Getting in shape for The Forest School
Family Onboarding Quest
2025-2026
As a family, watch the videos below and discuss the questions.
Note: The audience of these videos is directed more at learners grades 4-12. Parents of younger heroes can watch and discuss the questions on their own.
Each family member discuss…
What do you think will happen at The Forest School this year?
What are your goals for this year?
Whether you’re a learner or parent, how do you want to “show up” in The Forest School community this year?
Each family member discuss…
What did you hear these learners say?
What do you like? What do you wish? What do you wonder?
Each family member discuss…
What did you hear these learners say?
How do you build a friendship with someone new?
What do you like? What do you wish? What do you wonder?
Each family member discuss…
What did you hear these learners say?
What do you like? What do you wish? What do you wonder?
Read The Forest School Communications Policy, and each family member discuss…
What’s different about this communications approach?
For parents and caregivers—What are the hardest parts about this policy?
For learners—Who do you need to talk to about school, and what do you need to tell them?
Complete The Family Plan Badge
Why Take on this Challenge?
One of the few requirements for being a parent at The Forest School is to create and share a Family Plan every year. Your Family Plan can take any form you choose, and the contents are completely up to you.
Watch the Dream Team Video above
Take these steps to set up your dream team
If you watched all the videos above and discussed all the questions with your family, then…