This week our Learners explored emotions and how they impact us as we endeavor to grow, while our Elementary School Heroes were tasked with asking themselves some hard questions.
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It can be frustrating to be a parent of a learner who is struggling to direct their own learning. The simple premise of The Forest School is that we can't learn for others; it's a responsibility they must claim for themselves. Many learners are still early in developing the skills they need to direct their own learning. Here are five caregiver moves we have found helpful in building these skills.
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This week our Learners watched on as the 46th President took office, reflected on their time management and organization skills and continued their quest towards engineering bridges and paths for the community!
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How do we make learning about the systems of the body fun? How can young people help each other to improve verbiage and grammar?
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This session our learners dive into engineering and design in order to contribute to our local community.
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Our middle and high schoolers will be working with the city of Fayetteville, GA, to build a plan to connect the golf cart paths between Fayetteville and Peachtree City. Our elementary learners will be working with leaders of Trilith Studios and the Town at Trilith to help design a walking bridge between the two. And our Spark learners will examine—and recreate prototypes of—the major systems of the human body.
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What daily choices will my child confront at school? And as a parent, how can I support my child as they make choices, experience natural consequences, and become more independent?
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Wishing Our Forest School family a wonderful holiday season!
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Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
At the beginning of this session, we asked heroes to push and end the year strong. We also asked them to remember why they started and where we are going in the first place, in order to help them see the big picture on why we’re asking them to finish the year strong.
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As we prepare for the Acton Children’s Business Fair this weekend, The Forest School would like to thank the sponsors that made it all possible!
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Thank you to Peachtree City Orthodontics for their generous contribution!
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Thank you to Bethany Jones Interiors for Sponsoring our 2020 Business Fair!
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How much do you know about the different cultures around you? How could your perspectives and relationships change by learning from those different from you?
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We’re thrilled to announce judges and businesses for our 2020 Children’s Business Fair!
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Why do people do what they do? What if you had superhero vision to see what inspires people from all around the world? And what if you could make someone who is very different than you feel known, heard, and understood?
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Old school = inviting professionals to school so they can talk about their jobs. Real world learning = inviting professionals to school so they can give learners feedback on student-led projects!
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If you had the opportunity to change the world, What would you change? This week our learners were faced with real world problems and tasked to find real world solutions.
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Are compassion, empathy and resilience as important as learning Math and Science? This week our learners explored growth in nature as well as growth within themselves.
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This week, our heroes participated in an array of scientific experiments, expanded their minds with design thinking and hosted holiday celebrations!
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