Woodland Learning & Forest School
 Why use Whitehorse for all your Forest School and outdoor training needs?
  • All our instructors hold a real teaching qualification.
  • All our training is done outdoors in a beautiful private site in Moreton. 
  • Even once your training is complete we will give you support.
  • Friendly and knowledgeable instructors.
  • Low cost but high quality training
  • If you don't believe us check out our testimonials page and our Facebook page to see what our students think!  
Our Training courses 

 We can also run a huge variety of woodland activities and adventure days including overnight stays so please contact us for more information.

Level 3 Forest School Leader Training

We have been running  Accredited Level 3 Forest School Training for over nine years now and have taught over 170 Level 3 Forest school Leaders throughout Dorset and beyond.

This eight day course is suitable for people who are looking to develop skills in leading groups of students in the outdoors and following the principles of Forest School delivery.

Our course has been specifically designed to give delegates the skills required to safely lead groups of students in an outdoor environment.
We pride ourselves on running a unique style of training unlike any other company out there.

All our Forest School Leadership Training is delivered by qualified teachers with firsthand experience in providing Forest School sessions to groups of students including young children.

All our Forest School Leadership training is delivered outdoors at our beautiful private woodland centre in the heart of Dorset, thus ensuring the training is as real as possible.

We also bring groups of children along on some of the sessions to ensure students get lots of real practical hands on training.

Our courses are normally run over eight Fridays over one term, giving students time between sessions to reflect on the learning.

Assessment is done by continuous observation and questioning during the course with submission of a student portfolio of work based on the course outcomes for marking.

 Our course is Accredited by the NOCN

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Forest School Taster Day

Do you want an exciting fun outdoor experience?
Then you need to come on one of our Forest school taster days. The day is aimed at giving you a taste of what our Level 3 Forest School course is all about.
That being said it is also suitable for those that just want a day in our beautiful woodland polishing up their existing skills or learning and sharing some new ones.

On  a normal Taster Day the day will consist of the following activities:

  • Basic tree identification
  • Fire lighting
  • Basic knife use and making a woodland gnome!
  • walking our beautiful Private site
  • a small session on environmental impact
  • And of course some information on our level 3 course.
we do have set days, so please check out our booking page. You can also book your own day for staff, family and friends .For more information please contact us.

Children are allowed to come along but must be 12 years old or above.
   
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Bushcraft Taster days

This one day course is suitable for people who wish to gain new knowledge and skills in basic Bushcraft or for those who wish some refresher training for their own personal CPD.

It has been developed as a basic introduction to improving students' knowledge of Flora and Fauna, shelter building, water purification, cord making, tool use and sustainable fire lighting.

All our Bushcraft Training is delivered by qualified teachers with firsthand experience in working in the outdoors, and providing bushcraft session to groups.

All our Bushcraft training is delivered in a sustainable way outdoors at our beautiful private woodland centre in the heart of Dorset, thus ensuring the training is as real as possible.

Each course can be adjusted to suit the requirements of the students from beginners days to more advanced days which would include friction fire lighting.

No previous experience is required for these days, the pace of the day will be set to ensure the students are given maximum time for learning.
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Woodland bathing and mental wellbeing sessions

Woodland Bathing is not swimming underneath the trees!
 Like sunbathing is spending time out in the sun, so Woodland Bathing is spending time out in our beautiful Dorset woods. And just as sunbathing helps provide us with essential Vitamin D, so Woodland Bathing gives us a healthy dose of Vitamin N. That's N for Nature.
 There is now a wealth of scientific research which says that in today's busy and stressful world, people are in danger of losing the vital connections with nature that our ancestors would have enjoyed. This is called 'Nature Deficit Disorder' and its symptoms include high levels of stress, anxiety, poor concentration, sleeplessness, reduced cognitive performance and depression. 
Our exciting new Woodland Bathing and Mental Wellbeing programme features easy but effective  activities  in small, friendly groups, to help you re-discover that lost connection  so that you will  feel better outside and  feel better inside.
No previous experience is necessary and there are no special entry requirements. All are welcome!
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Woodland School Visits for Children

The idea to develop our Woodland School came from listening to staff from pre-schools in Dorset who were finding it difficult to access a private safe woodland environment where the children would be free to explore and learn with the minimum worry of interruptions from members of the public, mountain bike riders, dogs mess and the constant worry about safety of the children during a visit to the woods ruining the day.

We have been using our outdoor woodland training centre to deliver inspirational experiences to groups of young children and teenagers for over fifteen years, and over the past seven years have been providing an area of our site as a Forest School allowing younger pre-school children to also experience Forest School Learning.

Our ethos for Woodland Learning is about bringing nature and young people together so that they can experience and learn more about how to preserve their environment. We believe that  giving young children the opportunity to develop firsthand the thrill of exploration with fun and educational outdoor activities can only help improve their understanding of the world.

For more information on our days and to discuss options give us a call and we will be happy to design a bespoke day for your group from the following outcomes: teambuilding tasks, flora and fauna identification, den building, fire lighting and tool use.
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Team Building Days

Do you want to improve your team dynamics by reinforcing collaborative management and leadership?

Designed for corporate organisations and private individuals we work with you to ensure that all your training objectives are achieved.

Our courses aim to:

  • Increase productivity with more efficient, high performance teams
  • Unlock management potential whilst increasing creativity and achievement
  • Improve individual’s power, vigour and competence when dealing with others
  • Increase confidence when dealing with colleagues at all levels.
Our training concentrates on solving practical tasks as a team where management, leadership and team building techniques are introduced gradually through the session enabling the team and individuals to gain confidence and ability and a much stronger team dynamic.

Our creative and unique team building courses incorporate professional leadership and management training into an engaging event that aims to develop a more cohesive team and effective workforce.

We can run a one day course where the team will solve different challenges and will have to work together to do so. This course has been run for companies, schools, colleges and even pre-schools. This can be done to improve teamwork or just to have some fun out in the woods.

We can run overnight courses were the teams will be put through their paces. Arriving in Moreton ,they will have to learn how to read a map and find their way into the woods. Once in the woods the team will have to make camp either using tents or making their own shelters. The team will have to do a night rescue mission and then the next day navigate the woods and using teamwork solving different tasks. Before the team finish they will have to test their skills on the obstacle course and then find their way back to where they began.
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