Jun 121 minWe are the subject of a new bookOver the past few months illustartor Gabriel Liu has been observing the goings on on our site. Gabriel has been watching us, quietly,...
May 201 minSummer Holiday WorkshopsWoodland Warriors is back! This time it's for everyone in Primary School in Kingston upon Thames and the surrounding areas. We will be...
Apr 131 minWe have won Gold! We have been awarded GOLD! by the Woodland Trust’s Green Tree Award Scheme. Green Tree Schools Award encourages outdoor learning and our...
Dec 15, 20211 min#wearealldifferentWe have been talking about all of our “invisible differences“ and have put together a fun video helping people understand what we do on...
Nov 4, 20211 minTesco GrantWe are pleased to let you know we have received a community grant from Tesco of £950 to help pay for our chicken coop which we will be...
Jul 11, 20211 minA wonderful week at Hampton CourtThe Community Bain's garden was very well received this week at the Hampton Court Flower Festival. We took part with 7 like minded...
Jun 13, 20211 minGrant award for our rain capture projectWe use a lot of water on our allotment and the children love to walk around watering all the plants and vegetables. We are keen to not...
May 3, 20211 minAdding mature treesWe have been so fortunate to have received 8 donated mature trees from Scotscape Group Ltd and to have them transported to our site by...
Dec 31, 20201 minLinks to useful articlesForest schools flourish as youngsters log off and learn from nature (Guardian 31 Oct 2021) The Guardian view on child’s play: help kids...
Dec 17, 20205 min2020 NewsletterWell that was an odd year! Despite the lockdown and all the restrictions, we felt extremely lucky to be working outside with all the...
Dec 17, 20201 minForest School of the Year 2020We are absolutely delighted to share the news that we have been awarded Forest School of the Year 2020 by the Woodlands Awards! This...
Nov 17, 20202 minOur allotment story - huge thanks!Thank you all so much for your donations, our allotment has undergone a huge transformation this term. We have achieved so much more than...
Sep 14, 20201 minWe’re back!Well, we never really went away! As you know during the full lockdown we had key-worker children and our regular Forest School children...
Jul 6, 20201 minHello from Caroline and Sam!During lockdown we have been wondering how Caroline and Sam are getting on. Sam is the very well received Pets as therapy dog that visits...
Jun 12, 20201 minAll OWL energy is green energyWe were very fortunate earlier in the year to be awarded a grant form the Institute of Physics to install a renewable energy project in...
Feb 10, 20202 minYear 3 Forest School at Kingston UniversityThe year 3 children from St John’s School Kingston enjoyed the second of their Forest Schools up at Kingston University. One of the...
Dec 2, 20191 minIOP grant receivedWe are proud to have been awarded a grant by the Institute of Physics for our renewable energy project. We will be placing two solar...
Nov 19, 20191 min420 trees plantedWe received 420 trees from the woodland trust to plant a new wildlife corridor around the green space at St John’s School. Some of our...
Nov 13, 20191 minStone Age Forest SchoolChildren from Year 3 from St John’s school Kingston enjoyed a Stone Age themed Forest School at Kingston University today, 11th November...
Jun 24, 20191 minThe HogsmillWe are fortunate that our Forest School boarders the Hogsmill River, a globally rare chalk river. Recently we attended the premier of a...