Two-hour long Forest School sessions accompanied by one of the parents/carers with regular periodicity and during the term.
This concept enables children and their carers to spend more time in a natural environment, with relevant educational support. It is also an opportunity for families and caregivers to receive support, facilitating the creation of a support network.
You can register for the 2024/2025 academic year and check the pricing.
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Monthly fee - Sessions per week:
Registration fee: €45 (annual insurance included)
Two-hour sessions accompanied by one of the parents/caregivers, during the term for children aged 0 to 3 years-old.
An educational model is a set of information that guides and sustains an educational practice. These are the premisses that serve as a basis for an educational intervention and which are well-documented and tested.
We say Forest School, in English, because this is the actual name of the educational model, just like Walford, Montessori or MEM regard specific educational models.
There will be no replacement of holidays or absences of children, nor will there be adjustments to the monthly fee in case of absence of the child.
In the event of the need to cancel activities for reasons not attributable to Escola Lá Fora (extreme weather conditions and / or constraints on the safe development of activities), no refunds or adjustments to the monthly fee will be made.
All the links to the registration forms are available here.
Ideally not, as it increases the number of people per group and makes the space more confusing.
Sessions are planned by a Forest School Leader with the support of an assistant.
The aim of the sessions is to offer exploratory and challenging experiences in nature while creating a support network for caregivers.
The session always takes place in the same space of the forest, which is prepared according to the group of babies, always with new challenges and proposals to meet the characteristics and needs of each one.
The exploration is done freely by each baby and at the end of each session there is a group moment, where a story is heard and the session ends.
Caregivers should supervise their babies, taking the opportunity to observe how they explore the world.
We believe that free and autonomous exploration, without excessive guidance, is important for babies to develop in harmony and to get to know the world around them.
They should also take advantage of the sessions to share experiences with adults and clarify doubts or share concerns with the professionals accompanying the sessions.
The groups are composed of about 12 children.
Rain does not prevent the activities from taking place! It is important for all children to have waterproof equipment and shoes, and on those days a tarpaulin is placed as a shelter. We believe it is a positive experience for everyone!