What does a typical day look like?
A typical day at Wildwood Nature School varies from day to day. We keep an element of flexibility to allow us to be able to respond to what the children need each day, but below are examples of typical days at Wildwood.
A typical day looks like this:
8.50am- Arrive at school. Family
9.10am members are welcome to come
in and play with their children,
speak to teachers, or have
coffee and chat with other p parents.
9.15am Opening circle - community
time: lighting the candle,
mindfulness, singing, check-ins,
s storytelling, grounding
9.30am Phonics or English in small
r groups
10.15am Free play
10.45am Cross-curricular topic work
12pm Lunch (provided by school 2
a days a week - packed
lunch on the other 3 days)
12.45pm My Time - quiet resting,
mi mindfulness or reading
12.50pm Maths in small groups
1.20pm Walk to local green space
1.50pm Forest School activities and
free free play
3.30pm Closing circle to reflect on the
day & walk back to school
3.50pm Home time
On Tuesdays, we spend all day at the Old Orchard Garden, and below is a typical day there:
9am Arrival at the Old Orchard
G Garden
9.30am Opening circle - community time
10am Forest School activities / free play
/ exploration of the woods / 1:1
e reading / maths in small groups
12pm Packed lunch around the fire
12.30pm Well-being curriculum time
1pm Forest School activities / free play
/ exploration of the woods / 1:1
e reading / maths in small groups
3pm Closing circle
3.15pm Children can be picked up from
the Old Orchard OR
Travel back to school with
teachers on the bus for 4pm
ppick-up
