
Last Friday we introduced the Forest Club to about half of the pupils at school.
The Forest school concept was started in Denmark with the aim of teaching children the skills to be successful in the outdoors.
Firstly, Mrs Rogers introduced the tools that we would be using and demonstrated how to be safe. She showed us how to use the hand axe and carry it. This was followed by the saw.
Then it was time to learn the knots that we would need to lash branches together to build two shelters. We learnt the safety and clove hitch knots.
Finally, we headed out to the bike track area to practice what we had learnt. This week we will be completing the walls of the 4 sided shelter and starting to use dead hedging to fill in the sides on each of the shelters.
We are hoping that the shelters that we build will be at Suburban School for the children to enjoy for a number of years.
For the remainder of the term we will be learning how to make a camp fire, mallet and gazzoo. We will also be making sound pictures and identifying species.
Please head out to the bike track area behind the school and check out our shelters.




















