International Perspectives on Forest School

1st Edition

Natural Spaces to Play and Learn

eISBN-13: 9781446293003

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Forest School is now implemented across a wide range of settings both nationally and internationally, and this book explores the global similarities between the Forest School approach and how natural spaces are being used all over the world.



Written by a range of international authors, the text includes perspectives from:



- Sweden


- Portugal


- Brazil


- Germany


- Slovenia


- South Africa


- Australia


- USA and Canada


- India



It considers the impact that global influences have on early learning, and reflects on how the Forest School approach is used in the UK.



With case studies, annotated further reading and points for practice this is a key text for all those studying Early Childhood Studies, Early Years and Primary Education.



Sara Knight is Principal Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University. She is a trained Forest School practitioner and author of Forest Schools For All, Risk and Adventure in Early Years Outdoor Play and Forest School and Outdoor Learning (all published by SAGE).



ISBNs 1446293009, 9781446293003, 9781446259146, 9781446259146
Language English
Number of Pages 232
Edition 1st