Foxes Forest School (Ages 5-7)- Spring Term 2026

Forest School for home-educated children aged 5 to 7: aimed at sparking curiosity, inspiring learning, and developing life skills.

Join our fortnightly Foxes Forest School with your 5 to 7 year old, where you and your child learn and grow together in a safe, supportive woodland environment.

Foxes Forest School is designed for those families who home educate their children. It will be delivered by qualified Forest School Practitioners who are experienced in weaving fun, exploration and learning and personal development together outdoors. (It feels like magic but is based on research-backed methods.)

There will be a framework structure to sessions that gives everyone a sense of routine and creates safety. The Forest School Leader will have a planned theme or activities on offer each session, which are aimed at supporting the EYFS Framework and KS1 Curriculum. Then, through play-based and child-led activities, we tap into the ways that children learn best and build on their development as opportunities arise.

Forest School Practitioners track each child and create activities and opportunities that will engage and stretch them, while also trusting their innate wisdom to engage with those elements they need the most: whether big movement play for their gross motor skills, learning to self-regulate in the hammock or fuelling curiosity in the world of bugs. We work closely with developmental schemas and provide a range of opportunities to fulfil them, through the Forest School setting.

(If you want to find out more about how Forest School supports the 2025 EYFS Framework or KS1 Curriculum, you can request our info pack from thehive@walthamforest.gov.uk)

Pricing structure:

• £15 per child, per session, when block booked.
• £18 per child for an individual session.
• Free taster session for all new families.

Spring term Dates:

• January 19
• February 2 and 23
• March 9 and 30

(If you block-book part way through the term, just pay for remaining sessions.)

Time: Monday afternoons - 13:30 to 15:30

Location: The Hive, Church Road, High Beach, Loughton, IG10 4AJ

How to book:

1. Book a ticket for each child participating. (Under 2's go free. If your 2-4 year old will be participating, they will need a ticket.)
2. Please fill in relevant information at the order form stage, so we can best cater for your needs.
3. Check your email for the tickets and put the dates in your diary! You're good to go!