High Quality Environments in Early Years

4 Videos

  • 4:97

    Being Imaginative in the Forest

    Using the catalyst of forest school, children are encouraged to be imaginative.

  • 4:89

    Building a Forest School shelter

    Children at a forest school are building a shelter.

  • 3:16

    Forest School as an enabling environment

    Jenny Doyle, a key figure nationally in the Forest School movement, reflects on children�s engagement in, and excitement of, their Forest School experiences.

  • 3:04

    Learning through Forest School

    Jenny Doyle talks about some of the principles common to all Forest School experiences.

Introduction to the course

This course identifies the importance of the enabling environment in EYFS. We will then talk about the different areas you may need in your classroom to ensure coverage of all the areas of learning. We discuss how to organise and plan your environment in order to faciiltate maximum engagement and involvement, as well as how to plan for it effectively.