The ethos of our outdoor activities are based on the principles of forest schools. We aim to allow pupils to instigate, investigate, test and be curious about the world around them, allowing for all pupils to participate and succeed within the activities. We believe in children’s need to play, and the need to access and experience the outdoors. Pupils should be exposed to controlled risk and the reality of the natural world. Pupils should experience a healthy range of emotions, through all the challenges of social interaction, to build a resilience that will enable continued and creative engagement with their potential, their peers and their environment.

At Greys:

• Pupils engage, in motivating and achievable tasks and activities throughout the year and in almost all weathers.
• Pupils will work with tools, play, learn boundaries of behaviour, both physical and social, grow in confidence, self esteem and motivation whilst developing an understanding of the natural world.
• Our lessons always have aims and objectives based on engagement, behaviour, social interaction and enjoyment and encourage independent learning and an enjoyment for the outside environment.