by Association Gerbe de Blé
(Campagne sur Arize)
Description
Forest school, what is it?
It is a long-term process of self-esteem, through hands-on learning experiences in a wood or natural environment with trees.
Forest school encourages curiosity and exploration with all the senses, empowerment of children in the natural environment, spatial awareness and motor development. Children explore, challenge and use their imagination. It is an open place that allows the child to become familiar with the risks, to choose, initiate and direct his own learning. They develop a strong and positive relationship with the natural world.
It is also beneficial for children who are low self-confidence and whose behaviour is difficult; children can safely experience activities that are often prohibited, such as climbing trees, using a knife, saw or lighting fires. It also allows sociabilisassions by listening.
The Forest Schools have become an educational method in many countries. They complement the teaching of Steiner pedagogy and diversify contact with nature.
A little history...
... to go further Under the influence of naturalist and humanist philosophers and pedagogues (Froebel F, Montessori M, R Steiner M mc Millan ...), this concept began to develop in Denmark and Scandinavia in the 50s.
From 1993, in the United Kingdom, the FS movement developed with the creation of the Forest School Association, formations were created. Now Forest School is also located in the United States, Canada, Malaysia, Spain, Ireland, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Australia and New Zealand (bush school). this mode of learning regularly to their students.
The Chant'Arize School
Thus, in 1995 the school opens its doors in Ariège in the heart of nature on a field of 85 hectares between biodynamic agriculture, breeding, forests and streams. The school runs kindergarten and elementary schools Steiner-Waldorf pedagogy.
Its purpose is to educate the child with respect for the individuality of the various pedagogical activities are directed to the head, heart and will of the child, by the means of the child. experience and practice of exercise Inventiveness, creativity and autonomy develop in children on the pre-school and school cycle to found the balance of the man of tomorrow.
As an associative structure, the school is run by a board of directors made up of parents and teachers. It also has a college of professors responsible for setting the main educational guidelines of the school. The college of professors meets the board of directors and these two bodies work together.
Today, the school brings together about fifty students, from kindergarten to primary, supervised by two kindergarten teachers and three teachers trained by the National Education Institute and the French Training Institute Steiner-Waldorf.A cook prepares three times a week, on the spot, the meals of the market gardener in biodynamic presents on the place, the breeding (ewe, goat, cow) provides the dairy products.
For more information : ecole-steiner-ariege.orgthe domain of Portecluse: the land of links ....
Describe your project goal
Why do you need support?
The Chant'arize school is financed by parents, without state support. It is the tuition fees that pay for salaries and operating costs of the school. Parents are clearly involved in volunteering.
If we reach € 4,500: increase and funding of the Forest School hours within the school
If you reach € 6,000: equipment financing The equipment of magnifying glasses, tools, insect boxes, ropes, knives, tarpaulins, parachute, dry toilets, kitchen equipment in metal / cast iron ...
