Doesn't it sound weird, 'online forest school training'? I mean, how can you learn something like firelighting or tool use online? It's a question I get asked a lot and there's plenty of discussion around whether this is possible, or even valid. This is my take on it.

Go Wild Forest School founder, Jackie Roby, shows you how to create a simple UK forest food web for your forest school training portfolio by using Canva.

If the traditional, stereotypical model of classroom education is ‘telling’ the learner about facts and ideas, then outdoor education is more about ‘showing’. Take that one step further and forest school is all about ‘guiding’ the learner through ideas, skills and concepts that appeal to them.