Feedback from children:
“I mainly enjoyed making fires and seeing my friends out of school.”
“I enjoyed climbing trees, carving my stick and looking for bugs.”
“It made me feel more confident and helped me speak about my feelings.”
“It made me feel more safe with mixing with others.”
“I enjoyed playing new games and spending time with my friends”
“I got better friends with H and it helped me open up about my dad.”
“I liked making things and I loved the experience and having fun”
“ I liked making things using items from the woods”
“It helped me feel better about school.”
Parental Feedback:
“Fantastic opportunity, which really helped J with the transition to secondary school. He loved the experience. Thank you ever so much”
“T has come on in leaps and bounds since he started Forest School. His confidence with other children and adults is a credit to him. This is the best thing that’s happened to him.”
“T is very grateful for the experience, thank you”
“R liked Forest School-A lot! She said she liked everything about it. Her favourite activity was making dens. As her mum it definitely helped Rosa to cope with the huge transition from her small primary school to secondary school. Thank You so much.”
“The project really helped T’s confidence and he has learnt a lot”
“K really enjoyed Shifting Horizons it helped him with his confidence moving to secondary school. The outdoor learning helped him to keep calm as he finds it easier to express himself out in the open.”
Feedback from Schools:
“One of the best things about this work is how it impacts not only individual children but the school as a whole. Individuals have increased confidence and self esteem and this in turn has impacted on a more positive attitude to learning in the classroom. There has been a real ripple effect and the team has become very much part of what we do as a school. “ Nikki Rogers, Headteacher.
“For the time that Shifting Horizons are involved with groups of children there is a significant shift in their attitudes to learning, interactions with peers and adults and they do have a more positive view of themselves, which is reflected in all areas of their school life. “ inclusion Coordinator.
