When our children are around 4 years of age, we start thinking about getting ready for school. The problem is, we tend to think being ready for school means learning some literacy and numeracy. Believe it or not, that's the easy bit. Those concepts will be much easier to learn when all the other stuff … Continue reading Are They Ready For School? No, Ready for Life!
Adventure Therapy
Five Benefits of Adventure Play
As parents, we try to provide our children with the best tools and experiences to shape their growth, development, and overall well-being. We want to foster creativity and imagination, balance this with physical and mental wellbeing and combine it with the ability to self-manage and problem-solve! We also want our children to have a lot … Continue reading Five Benefits of Adventure Play
Reset, Recharge and Refocus: the therapeutic benefits of adventure-based programs for kids.
Written by BIRDWINGS FOREST SCHOOL "Sometimes when you try hard things, you find out you can actually do them!" This exclamation was the epiphany that came to a child while his group was scrambling up a gully. He was leaning over the steep rock-face he had just climbed up, a little surprised that he had … Continue reading Reset, Recharge and Refocus: the therapeutic benefits of adventure-based programs for kids.