Forest School
Here at Biggin C of E Primary School we are privileged to be located in the Peak District and therefore can take full advantage of our beautiful surroundings and wildlife. At every opportunity we encourage the children to take their learning outside and learn through hands on experiences with nature.
Our Forest School is delivered by a Qualified Forest School Practitioner who supports our children to explore, discover and create positive experiences with the outdoors, and learn respect for our wonderful world. Our Forest School Sessions are held weekly and complement the topics we are looking at in the classroom, making stronger connections in our learning and provoking further questions.
The Benefits of Forest School
- Increases Confidence
- Increases Resilience
- Increases Physical Wellbeing
- Increases Empathy
- Gives an Insight into the Natural World
- Learner-led Learning
- Increases Physical Wellbeing & Motor Development
- Long-term Observation & Guidance from Leaders
RHS Campaign for School Gardening
We are pleased to announce that we have achieved Level 1 of the RHS School Gardening Awards! 
To achieve this award the children have worked hard on understanding the benefits of gardening, making our outdoor area accessible for all and planting a variety of seeds.
The children have been adventurous and ambitious planting tomato seeds, potatoes, wild flowers, radishes, strawberries, sweet peas, beans, cosmos and an apple tree. What ever next!
We are now working towards building our very own Eco Warriors team in order to work together and think about the bigger picture and how we can improve our carbon footprint.
