public.  You have 1 year to complete the FSLI Forest School Leader Level 3 course. You must complete the first 4 modules online before moving on to the practical component. It is also advised that you take a Child First Aid course and secure your background checks during this period.


The in-person practical is held in Singapore with FSLI assessors and trainers. The four practical skills days are delivered over 2 weekends, if you do not attend those weekends, there is no make up session. The practical skills days will take you through the Risk Assessment process, tool and fire SOPs, and operating a forest school business in SE Asia.


After you have completed the practical skills days. you will create risk assessments and a safety handbook for your own site. You will need to arrange your own 6 forest school sessions to complete the certification, these are not provided.


RUN BY FSLI: Course listing


  

PUBLIC COURSE SINGAPORE

2200 SGD

Course listing


This Forest School Leader (Level 3) is delivered by Forest Folk x FSLI in Southeast Asia (ex Singapore).


This course structure is suited to institutions in Southeast Asia, but outside Singapore, who seek to build capacity by training 6 or more internal staff. The basic course fees are the same, however this is a cost effective option because an institution will only have to cover the flights and accommodation of the in-person FSLI assessors and trainers to come to them - rather than flights and accommodation for all 6 attendees.


You have 1 year to complete the FSLI Forest School Leader Level 3 course. You must complete the first 4 modules online before moving on to the practical component. It is also advised that you take a Child First Aid course and secure your background checks during this period.


The in-person practical would be held on your site in SE Asia with FSLI assessors and trainers. The four practical skills days are delivered over 4 week days, if you do not attend those week days, there are no make up sessions. The practical skills days will take you through the Risk Assessment process, tool and fire SOPs, and operating a forest school business in SE Asia.


After you have completed the practical skills days. you will create risk assessments and a safety handbook for your own site. You will need to arrange your own 6 forest school sessions to complete the certification, these are not provided.


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PRIVATE COURSE SE ASIA*

2500 SGD per person

*minimum 6 trainees



This programme is delivered by Forest Folk, FSLI will deliver the Forest School Leader (Level 3) component.


This is best suited to education institutions across Southeast Asia, including Singapore, looking to build capacity to delivery an array of varied forest school offerings to their families, but need support to ensure they cover off all the opportunities and risks.


If you have decided to capacity build with a full programme of forest school, including:

  • Forest School site development on your campus
  • FSL3 training for a group of your staff by FSLI
  • CPD training that prepares your staff for their context
  • Holiday camps run by Forest Folk
  • CCAs and after-school programme run by Forest Folk
  • Site maintenance training


We can put together a custom FSL3 training programme for you with flexible pricing that makes sure you get value for money across your whole forest school capacity building programme.


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FOREST SCHOOL CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME

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