Is your Practice Nature Connection or Nature Contact? Nature Connection and Forest School

We invite you to reflect on your Forest School practice and whether it is nature connection or nature contact? Does it matter? We believe it does! In this video we explore why nature connection is a core part of Forest School ethos, how it is fundamental to holistic development and introduce the attributes of connection as indicators.

If you are currently doing your Forest School training or already a Forest School Leader looking to brush up on your Forest School skills I hope this video helps you develop your Forest School activities and practice.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – Welcome & Introduction
00:30 – A Story to ‘Set the Scene’
04:26 – What is Nature Connection?
08:24 – What is Nature Contact?
12:44 – Why is Connection Important?
14:18 – Nature Connection & Forest School
16:10 – How do we ‘do’ Connection?
16:57 – Challenges to Connection
18:36 – Jon Young & the 8 Shields Model
20:13 – Attributes of Connection
21:20 – Take a moment to imagine…
23:38 – Poem

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LINKS:
= ) www.jonyoung.online/ - Jon Young’s Website

= ) ‘Coyote’s Guide to Connecting with Nature’ by Evan McGowan, Ellen Haas, and Jon Young, ISBN-10 : 1579940250 – Jon Young’s book which shares the ‘8 Shields model’ approach and many core practices to connect with nature

= ) www.derby.ac.uk/research/centres-groups/nature-connectedness-research-group/ - Dr Miles Richardson & Colleagues Nature Connectedness Research Group

= ) www.findingnature.org.uk/ - Dr Miles Richardson’s blog

= ) www.tcv.org.uk/greengym/ - Green Gym

= ) www.forestschoolassociation.org – The Forest School Association, the UK charity for Forest School.

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brain-by Léa Latulippe
Brain tree - Gordon Johnson
Walking The Dog by Ac Guevara
Mountain Bike Maurice Müller
people-bird watching by Paul Harris
Galaxy by Christian Bodhi
meditation-by Benjamin Balazs
child happy jump by Pexels
women-fire-talking by StockSnap
heart-leaf by kalhh
hands-seed by Pexels
gratitude-by John Hain
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DISCLAIMER:
All information shared within the Forest School Lou channel is provided in good faith, and based on my own experience of Forest School in the UK. It is not designed to be a replacement for quality, face to face, accredited Forest School training, rather as a resource to support Forest practitioners and those in training. I am a Forest School trainer, but not your Forest School trainer, therefore no training contract exists between us. Ensure you are appropriately qualified and undertake your own risk assessments before undertaking any activity with groups, which takes into account the learners age, ability and level of understanding.