KatyApr 301 minSunshiny after schoolLovely weather, and we’re still marvelling that it’s light until the end of our session! New energy for creating different sorts of dens,...
KatyApr 51 minPotions!Much cooler and quite overcast this afternoon, but there’s was lots of potion making! We have lots of herbs on the plot, and the mint is...
KatyMar 291 minAllotment jobsProbably the last of the really warm weather for a while, so at our after school session we did some work on the allotment- weeding,...
KatyMar 291 minWoodland springtimeForest school was chillier than the last week has been, but the celandines and wood anemones are out, along with wild garlic. The...
KatyMar 261 minLoving the sunshine!‘What would you like to do first?’ ’Painting!’ Our small group this week were very keen to get out the watercolours! They then made a...
KatyMar 231 minMother’s Day, and making camp!We’re really loving the longer evenings- hard to think that we needed the greenhouse lights on until quite recently. We used some...
KatyMar 151 minDerby University students’ visitWe had a visit from a group of students from Derby university, who were interested in alternative settings for education. We used bowsaws...
KatyMar 151 minBeautiful allotment afternoon!What a change in the weather- we hope it lasts for a while! Definitely time for outdoors reading and painting, and we did a few gardening...
KatyMar 81 minWoodland pancakes!Forest school sessions haven’t been able to happen much this year, due to the weather! So many storms and high winds- but luckily,...
KatyFeb 51 minStars and pizza!One of the lovely things about winter after-school sessions is being able to see the stars. We sometimes use a free star chart app to...
KatyJan 301 minIs it getting warmer..?Our after school session definitely felt spring-like…not only was it (a bit) warmer, but there was lots of birdsong. We had one indoor...
KatyJan 121 minFirst forest school of the year!It was a lovely bright, mild winters day, perfect for our first gathering after Christmas! The streams were high and fast, and sounded...
KatyJan 91 minLast forest school session of the year!We had a huge pan of pumpkin soup (using a monster pumpkin given to us from one of the Crow Wood allotment neighbours!), plus hot mulled...
KatyNov 9, 20211 minLoving autumn forest school😍A bit of a chilly day in the woods, and we took the lightweight fire bowl, plus a rucksack with all our essentials, for an adventure walk...
KatyNov 9, 20211 minAfter school…We will carry on with our after school sessions even as the nights are drawing in. We have fab lights in the greenhouse, which makes it a...
KatyOct 6, 20211 minGoodbye to the beans!They’ve been amazing, not least because they made such lovely, magical leafy archways everywhere, but today we decided the runner beans...
KatySep 15, 20210 minStill feels like summer!This week’s after school session was so lovely and warm- we thought that autumn had come to stay, but apparently not! Delicious dinner of...
KatySep 12, 20211 minOutdoor cookingThe beginning of September and it’s been so hot! We cooked our first after school tea out in the shade, and moved the seating outside...
KatySep 11, 20211 minNew term!Our after school sessions are about to start, but on this last summer session, we tried our first sweet corn, as well as making wooden...
KatyAug 30, 20211 minMore bramble cookingOur thornless brambles aren’t very sweet (although great for crumbles), but the brambles in the hedge, in full sun, are amazing! We tried...